I was watching some all-time XI’s by former footballers and analysists and was asking to myself: “Did football start in the 90’s for these people?”
I understand that people will always be biased towards the players that they got to experience and have an attachment to, but do you think that players from the old era like Eusebio, Rivera, Meazza, Di Stefano, Etc… are underrated compared to modern legends?
If we are talking about what they can do in a game the best players now are better. They have better diets, drink less, have more coaches around them explaining tactics, and can analyse mistakes using video replays. Plus increased ability and presence of physio therapists.
That isn’t to say if you were to give Pele the same resources and understanding he couldn’t have been even better than he was or better than top players now. Maradona on the other hand I think would still go for the partying and drugs.