I feel like alot of noobs try to look up Ronaldinho and Zidanes stats and then argue that they werent that good. They dont realize that in the 2000s teams would have like 60 goals a season with like 70 something points to win leagues. Back then games were more defensive because a win used to be 2 points in the early 90s, and teams were slowly adjusting out of the mindset that draws and wins arent that distinguishable. In the 2010s the top teams were scoring 80-100 goals and getting 90 points in the league. Even in serie a the second place teams were getting 80+ goals. I definetly could see a young Ronaldinho lighting it up in the modern era, or a young Zidane doing even better than he was.
Pele, if we was good then, imagine with our modern technology, facilities and science. He’d be incredible.
But he would have to play against real defenders not brazilian farmers.
Brasil had quite literally the top league when he was playing
You should look into the Santos European Tour. They travelled Europe beating the top european teams left and right. So I must say that the european real defenders play as bad as the brazilian farmers
He would be somewhere like Welbeck in modern times. Most overated football player ever.