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.
Too many people in this sub confusing ‘bang average’ with ‘unexpected.’
If you are naming a spectacular goal that a defender/squad player scored in a world cup/euros for a top team (e.g France, Netherlands, Brazil etc) then they are not an average player. They are a good player who just plays with even better players. Yes, a center back scoring from 30 yards when they have never done so before is unexpected, but that player is not necessarily bang average