I dont get this, why is nearly every single leading scorer from the new era?
Why is it never like „yeah he played in the 70s and is leading scorer off xyz“
You can check that, i am not talking bs, its hard to find a leading scorer that was in his prime between 1970-90
Why?
Longer careers is just one of the reasons. More Intl games/opportunities is another, more qualifiers vs minnows is another, players also score goals per game at much higher rates now than a long time ago. Basically a whole lotta reasons