I happen to agree that calling Pele best player in the history is propably a bit too much. That being said, just to clear up some misconceptions:
- Pepe wouldn't make it now because game is more physical. Well, it is. But Pele was , above else, an amazing athlete. Just look at the guy, he was build like a truck. If we had a time machine, I bet some of todays defenders would have a nasty suprise when trying to tackle this "wimp from the 50s"
- Pele was even more awesome because he played with "heavy balls". How many of you actually played with ball like that? It wasn't made of stone, it was still a football. If 10 year old me could power that thing into the net from the box area, I'm sure footballing superstars from 2013 would manage. New balls only really make much of a difference when shooting from outside the box. Unless "heavy balls" refers to Pele's sack, in which case, don't mind me.
- Pepe wouldn't make it now because game is more physical. Well, it is. But Pele was , above else, an amazing athlete. Just look at the guy, he was build like a truck. If we had a time machine, I bet some of todays defenders would have a nasty suprise when trying to tackle this "wimp from the 50s"
- Pele was even more awesome because he played with "heavy balls". How many of you actually played with ball like that? It wasn't made of stone, it was still a football. If 10 year old me could power that thing into the net from the box area, I'm sure footballing superstars from 2013 would manage. New balls only really make much of a difference when shooting from outside the box. Unless "heavy balls" refers to Pele's sack, in which case, don't mind me.