This is a hostage to fortune, m. Your entire reputation as a chap who knows his football could be shattered by this. If he does well, you'll have to endure people telling you to get another hobby for years to come.
Do I strike you as someone who would be so unequivocal if I wasn't 100% sure I was right?
The first footballer from a bygone era who would still stand out today was Maradona
And even then, I'm not sure he was much better than, say, Georgi Kinkladze.
So let me just clarify: you don’t think that great footballers of the past - given modern levels of training, fitness, nutrition, etc, etc - would be great players today?
So let me just clarify: you don’t think that great footballers of the past - given modern levels of training, fitness, nutrition, etc, etc - would be great players today?
Partilcularly skilful players who get far more protection
So let me just clarify: you don’t think that great footballers of the past - given modern levels of training, fitness, nutrition, etc, etc - would be great players today?