Why does Messi needs to win a major tournament in order to be compared to Pele and Maradona?

[Teeqoz]

Wyrdness said:

Teeqoz said:
As someone who doesn't follow football all that closely.... shouldn't it be expected that the greats of this generation beat the greats of past generations? Now you have advanced tools and technology, training methods, diet experts and not to mention 30-50 years more of cumulative experience within the game, all working in favour of the recent players, whereas the players of old didn't have those benefits to get as good as they were.

Football isn't exactly as straight forward as that, those things can help with fitness yes but individual ability and influence is always up for debate, what changes in football are the tactics and certains rules. Ironically in the olden days the game was far more physical than today where players are more protected.

That was sort of what I meant by 30-50 years of cumulative experience. The tactics have been shaped and refined throughout the years, maybe with some of those early greats trailblazing them. While when the past greats were still playing, all the tactics and stuff hadn't been refined to the level you have today.