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

[Goatseye]

Wyrdness said:

Goatseye said:

You must think Ronaldo is a tank or something, the guy falls at minimum touch; Messi has shown us time and time that he doesn't dive and holds his own when tackled. Cold doesn't affect players these days unless you're playing in the freezer in Eastern Europe.

You must not watch Latin soccer to think that Messi doesn't get roughed up and teams park the bus to stop his team.

Sorry but I agree with the other guy here, the amount of players who have been seen like Messi but have come to the PL and got stomped is surprising I remember when Veron arrived and he flopped hard as well as the likes of Shevshenko, Cresspo and all. It's a different kind of football in the EPL as teams like Bolton and Blackburn back then would put the studs through you, the SPL has a very uniform style of football as well unlike the EPL, I remember Forlan struggled in the EPL but became prolific in the SPL, the weather also does affect players when you're playing in it every week.

You really need to be a certain type of player to do well in the EPL, I'll also say the Italian leagues are hard to play in as well.

What you fail to realize is that those players are adapted to a different type of soccer style. Bechkam was a superstar in MU and EPL, as soon as he arrived to Real Madrid, he was playing second fiddle to Figo and the rest. You selectively chose those who failed but disregarded that the majority are successful there.

However, how many English stars were successful in La Liga? Where the pace is slower and require more skill on the ball?