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  1. Maradona37

    England

    Yeah fair point - I phrased it too strongly and too black and white. I just meant, in general, a superior technical side will have a much greater chance of dominating an inferior one throughout the 90 mins. And the teams regarded as the best ever are generally high possession, pass and move...
  2. Maradona37

    England

    Anyway, I don't wanna argue with you, Rory - I consider you a good and intelligent poster, and it's just a difference of opinion and me being forthright in how I think about football. Cheers.
  3. Maradona37

    England

    I know you didn't. Exactly, should never have played two of them, and played either Scholes (not that he did much when he was selected before, even in his favourite position) or Carrick (the poverty man's Xavi or Busquets, but a better fit than Gerrard or Lampard despite being an inferior...
  4. Maradona37

    England

    They're still not regarded anywhere near those teams in global history, which is my point. That's also because it's easier to play defensively and counter-attack than to be proactive and break down defensive teams. That's why counter-attack works a lot despite teams being outplayed. Everybody...
  5. Maradona37

    England

    Excellent team, but nobody in their right mind would rate them anywhere near Pep's Barca, the best Brazils, Spain etc.
  6. Maradona37

    England

    I didn't say they were better players - Bellingham is a better player overall than Ruiz, because he has more athleticism generally and can get into the box, and has achieved more at a top club. However, Ruiz will always be a better fit for a team that plays like Spain. I agree there's not just...
  7. Maradona37

    England

    'Pretty universally accepted he's a terrible manager with 0 tactics. He doesn't get anything out of the players strengths.' Yes, but if they're as good as hyped he shouldn't drag them fully down either. Come on, it's obvious that the likes of Olmo, Ruiz, Rodri, Zubimendi are more technically...
  8. Maradona37

    England

    Yeah, they keep talking like their players are superstars, and everyone else's are inferior, but that is PL hype. Technically a lot of them are mediocre. There's no rhyme or reason to rate Mainoo and Rice over Ruiz and Olmo outside of Arsenal and Man U hype, Guehi over Le Normand, Bellingham...
  9. Maradona37

    England

    He's resigned.
  10. Maradona37

    Which player in his prime (active or retired) would fit prime Barca the most?

    REM. To be fair, 'Man on the Moon' suits Cristiano down to the ground given his delusions :lamine:
  11. Maradona37

    Do you play football? At any level

    Nah it's nothing as bad as that. It's more issues of bending down and getting up. For now at least, it doesn't hurt much if at all in a stationary position or when walking. Probably the way I play - lots of twists and turns, direction changes. Plus many years of playing without warming up maybe.
  12. Maradona37

    Copa América 2024

    He will always be individually better than everyone, because he's Messi and one of the two most talented players of all time, in my opinion. The thing is that his ageing and being way past prime means he can no longer showcase that talent to its fullest, and allows less talented but younger and...
  13. Maradona37

    Copa América 2024

    Yeah, the exception being of course when he won the World Cup, then moved to Miami. He wasn't particularly special for PSG that season, and he did well at Miami at a poorer level than Europe. However, the World Cup takes precedence and he was brilliant in it, hence still deserved the award. He...
  14. Maradona37

    Copa América 2024

    Rodri feels like the most deserving contender. He's been consistently brilliant at club level, and was the top man in a team that successfully won an international tournament too. His impact for Man City and Spain clearly elevates those teams to what they are not quite when he isn't playing (yes...
  15. Maradona37

    Jude Bellingham

    It's also a maybe very pedantic argument. It's an ideological and stylistic preference debate. Whether he's a good player, or excellent (in the context of this generation), my overall contention is that he is nowhere near the all-time great, 'contender to dethrone Zidane' level talent he has...
  16. Maradona37

    Jude Bellingham

    Agree, you have good insight. As for bold, I made the same point. El Gato used that as justification for him being an 'excellent midfielder', but that's not what a midfielder is tasked with. Rodri controls games, passes, cuts off passing lanes, that's a midfielder. This isn't just about...
  17. Maradona37

    Negative Thinking Cules

    To be fair, they were eliminated against Bayern (as I predicted when many were being fooled by 'form' in their own leagues) and as soon as Man City got serious they easily started accumulating more points than Arsenal. You know I like you and respect your opinion, but I respectfully disagree...
  18. Maradona37

    10 - Lamine Yamal

    He's obviously not a Maradona or Messi level talent, I think most people know that. Who the fuck is that level of talent? One player every 50 years. He can still be one of if not the best player in the world though, and an all-time great. There's so much to do for that to happen, but it's his...
  19. Maradona37

    Jude Bellingham

    You can tell from watching him that - outside the goals - he just isn't that good a footballer. He's technically average and got dominated by the Spaniards too, as anyone with a clue knew he would. I am not a Barca fan either. You're definitely far from objective though with your 'he's far more...
  20. Maradona37

    Jude Bellingham

    Whatever. I am not falling into your mind games any more. Goodbye.

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