9 - Robert Lewandowski
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Messi983
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Maradona37
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Never liked him as a player. Talented, but Incredibly boring to watch. Robben and Ribery (different positions but the same team) were much more talented footballers than him - I think anyone who has played football would agree with that, it is staggeringly obvious to see. Yet bizarrely aren't rated as highly by fans. Probably because they aren't as big goalscorers or flat-track bullies.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Difficult to compare,
can Lewy dribble like Robben and Ribery? Surely not. But can they be as dangerous as Lewy in the box? Surely not.
Either way one of the best winger duo of all time
Maradona37
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That's true.
It's probably a stylistic bias.
I just find it strange that people rate him above them when - usually - fans and people in football prefer dribblers, playmakers and game changers. Rather than hold-up forwards and finishers in the box.
Maradona37
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For me he's below them both, and Zlatan on talent too (but not body of work).
I also much prefer watching guys like Aguero to him but acknowledge he has a greater body of work than him. I think Kun had more talent, though. David Villa had more ability too, imo.
serghei
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Zlatan and Kun don't even make the cut for me. Complete nobodies in pressure games in Europe.
Maradona37
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It's just strange how people constantly slag the Bundesliga and call it a single team league (which I agree with) but somehow the guy who is by far the biggest beneficiary of that in historical legacy gets a free pass.
If Messi had played 8 years at Bayern you just know Temptation would never stop talking about it. But with Lewy it's fine.
If Messi had played 8 years at Bayern you just know Temptation would never stop talking about it. But with Lewy it's fine.
Maradona37
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Like Lewy then? One CL trophy during COVID and generally invisible in big CL knockout games (other than that one Dortmund-Real tie).
he's hardly been ultra-decisive himself. At least apply the criteria consistently.
Maradona37
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That was one tie over a decade ago, and he's come nowhere close to that since.
He scored 40 goals because of Flick's system - I watched you a lot last season and he had loads of bad games - he's the type of footballers whose stats are much greater than his performances.
He also missed a lot of chances, including a sitter when he came on against Inter. Which gets ignored, because it's 'Lewa' and everyone loves him and protects him from criticism.
JamDav1982
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If the criteria for legend is what done in Europe then Lewa has a long way to go to become one at Barca.
He has no goals or assists in his 6 of his last 7 CL knockout ties for Barca.
He has no goals or assists in his 6 of his last 7 CL knockout ties for Barca.
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