• messibusiness@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Interesting - that’s almost my list of the most talented players of the 21st century in exact order, except Mbappe is lower and where the hell is Thierry Henry

  • ZachsLegacy92@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Messi, no words. Also, shout out to R9. The man was a monster, and still a big what if story due to the knee injury.

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      1 year ago

      Hope so, I think they will have more chances. As football is evolving, hope they create more new records for higher quality football

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          1 year ago

          Sure, but advancements in sports medicine, sports psychology, nutrition, and tactics, means the quality of football is forever increasing

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    1 year ago

    3 of top 4 were on a team together and they didn’t even sniff a Champions League title. Strong statement on individuals not winning trophies in world football.

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        1 year ago

        All 3 of MSN were in their prime at the time, while Messi and Neymar were already past their prime when they played together with Mbappé at PSG. And 2015 Barca had a much better midfield than 2022 PSG.

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      1 year ago

      It took me a full minute to figure out wtf you meant. “Mbappe was never in barca…? And barca won CL titles…?Huh? OOOOH YEAHHhh, PSG…”

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        1 year ago

        Exact same thing happened to me. It’s surprising how playing for a team like that really does feel a bit like wasted time for a lot of players. Not in terms of money but just general relevance.

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      1 year ago

      That front 3 would not have won the UCL even with a bald manager of your choice with prime Milan backline and the best 3 work horse CMs of your choice + every refree decision going your way. Not in today’s football anyway.

      MNM occupy same spaces when you let them loose. This is like Cancelo x Grealish problem but on steriods.

  • AleDelPiero10@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I get these are straight stastics but they should be weighed a little differently. Ronaldo should be #2 considering the insane numbers he has in each category. Fuck math and ratios and shit lol

    • zazzlekdazzle@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I am not sure what your objection is here, normalizing per matches played is exactly the way to make this fair.

      It might be a bit better if the ratio was G+A per minute rather than per game, or removing penalties (since not all the players here were penalty-takers for all or even any of their teams).

      What would you prefer?

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    1 year ago

    Crazy to imagine that everyone bar Mbappe managed to achieve numbers like these in non-farmers leagues. Respect

    • Koba_456_@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Crazy how a league ranked number 5 on the entire planet is considered farmers league

    • HelpMeSum1Help@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      It’s been the 5th best league for a long time, it’s not massively out from the Bundesliga either. Both are easier to score leagues.

    • Ziz__Bird@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      He led the league in goals and assists one time, and always is scoring, not too surprising he’s here imo.

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      1 year ago

      Him making this list in spite of spending almost his entire career at a B-tier top team is impressive. Put him at prime Barca or City and his numbers would be even higher.

    • Hot_Grabba_09@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Most people do. It’s another part of his game that get’s erased because of the insanity of the guy he’s compared to.