Pele was so brilliant that the Brazilian Government stepped in to make him a national treasure and it was enshrined in law that he could not move to a non-Brazilian club. Therefore it is not his fault that he never played at a "top team" (which is debatable as the Brazilian league was possibly as competitive as most European leagues at the time).Sad news, I’ve always wondered just how good a player he “actually” was apart from the 4 world cups……never played in a top team or in a top league
All all that we know about him comes from 14 appearances in World Cup games
RIP
He ended up in the USAPele was so brilliant that the Brazilian Government stepped in to make him a national treasure and it was enshrined in law that he could not move to a non-Brazilian club. Therefore it is not his fault that he never played at a "top team" (which is debatable as the Brazilian league was possibly as competitive as most European leagues at the time).
When he went into semi retirement and was way past his best. They allowed him to move then but he was banned for nearly the first couple of decades when he was in his prime!He ended up in the USA
On the one hand there were no red cards in peles day so he was fair game for hatchet men. On the other hand advances in Nutrition and sports science make me think messi > Maradona > pele. Always seemed humble though considering what he achieved.Sad news, I’ve always wondered just how good a player he “actually” was apart from the 4 world cups……never played in a top team or in a top league
All all that we know about him comes from 14 appearances in World Cup games
RIP
Pele was brutally booted out of the world cup in 1966, repeatedly chopped down by a queue of opponents until carried off in agony, as no-one could cope with him (I think they abandonned the tournament after Brazil were put out as I've never heard anything about it since).On the one hand there were no red cards in peles day so he was fair game for hatchet men. On the other hand advances in Nutrition and sports science make me think messi > Maradona > pele. Always seemed humble though considering what he achieved.