He was the lowest rated player in the 7-0 Brazil Germany. And you can't say its a one off because he played in way too many big games where his team was overrun. 5-0, 6-2, etc...
I never watched R Carlos, but i'm almost certain Ashley Cole was a better defender.
Realistically, Marcelo is in the 2nd tier of best left backs of all time tho.
(except the big ones messi,ronaldo etc)
And I'm talking abt non conventional players
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Hey everyone, I’m 19 and I have a genuine question.
I grew up watching the era of Messi and Ronaldo. To me, that period stretched across the late 2000s as a toddler, all throughout the 2010s, as a kid and preteen and into the early 2020s as a teenager! Football during those years felt completely different. Every season there was another incredible Champions League night, another El Clásico, another Ballon d’Or debate, another iconic goal, another unforgettable World Cup or international tournament. It honestly felt like those two would always be at the center of the football world.
I spent years watching Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, dominate the sport. Their rivalries, their skills, the records they broke, and the moments they created became a huge part of my childhood. Back then, it seemed impossible to imagine football without them.
But over the past few years, everything has slowly started changing. I’m now and adult, Messi and Ronaldo are nearing the end of their careers, they has struggled with injuries, and a new generation of players has taken over. Now the World Cup is over there’s a highly likely chance that they will no longer be playing in World Cups or competing at the highest level of international and club football. Football itself hasn’t disappeared, but the era they defined has come to an end. I just don’t get why it had to move on and end…. it should be lasting forever…
I just don’t understand why it had to end. Why did everyone have to move on? Why does every great era eventually come to a close? I just don’t get why it has to move in like this…
I just don’t why it couldn’t have lasted forever. If the Messi and Ronaldo era came to an end, football just won’t feel the same anymore…
James Ward Prowes i think is probably the most underloved player thats ever lived. He is probably also one of the best freekick takers of all time. He does all that but no one barely noticed him