Mariners Squad 2023/2024

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[pjennings]

Pele?

Johan Cruyff: “Pele was the only footballer who surpassed the boundaries of logic.”

Michel Platini: “There’s Pele the man, and then Pele the player. And to play like Pele is to play like God.”

Franz Beckenbauer: “Pele is the greatest player of all time. He reigned supreme for 20 years. All the others – Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini – rank beneath him. There’s no one to compare with Pele.”

Andy Warhol: “Pele was one of the few who contradicted my theory: instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries.”

Ferenc Puskas: “The greatest player in history was Di Stefano. I refuse to classify Pele as a player. He was above that."

Ronaldo: “For Brazilians, speaking about Pele is speaking about an entity, speaking about something far superior to everyone.”

Dunga: "Pele is a myth to me. A myth you can’t discuss. He managed to stop a war. Pele did things that are not human.”

Tarcisio Burgnich: “I told myself before the 1970 World Cup final that, ‘he’s made of skin and bones just like everyone else’. But I was wrong.”

 

[Allreet?]

Well they're all wrong.

Maradona (greatest prick of all time) was also head and shoulders the best player of all time. Pele did not dominate just about every game he ever played.

Maradona did. Besides what he did for Argentina, look at what he did for Napoli. Could Pele have done that? Could anyone besides Maradona?

No.

 

[Corsair]

Well they're all wrong.

Maradona (greatest prick of all time) was also head and shoulders the best player of all time. Pele did not dominate just about every game he ever played.

Maradona did. Besides what he did for Argentina, look at what he did for Napoli. Could Pele have done that? Could anyone besides Maradona?

No.

Pele wasn't a cheating c**t. Maradona's entire career is void.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Pele wasn't a cheating c**t. Maradona's entire career is void.

Drug addled cheat. Would have been rubbed out of the modern game completely.

 

[Corsair]

The Pele movie is a great watch if you haven't seen it by the way.

 

[Allreet?]

Pele wasn't a cheating c**t. Maradona's entire career is void.

I'd rather be a cheating c**t than an arrogant, money-grubbing self-worshipper.

Mind you, I suppose Maradona was all those things as well.

Pele wasn't fit to tie Maradona's bootlaces as a footballer.

 

[pjennings]

Another side to Pele.

“Pelé was a great player in any position, but he was especially good in goal. He was a natural shot-stopper and his reflexes were amazing.” - Carlos Alberto Torres (Brazil)

Another of his former club teammates, ex-Santos goalkeeper Lalá, goes even further when talking about Pelé's ability between the sticks, claiming that O Rei “would undoubtedly have been the Brazilian national team’s starting goalkeeper” if he had changed position. “He was incredible in goal, unbelievable. That’s no exaggeration, he did all the basics perfectly.”

And I always knew Noddy Alston did the Cruyff turn before Cruyff but apparently not the first.

 

[Stuartmcateer]

Maradona showed he was good with his hands. 🤣

It's the middle aged version of the messi vs Ronaldo debate. We should celebrate if we were lucky enough to see them play live.

Pele played in the dominant national team of the generation. He had players that are household names like garrincha, Carlos Alberto, jairzinho, rivellino, zagallo and didi. They won in 1962 without Pele.

What Diego did in mid level Argentina and Napoli teams was next level. He carried both those sides.

 

[marinermick]

Maradona is the greatest player of all time. Anyone who disagrees is either an older bitter Brit or a clueless younger Euro snob.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Maradona is the greatest player of all time. Anyone who disagrees is either an older bitter Brit or a clueless younger Euro snob.

Oi!

 

[pjennings]

Maradona showed he was good with his hands. 🤣

It's the middle aged version of the messi vs Ronaldo debate. We should celebrate if we were lucky enough to see them play live.

Pele played in the dominant national team of the generation. He had players that are household names like garrincha, Carlos Alberto, jairzinho, rivellino, zagallo and didi. They won in 1962 without Pele.

What Diego did in mid level Argentina and Napoli teams was next level. He carried both those sides.

He inspired Thierry Henry. 🤣

 

[dlanod]

Maradona showed he was good with his hands. 🤣

I came too late for Maradona but I'll always have Zinedane's skills with his head.

 

[Ironbark]

He thought no-one was watching, it was only a world cup game