How can you compare Champions league and laliga with Ria-sao tournoments and paulista or libertadores ? in that case Ali karimi also has a few League Azadegan title under his belt, so what ?
Pele never played in Europe and you know that you are NOBODY if you don't play in Europe. It's like you get your MD degree in Yale or in one of the caribbean countries. As Ronaldo ( the brazilian ) said No one even in South America knows you unless you play and shine in Europe .
European leagues are broadcasted in South America but you can barely see any South American league on Air in Europe or elsewhere.
When Pele was shining in Brazil , no one even bother to tackle as tackling was just invented in football
just few weeks ago , you saw what happened to one of the most promising brazilian players when they faced barca , Neymar it is . he almost cried and waited till the 90 minutes is over. and who is Neymar ? the one who scored the best goal of the year against flamingo ....
by the way ... bobby charlton ? I would say the same if My team would lose twice against barca in the Champions league final ,
eep: don't take him seriously
1)on those days,1958-1964,(I am talking about pele when his age was between 17-24,foot ball belonged to south america and not europe,brasil was champion of the world in 1958 and 1962,
2)on that period of time, south american leagues were much more stronger than european league.you are talking about ronaldo!! I do not think even he was born on those days,he is talking about these days not those days
3)about the tackle,for the first time tacle was introduced in 1966 world cup,and pele,won the world cup for the third time in 1970,on those days tackle,was in the system,please see how pele,humilated fachetti the all time greatest defender of italy,in the final of 1970(brazil 4-italy 1),on those days,italy as always had the greatest defense in the world and his goal keeper was the best in the world,Alberto sordi,(Dino zoff,the greatest goal keeper of the world in 70s,was his reserve!!!)
4)even though the italy coach,asked domingini,the defensive midfielder and facchetti mark pele but none of them,could do his job,and he scored the first goal for brazil....
5)if there was no tackle in early 60s,that law and regulation were for very team and every body,so how come,no team and player could touch pele...the only player in europe trying to catch pele was france bene,the great right midfielder of hungaria,and chislenko from russia,but it was just a dream for both of them....
6)when pele joined santos,santos was not a major club,although players like zito and cutinho were playing for santos,but pele revolutionized santos and with him they became 2 times champion of south america and 2 times CHAMPION OF WORLD,AFTER BEATING BENFICA IN 1962 AND MILAN 1963
7)HE did the same job as maradona did for napoli
8)messi is playing for a club having the best 2 midfielder of the world xavi,iniesta,can messi do the same thing in other clubs?
9)again that is a shame for a world class player,who has not won any cup in world cup and in copa americana,do you remember how germany humiliated them in 2010,,4-0 !!! how come if he is the greatest ,his natinal team is eleminated in quarter final?? even not in semifinal???
10)about bobi chalton,I will explain it in the next post
