Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
Mário Zagallo on Pelé in 1970. He would sleep in the dressing room prior to matches and the players would say “let him rest he’s our pride and joy”. I dunno where you get your info from JRH. Perhaps some of his team mates were a bit annoyed that Pelé left them out of his top 100 players but Mexico 70 was Pele’s tournament. He was the conductor with loads of assists. He was the King and indeed player of the tournament. It was the tournament that confirmed his brilliance.
Says who? Can’t find anything to confirm who was the official player of the tournament.