Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
The thing is though that what he talks about didn't happen did it and, having seen enough of the 86 side to be confident in what I say, it seems to me that Maradona won the World Cup with a weaker Argentina team than most of the ones Messi's played in during the Finals of that tournament.

In Maradona's day, international football was the pinnacle of the game where the best players earned the right to be called great, it's arguable whether that is still the case today, but that doesn't mean that it should be ignored completely, which is what those calling Messi the best ever are, in effect, doing.
It didn't happen but the point is that it didn't happen without any input from Messi or Maradona.

Bob, I've seen you describe George Best as the greatest player from the British Isles. Can I ask why you don't give it to Bobby Charlton, the World Cup winner?


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which is what those calling Messi the best ever are, in effect, doing. = which is what SOME OF THOSE CALLING Messi the best ever are, in effect doing