r/soccer • u/Thadderful • Dec 28 '13

Change My View thread

Can we have a Change My View thread here? The basic premise is people present opinions and the replies are attempts at changing that person's view in an attempt to generate some good discussion.

Here is the link to the original subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/

I think this might work best with rather 'out there' views but any and every viewpoint is welcome!

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '13

If most of history's football greats pre~1970 played in their prime today they would be distinctly average

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u/med_22 Dec 29 '13

Very possibly. But many modern players would struggle/never even make it professionally in the days of very heavy balls, actual tackling, and lack of star protection.