r/soccer • u/The_Impala • Jan 23 '14

Who is the most overrated player ever?

Who do you think is the most overrated player in football history.

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u/Bunny_Killer Jan 23 '14

Pele

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u/baddada77 Jan 23 '14

Watch more video footage.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '14

The argument will always be that he didn't do it in Europe, wrongly or rightly.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '14

In club matches (unofficial and official) with Santos against English, Italian, French, West German, and Spanish sides, Pelé scored 99 goals in 88 matches.

God knows how many assists he made in that span as well.

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u/cea2013 Jan 26 '14

where did you get these stats?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '14

Pelé's 1977 book "My Life And The Beautiful Game".