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Maradona, Cruyff, Zidane, Messi... the incredible video comparing Pelé's gestures to other football giants

2022-12-30T15:33:18.291Z


LE SCAN SPORT – A montage highlights the avant-garde of the Brazilian “King” who had, more than half a century ago, a range of incomparable technical gestures taken over by the biggest names in football .


Who of Pelé, Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff, Lionel Messi, Zinédine Zidane, Michel Platini and a few other football giants is the greatest player of all time?

The game of comparisons across eras and different contexts is tricky.

The debates will never end but for many football fans, 'King' Pelé is a few steps ahead of his rivals in the football pantheon.

Read alsoMort de Pelé: where does his nickname come from?

A video-montage, published on social networks, compiling the most beautiful technical gestures of the No. 10 of the Seleçao by comparing them to some signed by illustrious artists of the round ball of yesterday and today shows how modern and ahead of its time Pelé's game and technique was.

Dribbles, stepovers, hooks, feints, sombrero kick, big bridge... the magician Pelé knew how to do absolutely everything.

Everything and before the others.

A sequence that could convince the most skeptical of the unique talent of the man at the three World Cups.

Source: lefigaro

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