Pele

[toffee matt]

Has been admitted to intensive care in Brazil.




Hope he's alright.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Did he watch a replay of the Germany game?




In all seriousness, I wish him a full recovery

 

[Pat's Van]

I loved him in escape to victory, don't remember him doing much else though

get well soon x

 

[AndyC]

The best footballer ever in my opinion, had everything and some.
Get well soon.

 

[bluemangroup]

The best footballer ever in my opinion, had everything and some.
Get well soon.

Hmmmm not sure. I reckon he just stood out more at the time. Better players than him now you'd not even consider in the top 5 in the world.

 

[Librarian]

Rob Harris ‏@RobHarris 3m3 minutes ago
Brazilian hospital says Pele in "special care" unit NOT an intensive care

 

[AndyC]

Hmmmm not sure. I reckon he just stood out more at the time. Better players than him now you'd not even consider in the top 5 in the world.

It's an interesting debate, but if Pele were in his prime now he would still eclipse the likes of Messi and Ronaldo - maybe not in terms of the number of goals, but in his all-round play certainly... in my opinion.

 

[LinekersLegs]

@BBCBreaking: Footballing legend #Pele, 74, being monitored in a special care unit of Brazilian hospital for urinary infection http://t.co/MAFi0aSN2O

Hopefully the antibiotics work and he recovers quickly.

 

[The Cowboy]

Never seen anywhere near enough footage of him to be able to grade him against others, but you don't become internationally renowned for being the greatest player ever, and keep that moniker 50-odd years later, without there being some truth to it.

 

[bluemangroup]

It's an interesting debate, but if Pele were in his prime now he would still eclipse the likes of Messi and Ronaldo - maybe not in terms of the number of goals, but in his all-round play certainly... in my opinion.

You are of course welcome to said opinion. Just think you could make a case for Neymar, Ibrahimovic, Suarez and their ilk being better than him and doing it against better defenders as well.

 

[moyeslovechild]

for some reason i think pele gets remembered as simply a goalscorer

by all accounts he was a fantastic all round footballer. the type to shoot from his own half. a real magician.

 

[AndyC]

You are of course welcome to said opinion. Just think you could make a case for Neymar, Ibrahimovic, Suarez and their ilk being better than him and doing it against better defenders as well.

Yep, it's my opinion, but Neymar, Zlatan and Suarez are not in the same league as Pele, and he played against much tougher defenders in his hey-day, and largely ran rings around them. Those three are all great players as are Messi and Ronaldo, but I'd still put Pele above them... and above Maradona too.

 

[AndyC]

for some reason i think pele gets remembered as simply a goalscorer

by all accounts he was a fantastic all round footballer. the type to shoot from his own half. a real magician.

Spot on my friend, he was a genius in football boots.

 

[Ashtonian]

see for the pele debate, take aguero, a pale of the player that messi is yet what aguero does in his own game makes him a top striker as well. Jusr because Pele didnt do fancy tricks you cant argue the stats.

On topic, i hope he makes a full recovery.