'Messi scores all his goals because of Xavi and Iniesta making sick assists...'

That I can’t recall.

 

I found through my magazines a great collection dedicated to the older greats of Argentina.

This is what is said about Moreno and Pedernera:


Adolfo “el maestro” Pedernera

"He was one of Argentina’s all-time greats. He could play in any position as a forward – according to experts and Di Stefano himself. He had speed, aerial lift, brakes, dribbling, intelligence, courage, notable field vision, and was a born conductor. He had an overwhelming personality, great ball control, and potent shot from any distance. His shot was perfect with either foot. He was a genius of football that could play in any era and anywhere".

In 1946, after he had surgery to a meniscus, he lost some of that lift, but then evolved into a director on the field.

They used to also call him the “Napoleon of football”.

He is considered by many as one of Argentina's top five all-time.

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Jose Manuel "el fanfa" Moreno

"The man of the people"

"Moreno had the permanent magnetic presence of a rotating star for the fans. Very few came so close to such a unanimous admiration of the general public, and the attraction of multitudes of people to witness his masterful goals, his combinations, his dribbling, his vigorous headers (each cross from Peucelle that Moreno headed was generally a goal, especially in the NT) and elasticity, his conduction of attacks, his job as a hard worker for the ball in the back-line to build up progress going forward, his unsurpassed resistance, and his Apollo-like athletic figure that was admired by the people. He was the leader for his clubs and the NT. He had it all: speed, skill, mischief, and a panoramic view of the entire field which was a repertoire that made him as complete as anyone. He was a winner that gave his all and demanded all from his teammates. No one was more valiant than him – capable of playing injured with blood dripping or his tooth’s knocked out. His total personality brought the stands to their feet with the magnetism that’s reserved for the true idols – that was Moreno, an irreplaceable figure, which left a trail of unforgettable memories.”


According to Pedernera “he was a player that covered the entire field exhausting his opponents”.

He also stated that he was the best player he ever saw. "He had it all".


In 1980, he was ranked as the best Argentine footballer in the history by Sports' journalists in Argentina.

 

If that is the case, then why don't you start a topic about Pele and Maradona? Isn't there one already?