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Why Pele isn't the greatest player of all time and debunking some of his myths. (Thread):
First and foremost Pele didn't score 1283 goals as he claims.
526 goals came in unofficial friendlies.
Pele scored 757 goals in 812 games.
526 goals came in unofficial friendlies.
Pele scored 757 goals in 812 games.
I've seen some pages say that most of his friendlies goals were against good teams like Botafogo, Juventus...
NO! He didn't play against the actual JUVENTUS and it was against the actual BOTAFOGO, it was smaller state teams from Brazil.
It's like Juventus playing a Lega Pro team
NO! He didn't play against the actual JUVENTUS and it was against the actual BOTAFOGO, it was smaller state teams from Brazil.
It's like Juventus playing a Lega Pro team
Another myth is how he "CARRIED" Brazil to the world cup.
Pelè has never been the best player in any world cup edition he won or even played.
Pelè has never been the best player in any world cup edition he won or even played.
In 1958: Just Fontaine scored 13 goals. Pele? He scored 6.
In 1962: 4 different players had 4 goals each. Pele? He had 1 goal only.
In 1966: Eusebio scored 9 goals. Pele? He scored 1 goal only.
In 1970: Gerd Muller scored 10 goals. Pele? He scored 4.
In 1962: 4 different players had 4 goals each. Pele? He had 1 goal only.
In 1966: Eusebio scored 9 goals. Pele? He scored 1 goal only.
In 1970: Gerd Muller scored 10 goals. Pele? He scored 4.
He's never been the top scorer and not even close.
To be honest he was injured in 1962 and 1966 but even when he did play fully in 1970 he wasn't even Brazil's top scorer, Jairzinho was, with 7 goals.
For example R9's 2002 world cup is better than any Pele world cup.
To be honest he was injured in 1962 and 1966 but even when he did play fully in 1970 he wasn't even Brazil's top scorer, Jairzinho was, with 7 goals.
For example R9's 2002 world cup is better than any Pele world cup.
In 1962 Pele and Brazil were massively carried by Garrincha who stepped up and was Brazil's best player,
So how did Pele carry Brazil when they've won a world cup without him?
So how did Pele carry Brazil when they've won a world cup without him?
The sad truth for any Brazil fans is that by the time Ronaldo and Messi will retire, Pele will have nothing on them. Brazil would've won those world cups regardless of Pele.
Taking in consideration his World cups and how he was the one carried and not the other way around and his fraudulent goalscoring records, why is Pele the Goat?
I think it's mainly nostalgia for those older people and fake stats that gave him this claim.
I think it's mainly nostalgia for those older people and fake stats that gave him this claim.
If you look at some world cup records, Pele holds 1 only and it's conveniently the most trophies won. He holds no other records.
