10 Sep 2026 11:02:27
Having a debate with my boss who 7 years younger than me, he thinks players from 80s, 90s, wouldnt be able to play in todays game. My point was that its bs. I said todays game is easy, u cant tackle, defenders are gash, pitches are like silk, diets and health stuff are a million times better, refs are fairys, rules are crap.
Where bck then rules were fine, wot are peoples thoughts im 46 and i think players would, think it would be a piece of cake in this era Souness, Keane, Robson, Guillit,
Rykarrd, Conte,
10 Sep 2026 13:41:21
VJ, I also reckon that players from earlier periods would easily play in the modern game, especially if they had modern standards in regards to health and diet.
The mere fact they were able to play on the state of the pitches back then testifies to that. I remember the pitches from the 70s being like a ploughed field, and the players running with the ball bobbling and bouncing all over the place.
I will say that more of the players of today are better technically than most of the older players, but as I said, the conditions were a lot worse for them to play with.
The only difference that I see is that there doesn't seem to be many stand-out characters in the game these days, but half the older ones were known more for what they got up to off the pitch than whilst on it. With today's improved coaching and training methods, some of the older players might have been even better, who knows! They would have definitely played longer than they did back then, retiring in their early 30s if not before.
10 Sep 2026 16:36:45
VJ, not many players fitter than Dez Bremner and Frank Carradas. They used to joke that Frank ran to training. Both used to be up and down that pitch for a full 90mins. UTV
10 Sep 2026 18:16:00
Some of the players from the 70's and 80's would spend most of the season suspended if they were playing today. The likes of Norman Hunter, Chopper Harris, Ron Yeates, Graeme Souness, Steve McMahon would have had to change their game to survive in today's environment.