1966 Pelé vs Bulgaria - WORLD CUP

Facts that show how Pele contributed more to his teams than Maradona:
1) Pele's difference
Santos in top tournaments
Total record:
With Pele(1959-69): 139 Games 1.41 Points Per Game.
Without Pele from 1959 to 1969: 48 Games 15 Wins 10 Draws 23 Defeats 0.83 Points Per Game.
so it is 70% Improvement with Pele, 15 Titles. FACT
2) Maradonas difference
Maradonas Record in League in Europe (FOOTBALLDATABASE.EU)
82/83 Barcelona 10W 6D 4L Without 7W 4D 3L
83/84 Barcelona 10W 3D 3L Without 10W 5D 3L
84/85 Napoli 10W 13D 7L
85/86 Napoli 13W 11D 5L Without 1W
86/87 Napoli 14W 12D 3L Without 1W
87/88 Napoli 18W 6D 4L Without 2L
88/89 Napoli 17W 7D 2L Without 1W 4D 3L
89/90 Napoli 17W 8D 3L Without 4W 1D 1L
90/91 Napoli 7W 4D 7L Without 4W 11D 1L
92/93 Seville 10W 8D 8L Without 7W 1D 4L
Summary:
Record With Maradona 250G 126w 78D 46L 1.32 PPG
Record Without him 78G 35W 26D 17L 1.23 PPG
Total Record in Europe(1982-1993) with Maradona 1.32PPG without 1.23PPG, just 8% improvement.
In fact but for the only 2 years where he made an impact as opposed to being absent (87-88,88-89)
His teams did better without him 1.32PPG to 1.26PPG
Maradona Napoli contribution in Serie A (1984-1991):
Record With Maradona 188G 96w 61D 31L 1.34 PPG
Record Without 34G 11W 16D 7L 1.11 PPG
17% improvement in points per game. These are facts, not opinion.
Conclusion of Difference
Pele makes 71% difference in his peak 10 years (59-69) to Maradona 8%
BRAZIL TOTAL WITH PELE(1957-1971)
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Difference Points Percentage
92 67 14 11 235- 87 +148 148 (80.43)
72.82% wins ,15.2% draw 11.9% lost
average points per game: 1.6 av opponents points: 36(total) / 92= 0.4 ppg
Brazil average goals scored per game: 2.55 conceded: 0.94
Difference: 1.61 goals
Average total goals per game: 3.5
51%-57% participation in Brazils goals.
BRAZIL TOTAL WITHOUT PELE(1957-1971)
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Difference Points Percentage
63 40 10 13 134 - 83 +51 90
63.5% won, 15.8% draw 20.6% lost
average points per game: 1.42
Brazil average goals scored per game: 2.12 conceded: 1.31
Difference: 0.81 goals
Average total goals per game: 3.44

Brazil with Pele won 11.25% more points and had a goal difference by 0.80 goals better or 99% better than without him in the same period(1957-1971).
In other words, Brazil could win many games without Pele since it had great players, but with Pele they became practically unmatchable, improving both in attack and defence by a total of almost 100%!
Pele scored 32% of Brazils goals, approx 19%-25% of assists.
ARGENTINA TOTAL RECORD WITH MARADONA (1977-1994)
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Difference Points Percentage
91 42 29 20 137- 85 +52 113 62.09
45.6% win, 31.8% draw, 21.9% lost
average points per game: 1.24
Argentina average goals scored per game: 1.5 conceded: 0.93
Difference: 0.57 goals
Average total goals per game: 2.43

ARGENTINA TOTAL RECORD WITHOUT MARADONA(1977-1994)
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Difference Points Percentage
94 42 32 20 130- 87 + 43 116
44.6% win, 34% draw , 21% lost
average points per game: 1.23
Argentina average goals scored per game: 1.38 conceded: 0.92
Difference: 0.46 goals
Average total goals per game: 2.30
Argentina won with Maradona 0.81% more points and had a goal difference of 0.74 goals per game better or 61.7% better than without him in the same period(1977-1994).

Maradona's average goals per game: 0.37. 24% of Argentinas goals , 21% assists.
45% direct participation in Argentina's goals.

[@55bructrax]

+Gfresh844 First of allwe know you are Argentinian , and obsessed with Messi. Yet you invade Pele videos... If the defending was bad then MANY players would have done what Pele did!! The fact that nobody did is the greatest proof that you dont know what you are talking about and are just a jealous guy who cant come to terms that Pele was perfect and never will someone surpass him. Messi would not even last one week with defenders chopping like in Pele's time expecially in Copa libertadores. No yellow cards, no subs, bad pitches, heavy ball, different rules, Pele playing 3-4 games a week etc HAHAHA yes I forgot, great defending was Ramos and Pique in the 5-1 vs Netherlands....

[@yabe84]

La defense etait violente a l epoque!

[@DelRealSergio]

Brilliant game.

[@kenny1994sisi]

The Best player

[@nikgarus3709]

Wow, that coach had no idea what he was doing. That's a very bad position for Pele. He should have stayed up front, as a supporting striker, moving into channels and coming deep only when there was a need to.

[@LeonardoGuerreiro]

Pelé nunca jogou na frente, ele sempre fazia o terceiro homem de meio de campo. Pelé sempre jogou vindo de trás. Pelé nunca foi centroavante! Pelé é um 10 clássico!

[@55bructrax]

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