Stanley Matthews better than Messi, proof!

My Grandad always said footballers of his generation were better than the current crop, I didn't believe him till I saw this clip.

[@tigerarmyrule]

A great player is a great player. Messi, Ibra etc would have done well back then just as Matthews, Finney, Puskas etc would have been £80,000,000 superstars now. Talent is talent.

[@Hydro2oo9]

tigerarmyrule Ibra? Why is he mentioned among such names? Byt I agree though, great players would play in any era and shouldn't be compared but appreciated for what they did/are doing.

[@tigerarmyrule]

Hydro2oo9 I agree Ibra is not the best candidate but the point remains as we agree....Would Matthews Best Puskas and Pele shine today? Absolutely yes. Would Messi etc. shine then? Yes.

[@danielbentley6840]

Are u mad or something? Playing in those conditions no modern player would have a fucking clue of where to start

[@kwameadjepong7797]

@@tigerarmyrule well ok

[@mann536]

Those player would be shit if they dpnt have knowledge of today football

[@willridgley1108]

we have this man to thank for messi’s dribbling stanley mathews invented the modern day style of dribbling

[@jauntyangle5667]

@Gary Treat yourself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKWplqiPa82VaLc

[@johnhehir508]

Football is a steady progression,on muddy pitches and with a heavier ball, to football pitches flat as billiard tables ,to light footballs to very light boots and much shorter shorts

[@PengPoyZneiz]

Definitely 5* skills or even 6* skills perhaps...

[@kwameadjepong7797]

Hahaha 😂

[@kwameadjepong7797]

I will say yea lol

[@MrHokeykokey]

Lol, yes it's very easy to scoff at bygone eras, but what you need to remember is modern day players like messi, zidane, ronaldinho etc were only able to achieve their level of greatness because they learned from the man who learned from the man who learned from the man, etc. Each new generation accentuates the positives and eliminates the negatives of the previous one. To quote Isaac Newton: "If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoudlers of giants." Matthews deserves respect.

[@yiseng4602]

Remember during his Stanley Matthews played with hard leathered ball unlike the lighter bouncy ball being utilised nowadays. If I were to make a comparison I would rather Stanley Matthews as far more superior than those mega superbucks and braggard sort of modern day era footballers Lionel Messi and Cristianaldo Ronaldo. When Matthews began his football career he like many others were being paid under the maximum which was enforced until 1961.Much less when the season was over. Today's modern era footballers are even paid appearance fee in millions unlike Matthews time. It was also unfortunate that Stanley Matthews football career was cut short and affected by World War Two when he was in his prime.When peace time football resumed in 1946 Matthews was already 31. The post war years were a turn around for Matthews whether for his club Blackpool FC or for his country England.He was disappointed in two FA Cup finals in 1948 losing to Manchester United and in 1951 losing to Newcastle United.But his third FA Cup final at Wembley in 1953 was third time lucky.At 38,Matthews at last won his FA Cup winners medal in perhaps the greatest ever FA Cup final as Blackpool inspired by Matthews's wizardry wing play came down from 3-1 to win 4-3. But not everyone knows that Stanley Matthews fasted for three days before an England international match.It was his ritual but then that was Stanley Matthews. It was in the early post war years that Matthews featured and played together with arguably the greatest ever England national team that trounced Italy 4-0 in Turin and then massarced Portugal 10-0 in Lisbon.Players such as Frank Swift,Billy Wright,Tom Finney,Stanley Mortensen and Tommy Lawton.If the World Cup had been played between 1946-1948 England would have no problems in winning the World Cup. It was in the 1950s that a matured Stanley Matthews was at his scintillating best although England were humiliated 1-0 by the United States in the 1950 World Cup at Belo Horizonte but Matthews did not play against the Yankees. Six years later Stanley Matthews was voted European Footballer of the Year.That same year he ran rings around Nilton Santos when England beat Brazil 4-2 in a friendly at Wembley. In 1961 he returned to Stoke and played for them until 1965 at the age. Yes Stanley Matthews in his prime was better than Lionel Messi or Ronaldo.And his dribbling skills was amazing and mesmerizing.

[@Pumpherstonsmith]

The ball was exactly the same weight then as it is now. 14 to 16 ounces in old money, at the start of the game its in the rules. Back then in wet or damp conditions the old leather ball tended to absorb moisture and get heavier sometimes quite a bit depending on how wet it was.

[@billymurray1687]

@@Pumpherstonsmith POV: there was something in your water

[@DerekLangdon]

@@billymurray1687 Balls and boots back then, were given a generous coating of Dubbin!

[@thelegendfamily4836]

The other thing to remember is that most of the KZbin compilations show Matthews when he was around forty-one (for instance) and Garrincha when he was around twenty-six. Matthews was a very different type of winger during his playing preak: it's just that most of his play was given non-official status due to the war.

[@hafizizuddin4607]

Yes this legend

[@russhouldin5774]

Matthews must have been something when younger. Even in his 40s (and 50s!!) his acceleration from a standing start was astounding. The only way to stop him was to foul him, which they did but he was as tough as old boots too. Garrincha is the only other player I've seen (in videos) that had that kind of acceleration. Having said that acceleration is not the only factor. Finney didnt have that extreme quickness (although still way beyond the norm) but he could change direction at speed with both feet while keeping close control and had a phenomenal feint. I only saw him live once and Best many times; a toss-up. None of the other dribblers were that good. Cruyff could have been but wasnt as tough. Maradona was almost as tough but one-footed. The young Messi was exciting but also one footed; later he became a tumbler. C Ronaldo could never beat a man one-on-one. Brazilian Ronaldo was in their league for 2-3 years until injuries. Pele wasnt tough. He was kicked out of 66 with treatment that Best got every week (and, I surmise, was even worse for Matthews and Fiiney).

[@markturner7409]

What a player, got his autograph at a stoke match in the 90s, was one of the worlds first superstars of football, all the greats admired him , can’t knock Stan

[@boosra]

Messi is sweet, but the outrageous speed comes from lightweight boots, polymer grass, plastic balloon ball, and 6 years of systematic doping.

[@queteimporta5267]

boosra messi is small and no, no player nowdays who does drugs pass the doping test. Grow up tea drinker

[@senkkella7664]

boosra Systematic doping? Plastic ballon ball???

[@info1709]

Just MAD English ppl bcs they cant win anything anymore

[@gavtipor7394]

Evrythng dat u mentioned except fr drugs,evry modern footballer has access to,but Messi is still d best of dem all.sumthing special❤️

[@capa1575]

Great players can play in any era.

[@lovemetu]

It is fantasy to say who was the greatest ever at any sport, all you can say is that Mathews was a great football player of his era and he bought in many new ideas and ways of how the game should be played. Having watched many great players of all types of sports since about 1960, I firmly believe that most sportsmen of exceptional talents would have been able to adjust to the modern ways and changes of todays way of playing their own sport.

[@JandaJutek]

Agree!!

[@TepidVision]

@MrHokeykokey I agree tbh. Indeed upon studying George Best, his dip of the shoulder as used in the 60s looks very 21st century. If you look at that wonder goal for San Jose, he looks every bit the 2011 super star, and on a flat astroturf pitch he was able to adapt and show beautiful skill and body posture that would have got him into todays best sides (fitness provided)

[@thelegendfamily4836]

I've seen the younger Sir Stan in footage and my older brother and father saw that version of him play many times: they said that he also had that Best/Finney ability to just ride tackles and keep near-perfect balance on the ball because of his boxing fitness routines.

[@IsaacSigley]

hello do you know who owns this footage? or did you get it from some other source? the reasion i ask is i have an original copy if this cine footage and untill now thought mine was one of a handfull copys still around. :) is this a digital repuduction? or was it shot from the cine film ( thats what i mean thanks :)

[@TepidVision]

It was just from a programme on Channel 4, but I can't remember what it was called. So I just copied it from the tv.

[@IsaacSigley]

aaaah thats great :) thanks for this information.... so you do not have a copy you justed copied it from a channel 4 programme? :) excellent thanks for your help :)

[@TepidVision]

Correct, and no problem.

[@IsaacSigley]

I own a very very rare original copy of this advert on 35mm cine film from when they showed this advert in the cinemas and i am currently looking to sell it, if there is any interest on here i would love for its new home to go with someone who will really cherish it

[@ConstantineJoseph]

That was some fast footwork

[@thelegendfamily4836]

@AlexzandrSpringvale You're quite welcome, mate: if you would like to know more about either Garrincha or "Sir Stan", just lmk.

[@thelegendfamily4836]

@AlexzandrSpringvale I actually saw both of them play live: they had differerent styles & methods in their attacking genius. One thing that the highlight reels of Garrincha don't show you is that he had a tendency to drift in & out of matches while "Sir Stan" was always focused & willing to shred the opposition. Which one you would prefer would depend upon which individual style of ball artistry catches your fancy, I suppose.

[@cooldaddy2877]

no one drifted in and out of matches than lazy George Best. A player hugely over rated because he played for a certain team. Jimmy Johnstone was far superior.

[@tigerarmyrule]

@Hydro2oo9 I mentioned players based in England because Matthews played his entire career there although whether there were "so many" players superior to either Dixie Deans or George Best is arguable. I mentioned English based players because that is the footballing culture Matthews played in.

[@TheComputec]

You do know this is meant to be a parody yeah??

[@kakashikillua1234]

@Kapernakus07 I couldnt agree more, football was much more rough in the past, do you know that Dixie dean (arguably england's greatest player ever) once lost a testicle from a tackle in the 1920s/30ss.

[@lovemetu]

@badboyodee86 Stan mathews had a long and amazing career. He played his last game at the top level at the age of 50 and footballer of the year at 46. Ferenc Puskas said that that the great hungarian team of 1953 viewed him as a giant. Nilton Santos, the great Brazilian full back shook his hand and said to him ''You are the King'' after Mathews gave him the runaround in 1956. Pele said he was the man who taught us the way that football should be played . Watching old videos can be misleading !!

[@simonpeter1649]

I like how the title of this clip promises great footage of Mathews, but just takes the piss. Fair play. I get the joke. Great bit of silly interview footage though. A very interesting and valid piece of history, displaying what a ‘spectacle’ he surely was at the time. Matthews v Messi? It’s apples and oranges, isn’t it?

[@karlmartin849]

Messi would have had a hard time playing back then. Pitch conditions, heavier ball, poor equipment, diet etc. It was a completely different era.

[@razvan4185]

I agree because the today's generation aren't looking at the players back in the day.

[@G1S1W]

@AlexzandrSpringvale yea garrincha dribbles were more flair like in terms of that he twisted and turned stanleys way was unique and could not be stoped.

[@thelegendfamily4836]

People also tend to forget that Greaves had very good accuracy and pop on his shot from distance when he wanted to go that route in scoring goals IMO.

[@DHBcrackpot]

This video is very funny due to the bad editing they had back in the 1940's and 50's it made me laugh. But there is many a Stoke, Blackpool and True England fan who will defend this mans name according to idiots who tear stuff down that they are not aware of. Pele (who bar none is the greatest footballer of ALL TIME) quoted that this man taught us the way of how football should be played! this man was the bigger original version of David Bekham who himself was not considered rubbish!

[@malzzzzification25]

DHB Crackpot The greatest is Maradona

[@Libzalii]

@@malzzzzification25 Nope. Pelé!

[@lovemetu]

Charlton was a 2 footed player, mainly left foot but had a clout in his right foot , long time ago. I especially remember that he used to get OVER the ball when he hit it, that's why the shot used to keep low, often a daisy cutter. When I was a kid, we used the play football in the school playgrounds with a tennis ball, I wonder if thats why the older players used to keep the ball low when shooting. Now the players often lean back as they shoot, thus making the ball balloon over the crossbar.

[@Tout-Le-Monde02]

Right. They had 'Players' cigarettes to give them super-human strength ..... and by the way, Bob's my uncle ....

[@lovemetu]

@badboyodee86 Noticed a big difference myself when I gave up playing ,then came back to the new balls, boots. The balls went far further when you kicked etc. Mathews and company would have felt like they had had a lead weight lifted from them which had been holding them back and ohh the joy of playing on the wonderful pitches that we have today, rather than the glue pots they played on. I never saw mathews play live but I have a lot of time for Charlton ,Best and Greaves, saw them play often.

[@Soccermad92]

Mathews played top level football until he was 50 and his last competitive match when he was 75. Football was a lot different back then if you compare it to today. I'm sure mathews would have no problem adapting to the style of play of the modern area if he was playing today

[@bieituns]

Have you ever heard of the saying, "Standing on the shoulders of giants"?

[@tigerarmyrule]

@Kapernakus07 exactly the point. matthews etc had to deal with tackling of a type outlawed now. Mattthews, Dean, Lawton, Best, Greaves, all the greats from past eras would be greats in any ero with the protection of nowadays

[@lovemetu]

@badboyodee86 I have been watching, playing and coaching football since about 1960 and believe me the great players of any era could have played at any time period. Yes they would have responded to the different pace of the game and training etc. Having seen people like jimmy greaves in his pomp,( eg before 1965 when he got jaundice due to too much booze, as did many others of that time period) well greaves was a stunning natural striker and would have scored at any level at any time period !

[@Joeybakes_]

everyone needs to remember that at this time the great stan matthews was playing on bumpy mudbaths. todays players have perfect turf, the newest, lightest boots, the best fitness equipment etc.... so they cant be compared... all i can say is, if you put messi on a pitch of that era with the boots and an old leather ball and old fashioned hard tackling defenders, he wouldnt stand a chance...

[@thegreathadoken6808]

Everyone remembers, you lot never shut up about it. Messi would do fine. He would adapt long before the likes of Matthews to the modern game.

[@thelegendfamily4836]

Can you imagine Greavsie going full tilt at most modern defences w/the ball at his feet?

[@lovemetu]

No I have not read that book, but I was self taught at playing footbal and think that playing with a small ball helped your skills a lot when dribbling, shooting etc. Many of the old greats used to play in the streets with things like old cans, tins etc. Many kids in this day and age in uk are obese, too much time on the pc etc. When they play football they turn up in full replica kits etc, but lack so many skillls that kids years ago had from kicking around in playgrounds and streets.

[@thelegendfamily4836]

Matthews was obviously quite fit for football since his last England cap was given to him at the age of forty-two.

[@TepidVision]

just incase anybody isn't sure, the title to this video is ironic

[@NightRyderI]

I just think it's amazing how Sir Stan was playing for Stoke when he was 50 years old, in a game which was much more physical than the Football of today. A man who said that he train with steel in his boots so that he would be faster on match day. A man who played for the city he lived in. Fair play and I just wish I could have seen him play.

[@joaquinacosta4964]

NightRyderI Players back then aren’t nearly as fit as the players now

[@thegreathadoken6808]

Football is infinitely more physical now. Players are faster, fitter, stronger, and by a lot, not just a bit. Messi won't be playing til he's 50 for that very reason.

[@LBFallon]

In Brazil Garrincha is considered the god of dribbling, so it's difficult to say who was better. I would put them at the same level, and would include Maradona, setting the top 3 dribblers.

[@MightyStokefan]

Yeah, but if Messi was a player in the 50's he probably wouldn't be near as good as he is today because then the football boots were not as good, pitch not as good etc

[@senkkella7664]

stop whining

[@thelegendfamily4836]

Most of the clips that you'll be seeing of Matthews are after the war when he was a tad older and more reliant on his tricks and footwork to beat an opponent.

[@Chris1553]

I've got a film of Stan when he was 49 running from his own half past defenders and scoring to clinch promotion back to the 1st division, the crowd was 32,000, believe me he was still quick !

[@thelegendfamily4836]

I quite clearly remember playing w/the dubbin balls and the old clunker boots. My older brother used to apply Vaseline to his forehead when he played as a centre forward.

[@thelegendfamily4836]

This is a parody of an old cinema advert for Players Navy Cut, mate.

[@thelegendfamily4836]

@DeadPresident00 When Messi is still turning top-flight defenders inside-out at will in his FORTIES like "Sir Stan" was still doing week-in & week-out for both club & country then I'll grant him being the equal of "Sir Stan" in both the art & the execution of dribbling. Dyk that "Sir Stan" had SEVEN seasons taken from both his pro & NT career by WWII? Yet he still went on to accomplish all that he did within the game.

[@DerekLangdon]

Look bud, Matthews was a great player for his time.. But don’t kid yourself that he would excel in the modern game. Premier league players of today would run rings around him with the skills they possess in this day and age!

[@felipelim6721]

Best Blackpool Player Ever

[@markturner7409]

On loan from us stories but yea!👍

[@lovemetu]

Yes Greaves pre jaundice days was a real handful eg before 1965. After that time he was still great , just lost that yard of pace, but pre 1965 I have seen him pick the ball up midway in his own half and dribble past up to 7 of the opposition to score wonder goals. Never saw Stan play live but he looks great on old films of him playing. Not many people realises that pre world war 2 he was in fact a very fast, goal scoring inside forward for Stoke City and England.

[@lovemetu]

@badboyodee86 There is no doubt that the game is a lot faster now than years ago. Also the game is more tactical. Messi is still a very good player ,although not to me the virtual god that some think !! Without doubt people like George best, bobby charlton etc, would still have been brilliant players if they had been reborn today. Also perhaps Best would have been better prepared by whatever club he was with to avoid becoming addicated to alcohol , as did many others of that time period.

[@lovemetu]

OMG years ago the old DUBBIN balls were so heavy and when soaked with water it took a brave man to head those things, the old centre halves used to put vaseline on their heads and often used to cut their heads if they headed the ball where the lace was !! Also the heavy tackles and fouls that the forwards had to take in those days, people like Jack Charlton etc did not take any prisoners !! Of course Greaves was a master finisher, best I ever saw, often just calmly passed the ball into the net!

[@thelegendfamily4836]

Do you recall all those little adjustments that Sir Bobby used to make off the ball? He often had the first one or two opposition players effectively beaten before he even got the ball or right at the moment he picked it up because of those little tweaks that he made. Talk about your fast and elegant ball-players!!

[@izaanhussain6129]

I think messi is better but he was good too

[@lovemetu]

@badboyodee86 In those days It was a brave man who headed the ball if it was going at a fair lick !!! The old trick was to put vaseline on your forehead as the leather lace could tear a nasty wound in you forehead if you caught it !! Also the old ''Dubbin'' balls weighed a ton when they got wet, todays balls are lightweight in comparison, also the boots were crude and heavy and control was hard compared to todays type. The pitches were also like mudbaths in the wet winter season.

[@G1S1W]

not all the old players are better than todays but some are like duncan edwards,tom finney,di stefano ect. this video does not proves matthews is better than messi butmessi would have done the same thing to that guy matthews is the best dribbler of alltime watch my video of him on my other channel thetoon99

[@cooldaddy2877]

no, Jimmy Johnstone is the best ever.

[@DavidL1986]

dude pretty much every footballer back thn would make it now a days - people who say otherwise are idiots. Maradonna and best used to get wiped out which defenders didnt even get booked for, today it would be an immediate red. they used far harder balls, had much worse pitches etc. gerd muller had to wait and wait for a chance to score - today he would score like 8 a game with todays defenders

[@harrydyer939]

My grandads best friend was stanley

[@thelegendfamily4836]

Supposedly Charlton picked up the body over the ball to hit it low from his "uncle" Jackie Milburn. Have you ever seen the Charlton episode of "This Is Your Life", mate?

[@pacnite]

Very funny description

[@xiv1496]

Sir Stanley Matthew ran so Messi could fly

[@thegreathadoken6808]

A good, measured comment. Too many people disrespect the modern greats while claiming the old masters are being disrespected. The truth is Messi would do very nicely thankyou back in 1948, and Matthews would have done perfectly well in 1984.

[@kakashikillua1234]

Today's players owe alot to the past greats who layed the bricks (and sometimes the roof) for the skills they r using today. Its immposible to compare players from different eras, but Messi and cr7 learned there skills, while garrincha and stanley maythews invinted them, therefore if Messi was born 70 years ago he wouldnt be as good as he is today and if stanley mathews was born in 1987 he would've been better than he was in his era.

[@Joeybakes_]

yeah it is very difficult. i think it is best left un-answered. football then and football now are like two completely different sports.

[@lovemetu]

I know it sounds crazy but I am sure that Greaves could have scored 40 a season in the present premier league, my reasons to think that ? Well for a start better pitches, they were often mud baths when he played, especially in the winter months.Far better boots, lighter balls.

[@aronroyle1523]

lovemetu Totally agree. Greaves was a legend. Possibly England's greatest ever natural goalscorer.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

Sure. But he would need to get stronger, faster, fitter, and become more tactically aware. Its no longer enough to just be a natural goalscorer.

[@bieituns]

Lets not forget that the ball was like kicking a rock on a rainy day. Todays footballers wouldnt dare kick it never mind head the thing.

[@martinintrospective3491]

Mathews invented the modern light weight football boot. He invented modern training techniques & diets . He was the first world & European footballer of the year . Stan never had any special coaching but he a totally elite footballer. Messi owes Stan a great honour , Messi was at The best Academy in the World at Barca aged 10 when Stan was playing on backstreet cobble stones . The Stan joined the RAF to fight WW2 . Stan is The Godfather he had to play in front Of Hitler. STAN IS THE GODFATHER OF MODERN FOOTBALL. STAN WAS THE ONLY FOOTBALLER KNIGHTED WHILE STILL PLAYING.

[@Bobmunton1994]

chances are Messi didn't grow up using the best footballs and boots either, so once again, it is difficult to say how much modern equipment effects the quality of his play.

[@johnhehir508]

A players cigarette advert ,

[@lovemetu]

@badboyodee86 I think you mean that perhaps if he was born again at this time, then perhaps he would not have the same impact due to the modern way of play and tactics,who knows ? . Like all things in life you cannot go back in time. Its like saying what would the world be like now if Hitler had got the atomic bomb before the americans, or what would England be like now if the battle of Stamford Bridge not taken place and Harold had all his troops fresh and ready for william the conquerer !

[@Bobmunton1994]

Very difficult to say, because the modern game is played at a faster pace and players are at a much greater level of fitness. Even if a player is a hard-tackler, if a player of messi's pace and with Messi's control came at him, it would be very difficult to actually get near him. An example being George Best, players would try and kick off the pitch, but he was too quick, and I think Messi would be the same.

[@cooldaddy2877]

Why does everyone bring up the name George Best. I am from that era and I can tell you he was the ultimate lazy player, often doing nothing in a whole game.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

I think they just remember the handful of years, and the moments during those years, where he was good. I've said many times I'll take Biggs over Best any day, and that's the reason why. 20 years at the top of the 90s and 00s has to be worth more than 5 years at the top of the 60s. To be fair to Best, they said the same of Zidane. He only came alive in the big games.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

Bloody autocorrect... GIGGS

[@MightyStokefan]

I think he was better than Messi and any of the amazing famous players today.

[@kwameadjepong7797]

6 star skill moves

[@mai121121]

That's my 2nd cousin, check me out online at the street soccer world cup playing for Canada HWC 2012 Canada vs. USA, Brazil England Argentina Paraguay Guatemala and more! I'm #4 Amanda Soccer lovers unite!

[@terryanddominic]

football is much more entertaining today than in Sir Stans day , Today I can watch them diving on the floor , going down like theyve been shot when someone farts near them , I piss myself laughing everytime I watch modern footballers , thats entertainment

[@jasonrandall5148]

He's Definitely taller.

[@PomBare]

@stokiesoldier72 have u seen the patch of grass he's dribbling on there? Perfect grass. Any modern day footballer could don those boots and play with that ball and they would look 10 times more competent, I could do better myself.

[@cooldaddy2877]

He is doing it slow so that the camera can see. Notice the difference when he actually tried to go past the guy. Stanley Matthews was a genius.

[@stevehenrys]

I think it was Raymond Glendenning

[@Methodistical]

Steve Henrys .. or a man in the 21st Century wearing a false moustache operating with false laughter ... come on!

[@TheWWExpert]

SM is better than Messi. Back then there was no mercy, swamp and disgusting muddy pitches, and SM was in Stoke and Blackpool, 2 of the worst Football clubs in their division before Stanley Matthews came. Messi is in GODAMN Barcelona, all of their players are top quality, and SM was a one man club. Even after 40 years old, he was at his best. Only 5 people in Professional football still play top flight level after 50 years old in the history of football. Stanley was one of em. 50 years old and 5

[@moutandewboi8220]

are u a stoke city fan I am are u please repky

[@McFlashh]

Where’s the proof

[@jayworgan6244]

You don't need proof proably every one knows

[@G1S1W]

@DeadPresident00 hes a better dribbler than messi noone dribbled like stanley watch clips

[@cooldaddy2877]

Jimmy Johnstone did, and was better.

[@Chris1553]

Messi is a good player in a very poor standard of football !

[@cariocabrasileiro21]

Football nowadays is mostly business.

[@JollyMud]

I dont think you've realised its a joke.... awwwwwkwwwaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrdddddd

[@DeadPresident00]

@G1S1W The title of this video is clearly sarcastic. It is meant to highlight how primative a player of that era is. Sure Matthews was a great player of his time, but his dribbling does not compare to the likes of Messi's now

[@hellowalkman4506]

STFU

[@tomsullivan99ts]

I can name endless amounts of reasons why messi is 100 times better than him for example, messi fitness is much better than what Matthews was because Matthews smoked. Football is more competitive and also played at a much higher intensity today than back then. Messi scores way more goals than he ever did and so on..

[@bhbarton8359]

He never smoked in his life and the only time he ever drank any alcohol was once out of the FA Cup. He trained himself from childhood until after retirement to a fitness level that humans can rarely reach, and therefore he played until he was 50 at the TOP LEVEL of English football. Messi will probably leave and play for some Argentinian team or at a much lower level of competition by the time he's 35. This is a cigarette advertisement, that doesn't mean he smoked.

[@lufa5347]

Mustafa Maker mate.. What?

[@Holyhesk]

Messi is better than Matthews at tax evading.

[@aronroyle1523]

BHBarton is right. Matthews never smoked. He was way ahead of his time in terms of diet and fitness. Used to swear by carrot juice and always fasted on a Monday. So hard to say how good a player he was because of the limited film footage.

[@hueyfreeman1983]

Holyhesk and crying for sympathy

[@atuka380]

k his good n all... but no one beats the magic of messi

[@Whoopbang]

wtf.....

[@sultanmufleh2905]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Eat-MyGoal]

Your granddad was wrong...

[@theunfazed5618]

None alive to compare with... that's enough to show who is Leo.❤

[@Eeeaaa4929]

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[@Daniel96sj]

Matthews played nearly 80 years ago, he is no way better than Messi... I honestly think i could become a professional football player if i can re-wind the future back to 1930s/1940s... Just have a look at how shit the defenders are and how different the game is.

[@cooldaddy2877]

You havnt got a clue. The defenders back then were tougher and tried to break legs. I doubt you would last five minutes with the heavy leather boots which got heavier in the rain, the jerseys which were made of wool and tripled in weight in the rain, the bumpy pitches, the rough defenders and the weight of the ball. It was common for players to smear their foreheads in grease to take the sting out of the ball when headering.

[@billymurray1687]

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[@martinintrospective3491]

Deluded . Modern players are standing on the shoulders of giants Mathews

[@TepidVision]

just incase anybody isn't sure, the title to this video is ironic

[@charlie65178]

The game was also a lot more physical. Nowadays football has been turned into a non-contact sport. You immediately get a yellow or a red card. Players like George Best, Pele or Maradona were fouled like crazy and had to perform. I actually do not think that Messi is as great as the media makes him out to be. Nowadays the top teams can assemble all the great players on 1 team. Therefore the game becomes easier and there's less competition in domestic leagues.

[@senkkella7664]

The defenders were also easier to trick before,while now even defenders from Las Palmas are better at defending than defenders from some top team back in 50' and 60'