When I was a child, there was a saying in the book review, called: "It is guilty of disobeying superiors", but for some people, it is difficult to admit that others are excellent. Even a historical-level star like Messi will still be labelled with various hats, the most comical of which is that "if Messi had been placed in such and such an era, he would have been eradicated a long time ago".
First of all, we must admit that the malicious fouls of 30 years ago were much worse than they are now, especially in South American football, which has always been known for its brutality. As a result, it is far more difficult for South American players like Maradona and Pele to perform than European players. Because European football is more regulated and more advanced, South American football is easy to scrap, that's a fact.
But more malicious fouls do not mean more defensive intensity, these are two concepts. It is precisely because the defensive scale in the past was larger that it shows that the defensive system in the past was inferior to the current one. Unless everyone comes for revenge, any player can not foul without fouling, and if he can make small rules, he will never hurt anyone, after all, everyone is a human being, not a beast, not to mention that he is also facing the punishment of red and yellow cards.
Therefore, a malicious foul often means that it can no longer be prevented, which is a last resort. Maradona is always taken care of by his opponents on the field, and the opponents knock down Maradona again and again like a tree, which is real. But Maradona was not treated so maliciously in every game, otherwise even Da Luo Jinxian would still have to become disabled.
A lot of people learn about football by watching highlights, and very few people actually watch the entire careers of certain players, let alone watch other teams. In fact, football in that period was like that, but Maradona was more powerful, and naturally there were more cases of targeting. And Messi is also taken care of in important games, he has been bloodied many times, trampled by Real Madrid's Pepe and Ramos and others, which is something that a person at the level of a football king must bear.
So although football in the last century was more brutal, there is no need to exaggerate, after all, everyone plays football, not fighting, let alone killing, everyone's purpose is to win, not to hurt people. Unless it is deliberately hurtful, this situation can occur at any time and is beyond the scope of discussion. And football must be getting more and more progressive so far, and there is no need to discuss it.
If you ask a professional player casually, he will tell you that the overall defense is much stronger now than it was 30 years ago, otherwise generations of football people will study tactics all day long, what are they studying? So if you have to say that Messi will be scrapped 30 years ago, it is actually not aimed at Messi, but the entire group of players born in the 80s, because everyone is facing the same intensity of the game, and Messi is facing more malicious fouls.
It is no accident that a person can become a player of the historical level, Messi's physical fitness is far better than these blind imaginations, it cannot be said that his physical fitness is stronger than that of the old horse, but at least it is not bad at all. Messi's strength lies in flexibility, which is an excellent quality that many athletes lack.
My older brother was able to run and jump as a teenager, was 170cm tall and could touch the basket, and ran 100 meters and 400 meters to win school rankings, while my athleticism was below average. But within a few years, he had knee problems, his body had dropped significantly, and by the time he graduated from college, he had completely lost his talent, and I was still me. Now in his 30s, I'm still me, and his form continues to decline.
The reason for this is that flexibility is not good. Some people are good at hard bridges and hard horses, but they can't do simple kicks, and this kind of person is very prone to injury. NBA's James has a strong physique, but he also practices yoga and has very good physical flexibility, although Zion is stronger, but obviously more than strong, and lacks flexibility, this kind of physique is prone to injury.
So, if we look at Ronaldo again, he is completely in line with this principle. Ronaldo's physical ability at his peak is indeed unique, but the problem is that his physical toughness is not enough. There is a limit to how strong a person is, and if a person is soft enough, he will avoid a large number of injuries.
So we see that Ronaldo is injured himself at every turn, in fact, no one touches him at all, is this to blame others for malicious fouls against him? Is it with intentions? In fact, everyone treats Ronaldo very well, and few people maliciously foul him, obviously Ronaldo has suffered no more malicious fouls than Messi, so why is he frequently injured, but Messi is unharmed?
Maddie's physical talent is recognized as the best, but the actual effect is not as good as Kobe's, why? Because the body's tolerance is also a part of physical fitness, even the most important. No matter how powerful a person is, his condition will drop greatly if he is injured twice, and Ronaldo is no longer the alien after several major injuries.
Therefore, to say that "Messi was put in the Ronaldo era and has long been abolished" is complete nonsense, and every word exposes that the speaker does not understand the ball. Some people say that Messi is protected, and that's right, the point is which star is not protected, and the starting point of advocating for the protection of players was around 1998, and the purpose was to protect Ronaldo, not Messi.
Because I've seen too many superstars retire from history due to injury, FIFA has given this order, and it's not for Messi. Moreover, Messi was often injured in the years around 2008, and if you really watched the game, you will definitely remember it vividly, and at that time fans were worried that Messi would become the next Robben. Because Robben often misses games due to injuries, it also affects his form.
Obviously, Barcelona and Messi had a health plan in those years, so after 2010, Messi rarely got injured, it was his personal physical fitness plus acquired maintenance, not taken for granted. Let's take a look at what those Brazilian stars have done: gambling, drug abuse, clubbing, pickling girls, pornography, gambling and drugs, why do they compete with Messi for good health?
Cristiano Ronaldo was often viciously fouled when he was young, but he persevered, because Ronaldo's physical hardness was stronger than that of Ronaldo, and Neymar was often injured because he liked to play with opponents. So don't mention at every turn how fierce the defense of a certain era is, if you can do it alone, when you can do it, if you can't do it, you can't do it at any time. Maradona has become the king of the ball despite being maliciously fouled, and Ronaldo's era is no different from Messi's era, but his own body is not competitive, and he can't blame others.