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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Point taken, but are English fans arguing that Dean and Matthews and Bloomer are on a par or better than Pele, Maradona, Messi, etc."
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Depends who you talk to of course, English fans have their favourites and will argue till they are blue in the face that their players are better.
Plus it's so hard to compare across eras when the game was very different back then.
Still, Tom Finney (1946-60) was regarded by many as the best player in the world during his era, while Dixie Dean's 60 goals in 1927-28 was considered a Ruthian achievement.
My Mount Rushmore is still Pele, Maradona, Messi, & Brazilian Ronaldo - but there are lots of players from all eras just below that threshold.