This is based on player skill not player results. It's like if superstar soccer player energy passed from player to player these are the players that have "it". Only players who have "it" can recognize "it". 1. Maradona 2. Haji 3. Laudrup 4. Messi 6. Pele 7. Berbatov 8. Zidane 9. Hazard 10. Conti The "it" factor is where the majority of time the player has the ball something intelligent happens...something not seen from and sometimes by lesser players. I may have missed a few players, and the order might be up for debate after #3.
"It" factor: 1. Messi/Pele 2. Ronaldinho 3. Maradona 4. Zidane 5. Cruyff 6. Neymar 7. Hazard 8. Best 9. Bergkamp 10. Okocha
I'm glad you kept Ronaldo (Portugal) off the list and I do agree with some additions but not with Ronaldinho or Neymar.... completely invisible in big games. Vanbasten over Bergkamp...or Vanistlerooy. Messy is not above Maradona no matter what Maradona said..and definately not Ronaldinho even if you have to include him...at best he and Neymar are at the bottom of this list but definitely no "it" factor.
"it" factor (not in order): Cruijff, Romário, Zidane, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Cristiano, Robinho, Neymar and Marcelo.
Diego Maradona the ultimate reference point for all functional skills @Isaías Silva Serafim 1:09 Talking about “key passes” oh my word!!!! That is some Bruce Lee shit from return of the dragon I highly recommend the first video(it’s introduction by Michel platini) and the last video( demonstrating his panoramic vision of the field like no other) the second video(on the back heels )is my favourite though(and the music suits it perfectly)