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I admit that ARSEnal have been on good form this season, execptionally good, but they could never be as good as the Man Utd team of the late 50s which was tragically killed off in a plane cras in 1958.
It would be interesting. But to say they aren't better than the 1958 Manchester United side is to go out on a limb. Football has changed so much since then, the style of the game just is different.
Not only that but the Busby Babes don't have a way of benchmarking their greatness in any way that would allow us to compare, i.e. the current Arsenal could play and beat the current Real Madrid and we would be able to say hey Arsenal rock.
But there is no way of comparing the Busby Babes to Arsenal.
So by default Arsenal are better.
> This team hasn't even won anything yet how the hell are they the best??
The bulk of this team has won a Double, and some of them have won two in the last few seasons. If you're talking about this exact team, fair enough. But then by the same measure, United haven't won anything either.
> And saying they're better then the Busby Babes is nearing on blasphemy
How so?
I think most people would tend to agree that today's football is much harder. It's consistently played at a much higher pace and skill level and requires more technical ability.
They may have been 'tougher' (i.e. less diving and rolling around), but chances are most footballers from the 50s, if transplanted through time, would not last the season today.
As such, I think any of today's top teams can safely be classed as better.
> lalakersrule wrote:
> This team hasn't even won anything yet how the hell are they the
> best??
>
> The bulk of this team has won a Double, and some of them have won two
> in the last few seasons. If you're talking about this exact
> team, fair enough. But then by the same measure, United haven't won
> anything either.
Never said this United had won anything. Plus i wouldn't even put this United, based on performances not results, in the top 5 of best teams this season
> And saying they're better then the Busby Babes is nearing on
> blasphemy
>
> How so?
>
> I think most people would tend to agree that today's football is much
> harder. It's consistently played at a much higher pace and skill
> level and requires more technical ability.
>
> They may have been 'tougher' (i.e. less diving and rolling around),
> but chances are most footballers from the 50s, if transplanted
> through time, would not last the season today.
>
> As such, I think any of today's top teams can safely be classed as
> better.
I class teams based on the silverware won and who they had to face to win that silverware. Busby Babes have silverware, this Arsenal team doesn't, therefore i class the babes as better.
Although I doubt the above will happen.
> WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> lalakersrule wrote:
> This team hasn't even won anything yet how the hell are they the
> best??
>
> The bulk of this team has won a Double, and some of them have won
> two
> in the last few seasons. If you're talking about this exact
> team, fair enough. But then by the same measure, United haven't won
> anything either.
>
>
> Never said this United had won anything. Plus i wouldn't even put
> this United, based on performances not results, in the top 5 of best
> teams this season
>
>
> And saying they're better then the Busby Babes is nearing on
> blasphemy
>
> How so?
>
> I think most people would tend to agree that today's football is
> much
> harder. It's consistently played at a much higher pace and skill
> level and requires more technical ability.
>
> They may have been 'tougher' (i.e. less diving and rolling around),
> but chances are most footballers from the 50s, if transplanted
> through time, would not last the season today.
>
> As such, I think any of today's top teams can safely be classed as
> better.
>
>
> I class teams based on the silverware won and who they had to face to
> win that silverware. Busby Babes have silverware, this Arsenal team
> doesn't, therefore i class the babes as better.
yes, but what about before they had one silverware?
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