current superstar could be better then the players in the nintys.

[TheGodEmperor]

ronaldinho on his day has done things with a football that none of those players have done.but u could debate with ronaldo back in the day when he played for psv,barca and inter.can u tell me why riquelme deserves a mention if u can see i left out players such as gerrard,totti and ballack.
you say that to mention ronaldinho with the likes of figo and romario is scary and yet he has already achieve more the those guys.but to mention riquelme on the list NOW THATS SCARY.

riquelme is an average player that played one good season and choke when it really matted.  

Riquelme has something that neither Ballack nor Gerrard ever had (Totti has some), and that is vision. He is creative enough to read plays before they happen, and to create space with every pass he makes. Gerrard and Ballack dont have that kind of creativity, and Totti is quite frankly, obscenely overrated. Players like Riquelme, on the other hand, are underrated. Thats why a player like Evar Banega should be mentioned along with the likes of Messi and Bojan. The game needs players like Riquelme and Banega.

[Adi]

And I can tell you that Requelme has nowhere the overall game that Ballack and Gerrard do. Requelme is not better just because he has vision. Gerrard and Ballack posses much better physical attributes (pace, agility, strength, etc) and are also better defensively and in the air. I think we should talk about who the better overall player is, and not just consider the one good attribute a player has.

[TheGodEmperor]

And I can tell you that Requelme has nowhere the overall game that Ballack and Gerrard do. Requelme is not better just because he has vision. Gerrard and Ballack posses much better physical attributes (pace, agility, strength, etc) and are also better defensively and in the air. I think we should talk about who the better overall player is, and not just consider the one good attribute a player has.

yes but vision is the thing that so many players lack. I'd rather have great vision and average speed than crap vision and good speed. Soccer is a numbers game, its all about using the space to create two-on-ones, three-on-ones. etc...Vision is what really breaks a game open. The great pass is the thing that most often fools a defence, not the shot.

[Adi]

You can't say Gerrard has no vision. He has a lot of vision. Maybe not as much as Requelme, but it's damn close.

[TheGodEmperor]

You can't say Gerrard has no vision. He has a lot of vision. Maybe not as much as Requelme, but it's damn close.

not as close as you might think...there are maybe 5 players in the world who can create and use the space on a field like Riquelme, and nobody does it as well. He is not a complete player, but players with his talents come along only once every few years. I dont even think than Banega will get there. None of the young talents have the kind of vision Riquelme has had for his entire career. He is a player who makes even mediocre players seem very good.

[cigar omar]

You can't say Gerrard has no vision. He has a lot of vision. Maybe not as much as Requelme, but it's damn close.

I'm sorry when it came to vision even Gerrard doesn't come close.