I dont get this, why is nearly every single leading scorer from the new era?
Why is it never like „yeah he played in the 70s and is leading scorer off xyz“
You can check that, i am not talking bs, its hard to find a leading scorer that was in his prime between 1970-90
Why?
1970 - 1990 is the peak of low scoring football. Goals per game in world cups just to cite one statistic were at their lowest in tournaments in this era. There are multiple possible reasons for this (poor pitch quality, poor fitness, tactical trends towards favouring defence and 1-0 wins over free flowing goal fests) but it’s a well observed trend among many football statisticians that the 70s and 80s represent the nadir for goal scoring in professional football.