Athletes were always dominating force in football. Ronaldinho was special because his cognition was absolutely stellar alongside technical capacity and physical traits. Ronaldo - the real one, was absolutely insane physical specimen.
As for the rest, the idea that RM are essentially text book British lumberjacks, while Barca having elite technical capacity, is just absolute bonkers.
First single most important trait is character, then cognition, physical attributes and technical capacity. Especially for modern football. Meanhwhile if your perception of top player is Pedri and you build your squad around him, then you should not wonder why you cannot beat even Europa League.
