Over the years I always had a personal opinion that Latapy was the closest thing in modern football to come close to Garrincha - same size, and the trademark stop on a dime to turn and have defenders sliding all over the place...same body control and feints.
There was a story about one of them european countries having a facility where they tried to clone the new Garrincha with years of top secret training and who knows how much vidoe footage to specially selected youths..... Never worked out.
Carlos good too, but as a master dribbler and close control, he a tad behind Latas.
Then too, most are...