The standard is higher because of the technicality and athleticism of even 'average' players these days.
I dont think that translates into being more enjoyable though.
With the game moving towards stats, possession, passes completed etc a lot of the flair and excitement has been taken out of the game.
One thing for me is looking at top level strikers, even just a few years ago all the top teams had one. Europe was littered with the likes of Eto'o, Ibrahimovic, Henry, Villa, Torres, Van Nistlerooy, Shevchenko. Players that you would want to watch week in week out.
Even some of the lesser teams had stand out, international class centre forwards that you would look forward to seeing play.
These days you can probably count on one hand the number of top class strikers right across Europe.
I think this is part of why the Champions League has lost some of its excitement as well. Growing up I wouldn't be able to wait for the CL to see the likes of Ronaldinho & Kaka and more recently the likes of Robben and Ribery tearing teams apart for Bayern.
Now it seems like those players are very few and far between or cant play the game in the same way flair players were given the licence to a few years ago.