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The respected football writer Guillem Balogue has been researching a book on Maradona. He soon realised that he knew virtually nothing about him. The most complex of men. The magician, the cheat, the god, the flawed genius.
There are a 100 different Maradonas. The journalists article is on the BBC Football website.
Maradona not only won the World Cup and 2 Serie A titles; he did it with below average teams. For good measure, he also won the Italian Cup with Napoli as well as winning the league.
Maradona was the first football to have a full-time agent, the first to have a personal trainer (he needed one). He was very supporting of other teammates, refusing to play for Argentina until all the other players were given bonuses.
In less than 250 seconds against England he scored 2 of the goals that are talked about more than nearly any other goal. If he could score the second, he did not need to score the first the way he did.
As a flawed genius could he have been better without drugs etc? Probably, not. Maradona believed that he could have been better. The 2 goals v England sum him up. 2 extremes together. The same way that say George Best or Ronnie O'Sullivan were and are also flawed performers.
The author took some Argentinian shirts and a Bigglleswade United shirt (He is Chairman) to Maradona for him to autograph. Maradona only wanted to sign and pose for a picture with the Biggleswade shirt. (Picture shown on the BBC article). Maradone received some brutal treatment. This directly helped change football and helped protect modern players such as Messi from similar treatment.
Free of drugs, and benefitting from all the developments and advantages modern footballers have, Maradona could have had a much longer career.
Think he was taking that at the last World Cup
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Thanks for uploading the link. Ive seen this one. I liked it a lot. Very moving especially in the fact that now he is dead. Flawed genius.
Great documentary Might message Shilton so he doesn't miss it.
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November 27, 2020, 7:31pm |
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Best player ever by a long way . Yes the righteous people will call him a cheat but it’s only sour grapes for the handball. If it wasn’t against us they’d say different . You only have to watch the 2 goals in Mexico to know he was on a different level . So many other incredible moments that any fan of the beautiful game should just say thank you , you nutter !!
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At the time I thought he was a cheat but as Lineker said he did not blame him but the ref and linesman who did not spot it.
As a.player he was second to none and loved wherever he played but he was.a addict although there is no evidence he did harm to anybody but himself.
He loved his family and they loved him that's all you can ask in life.
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As many have said, had he not scored that goal against England, we wouldn’t give a excrement and I’d argue that to a man we’d all be saying the same thing.
We always ignore the fact that both goal, handball aside, were excellent and the England teams attempts to stop him were awful.
He was a genius and as stated earlier, took average teams to the very top. Napoli weren’t successful side, haven’t been since but that period of time they were excellent. Similar with Argentina and as folk have said, he enjoyed football.
Bonkers, yes? Too much time on the yeyo? Indeed...but even then, he was still the best in the world for a time...
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You only have to watch the 2 goals in Mexico to know he was on a different level . So many other incredible moments that any fan of the beautiful game should just say thank you , you nutter !!
Saw Maradona last night on BBC2 interviewed by Gary Lineker which was filmed in 2006 . There was filming done at a Boca Juniors game and my God was Diego passionate about the game. That side of him I liked .Just a shame about the drug taking/cheating. Likewise watching the rerun yesterday of England v Argentina 1986 game which the BBC put on their online website and he was quality. Only watched a bit and was always looking out for Maradona but when he did get the ball as you say another level.
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For me, the semi-final against Belgium in 86 was more defining for him than the England game. His 2 goals are absolutely sublime.
Nice to see Maradona when he looked well in that video. Just came across this. Bloated but the talent never left him. Its why I admire Pele more. Another gifted player and probably the best all rounder ever but never took to the drugs and drink like Maradona did. Thats something I always admire. The ability to cope with the gifts God has given you and also the adulation that comes with it . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ69bFbgVG8Pele said something beautiful about Maradona's passing on twitter: "What sad news. I lost a great friend and the world lost a legend. There is still much to be said, but for now, may God give strength to family members. One day, I hope we can play ball together in the sky".
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He was a scumbag, the world a better place with him six feet under.
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He was a scumbag, the world a better place with him six feet under.
I feel sorry for individuals like you .
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