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| Topic Started: 25 Jun 2018, 04:09 AM (7,542 Views) | |
| Kingslim | 25 Jun 2018, 10:58 PM Post #21 |
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69 and counting
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They did in the 94 WC. I think he’s the greatest player of all time but his cheating is totally overlooked. Can’t think of any other drug cheat who retained their status as Maradona has. |
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| Jamor67 | 25 Jun 2018, 11:09 PM Post #22 |
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In spite of dungeon fire and sword
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He was on the down slope by 94. His glory days were 84-90, they were free of performance enhancing drugs ( maybe not recreational ones). Maybe that's why he retains the status. |
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| Kingslim | 25 Jun 2018, 11:20 PM Post #23 |
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69 and counting
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Yeah, that’s the only plausible reason
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| Joseph D. Pistone | 25 Jun 2018, 11:52 PM Post #24 |
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Club Captain
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The greatest |
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| Chako | 26 Jun 2018, 01:06 AM Post #25 |
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First-team starter
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Luis Brown had an Irish grandfather I think. |
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| nakasboots | 26 Jun 2018, 01:22 AM Post #26 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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He practically does the exact same thing to the Scottish midfield before releasing a pass for the goal. Watch the others for moments of surreal genius. His control. Composure. Walking the ball to the opposition before bursting away or releasing some outrageous pass. 18 years old and he was doing things footballers had rarely seen or thought of. Still can't imagine anyone close to him. Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar combined might just make half a Maradona.
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| PaulWilson | 26 Jun 2018, 02:12 AM Post #27 |
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First-team starter
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The closest thing to a one-man team you will ever get. Messi has heart of a pea compared to Diego. He could lift a whole team to greatness by sheer force of his personality. The old-school fouls (assaults) he endured in his career would have broken Messi into little bits. The horrific assault by the Butcher of Bilbao was worthy of a jail sentence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9_f9UrizSk But what I love about Maradona is that after he recovered from his leg break he exacted his revenge against Bilbao. A true leader of men into battle. Could you imagine Messi standing up after having his leg broken and showing that his team would not be cowed by Hun-type hatchet men? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vttuYis46A0 The best player on the planet with a heart of a lion and a will of steel. The treatment he received in Italian football in the 1980s was brutal. I can't remember the stats correctly but the number of times he was fouled in every game he played there was ridiculous. He was constantly booted black and blue in an era where you had to really work hard to get a red card but still managed to lead his team to two titles. Towards the later stages in Italy he needed an op every summer to 'scrape' his knees to try to repair the continual damage. If Maradona was playing now, with the protection given to players by the new rules, he would be dragging Argentina to glory by the scruff of the neck and meek Messi would be getting swept along in a true footballing God's wake. Anyone who wishes to join in the worship of the greatest player ever can sign up at https://iglesiamaradoniana.wordpress.com NB: There is no Church of Messi as he is a false prophet sent to detract you from the gifts of the one true footballing God. Edited by PaulWilson, 26 Jun 2018, 02:23 AM.
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| Bingo | 26 Jun 2018, 08:12 AM Post #28 |
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Occasional Substitute
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| Stephane_Mahe | 26 Jun 2018, 08:57 AM Post #29 |
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Getting on a bit
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If Maradona was playing now opponents wouldn’t need to kick him cos he’d be blowing out his arse after 15 minutes... Of course Maradona and Messi are both such amazing players that they’d adjust to whatever was/is required of them in any era. |
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| Ned Rise | 26 Jun 2018, 09:10 AM Post #30 |
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These boots were made for hunbustin'
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He was a man of high renown. |
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| dtic | 26 Jun 2018, 09:47 AM Post #31 |
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Older than dirt
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I was given some books & his autobiography was in that pile. Reading it, some of his decision making and advice given - especially around transfers - was seriously mental. Quite often random Think that's how he ended up at Napoli. Though how they loved him. Think he's my favourite footballer - in his prime in his teens & early twenties he was peerless.
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| stevie21 | 26 Jun 2018, 10:04 AM Post #32 |
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Poster of the Tuesday afternoon!
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It's weird that you feel the need to put Messi down to compliment Maradona. That's not even the most weird thing about your post
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| DICEMAN | 26 Jun 2018, 11:50 AM Post #33 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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Ronaldo ain't even the best Ronaldo never mind as good as Messi |
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| Ned Rise | 26 Jun 2018, 12:41 PM Post #34 |
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These boots were made for hunbustin'
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Aye, I'll maybe have to revise that after yesterday's game. From what I've seen, I think he's a better player than Ronaldo*, but comparing the Argentina v Croatia game against the Spain v Portugal game, it looked like Ronaldo at this tournament could drag his team to a better performance than Messi. *People watch more Spanish football than me, so I'm not going to go into a big argument over that either way. |
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| patagoniajohnbhoy | 26 Jun 2018, 01:12 PM Post #35 |
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Scouting out new signings in the Patagonia
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Not sure when he started taking drugs . Don't think they were performance enhancing products . I am sure if he hadn't got involved in all that rubbish , he would have played for a couple more years |
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| Joseph D. Pistone | 26 Jun 2018, 02:25 PM Post #36 |
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Club Captain
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Should show spoiled weans on their 3G's and pampered players him trying to get fit for the 1994 WC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhoIJr0qiDg I'll overlook that the fitness programme also involved ephedrine. |
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| Luca | 26 Jun 2018, 02:28 PM Post #37 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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The thing that's noticeable in those clips is that his teammates are looking at him as a captain and leader figure even when he was just 18. No one is treating him like a kid or trying to protect him, he's already their leader and talisman. If you look at Messi and Ronaldo - as everyone seems to be comparing those two in this thread - they weren't seen as captains/leaders until much later. In fact, they weren't even the best players in their respective teams until they were in their early to mid twenties. I think this is one of the main attributes that sets El Diego apart. It's like he was already a complete footballer from day one, there was no need to mature or be guided, he just knew how to do it all. Pele had a similar thing too - captain and leader by the age of 17 - but wasn't as single handedly influential as Maradona IMO. Edited by Luca, 26 Jun 2018, 02:29 PM.
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| Dannybhoy95 | 26 Jun 2018, 06:54 PM Post #38 |
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Champions Again Olé, Olé
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Neither did Maradona. |
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| McStay | 26 Jun 2018, 06:58 PM Post #39 |
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Espanyolification
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Hopefully last night has put that myth to bed for good with Portugal hanging on by their fingertips v Iran. They'd have been papped out if the Iran player didn't bottle his chance in injury time. Edited by McStay, 26 Jun 2018, 06:59 PM.
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| Gonga | 26 Jun 2018, 07:24 PM Post #40 |
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Older than dirt
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Glad to be old enough to have even seen still playing, even just on the tele. A total football icon, and will always rank ahead of Messi just for the romance he brought to the game. |
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