Maradona

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Does anybody else just love watching Maradona on the sidelines. I find myself rooting for Argentina for his sake. Obviously he has great squad of players to pick including probably the worlds best player, but he seems so involved unlike some other managers you see. When they show the training sessions and he's playing in defence and getting involved just like a player.

I can only imagine what the interviews after games are like for Argentina TV.

If like me you've seen the World Cup 86 footage a hundred times you may find this montage vid from his Napoli days entertaining.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClYDs3yG74

And a video featuring some awesome passes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--ACUzCCza8&feature=fvw

 

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lol yeah that suit too

 

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I've always thought of him as the best player of all time. I'm too young for Pele, but I witnessed Maradona from 1986 onwards. Players like Zidane and Ronaldo were excellent and a joy to watch, but Maradona was in a different league.

I've watched that 'Awesome passes' video I linked a few times now and it's just breath taking. The determination of his dribbling. The way the ball appears to stick to his feet always in control and the quality of his passes are unrivalled in my generation.

I guess the nearest we have to Maradona is Gazza. Not in the same league, but still he had great vision and was also a joy to watch in his prime.

 

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Fixed...no one reminds me more of Maradona than Messi at the moment...but i remember growing up watching Maradona play in the '86 WC finals...he was simply sublime and even in the '94 WC finals in America he showed the world that he still had it although he was way past his prime.

ahh yeah the Gazza ref was referring to England/We

 

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Maradona good; Pelé better; George Best.

Having watched various video's of Maradona I can't see how anyone can be better. As far as I'm concerned he had everything a player in his position could have. If Pele was better, in what way was he better?

I think Pele's goal scoring record was out of this world for club teams, but it's not like Maradona had 100 attempts and scored only 2. From the Pele footage I've seen were they not different types of players? so it's difficult to make a comparison. However the skill and ability of Maradona on the football pitch appeared to be as good as a footballer can get. Time will tell if there is better

I'd have loved to have seen more of Pele. I've only seen his World Cup coverage.

 

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As above I've enjoyed watching him during this World Cup and it would be a shame if he quit now. Tactually I'm sure he's learned a lot from this world cup and that can only help. Fair enough if he's sacked and the choice is made for him, but if it's down to his decision and commitment then I'm sure he'll do nothing but improve over the next few years.

I think Maradona quoted before the World Cup his tactics were the same as his winning world cup squad from 1986. Unfortunately they never had Maradona on the pitch to pull those tactics off. What were those tactics? Maradona picks the ball in his own half, charges up field, lays off a killer pass and 5% of the time his team mates score In fact that Passes video on the first page features this very tactic over and over.