Captain Sensible
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With the World Cup being the best for years and a general feeling that the expansive attacking football is a breath of fresh air. I started thinking, well the greatest of all time, how would he had faired in this World Cup? 'Well who is the greatest in your opinion?' I hear you say... Or think.
It's can only be one. However much as an 11year old I hated him, however much he lied and cheated, he surely was the greatest. I started watching you tube clips of him to remind me of what I saw as a kid and it is astonishing that in an age of very poor pitches, poor equipment, poor diet compared to today. Also as you can see some awful refs offering poor protection, that this man was able to do this.
Messi, Ronaldo, Bale etc.......could they do or be as good as he was? My opinion is no. Also as much as we like to hate him because of the 'hand of god', it's amazing in these clips how many times he gets hacked but doesn't dive like a modern footballer, but keeps going.
Have a look, see what you think. I'm especially interested in the youngsters point of view as they perhaps never witnessed his skill. Some of the clips are poor quality, but can you deny he was the most skillfull ever to play the game.
Btw I am not Argentinian. I'm English/Swiss so I should hate him more than most, yet his sheer skill prevents that.
MARADONA
It's can only be one. However much as an 11year old I hated him, however much he lied and cheated, he surely was the greatest. I started watching you tube clips of him to remind me of what I saw as a kid and it is astonishing that in an age of very poor pitches, poor equipment, poor diet compared to today. Also as you can see some awful refs offering poor protection, that this man was able to do this.
Messi, Ronaldo, Bale etc.......could they do or be as good as he was? My opinion is no. Also as much as we like to hate him because of the 'hand of god', it's amazing in these clips how many times he gets hacked but doesn't dive like a modern footballer, but keeps going.
Have a look, see what you think. I'm especially interested in the youngsters point of view as they perhaps never witnessed his skill. Some of the clips are poor quality, but can you deny he was the most skillfull ever to play the game.
Btw I am not Argentinian. I'm English/Swiss so I should hate him more than most, yet his sheer skill prevents that.
MARADONA
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