In any case, I couldn't stand the man.
26-11-2020, 09:11 PM
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Re: Diago Maradona
He was a very talented and gifted player up until the day he decided to cheat in the 1986 Mexico World Cup by scoring a goal with his hand. He will never ever be considered 'the greatest' or 'one of the greatest' because in my book, a footballers action on and off the pitch is what defines them as 'great'. 'Greats' do not cheat and as Maradona deliberately cheated in a football match, he does not deserve the title of 'greatest' or 'one of the greatest' because it is an insult to all those players who have earned the right to be called a Great.26-11-2020, 09:26 PM
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Re: Diago Maradona
Originally Posted by Dodge
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He was a very talented and gifted player up until the day he decided to cheat in the 1986 Mexico World Cup by scoring a goal with his hand. He will never ever be considered 'the greatest' or 'one of the greatest' because in my book, a footballers action on and off the pitch is what defines them as 'great'. 'Greats' do not cheat and as Maradona deliberately cheated in a football match, he does not deserve the title of 'greatest' or 'one of the greatest' because it is an insult to all those players who have earned the right to be called a Great.
27-11-2020, 12:56 AM
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Re: Diago Maradona
Originally Posted by scot37
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I am a football fan but let's face how many cheats are there in the game now? Every week we see players diving in the box with very little contact in order to 'win' a penalty.
When you allow a cheat to be called 'The Greatest', it devalues the meaning of the word.
28-11-2020, 10:36 PM
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Re: Diago Maradona
I was reading an article about him today. Very humble beginnings. Says he hated the Brits, that the hand of God was something that delighted him to get back at Brits who had recently been killing Argentinians like little birds. I'm astonished by the Argentinian reaction to his passing. I read they were having 3 days of mourning. Football must be a real passion there.29-11-2020, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by AnnieS
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I was reading an article about him today. Very humble beginnings. Says he hated the Brits, that the hand of God was something that delighted him to get back at Brits who had recently been killing Argentinians like little birds. I'm astonished by the Argentinian reaction to his passing. I read they were having 3 days of mourning. Football must be a real passion there.
He is seen as a god over in Argentina because of him scoring the 2 goals that knocked out England from the World Cup, England a country hated by Argentinians because of the Falklands war.
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