I am only commenting on his football ability. He was the best player I have seen in my lifetime. He could do things with the ball that were extraordinary. He could play passes that were sensational and his vision was superb. What he did at Napoli was unreal. Some of his goals were unbelievable. Yes he cheated against us and at the time I was raging. I have mellowed though. Perhaps plenty of teams cheated against him too? In 82 Italy fouled him more than 20 times in one game and in that worldcup he was the most fouled player in any worldcup. Free kicks werent as cheap then as they are now either. At times teams tried to kick him out of the game. One of my lads is football daft. A couple of years ago we were talking about how good Messi is. He asked if he was the best player I have seen and I said no Maradona was. He watched an hour of youtube highlights with me and at the end he was blown away. It was my lad that came to tell me he had died today. My rambling point is I think his talent is something younger generations than mine can appreciate and we live in a time where the term world class is used far too easily. Maradona was a genuine great on the pitch. Just my opinion. RIP Diego.
Just an unbelievable player. Yes had his off field problems. the goal after the hand of god was unreal. one of if not the best player of all time.
Rest in peace, but I won't be shedding any tears. Maradona was, without doubt, a good player but George Best (who died 15 years ago today) was a far better player, on far worse pitches and when there was almost no such thing as a bad foul. Even if it meant losing against England he would not have done a 'Hand of God' cheat. What Maradona did wasn't just against England, it made football itself the loser.
I suppose it was karma that one of the greatest ever World Cup goals was forgotten because of one of the worst World Cup goals given in the same game. Not my cup of tea as a player. Not saying he wasn’t any good but in terms of greats Pele, Best and others are away ahead. However RIP lad.
**** of a man by all accounts but my God. What a ****ing story he has left behind. A colourful, colourful man. Playing with doughnuts on his nostrils. Scoring the most famous goal of all time in cheating. Which in itself was an impressive feat of nerve, athleticism, barefaced lying and sheer ****iness. We live in a sterilised time. Christ was that **** dirty. He leaves a special legacy behind. Good and bad. What's sure is he won't be forgotten any time soon.
