How good was Maradona? Well it cannot be said in words, still will try.
Blessed with possibly the best left foot in the history of football and a vision second to none.
At his peak, he was almost unstoppable, either he would glide past the defense to score/assist, or create chances for his team mates with his inch perfect goal passes from ridiculous angles. The most important thing about Maradona was an individual drive, something like George Best had. Like he tried to take everything by himself. For Example Zico, who was as talented as Maradona and was even more complete in certain aspects of the game(passing, shooting and orchesting the midfield), but what made Maradona better was unlike Zico, Maradona had that edge, where he used to take on things by himself while Zico although capable lacked that extra grit which Maradona had.
He would want to win by any means, while he was brave enough to ride tackles and bear so much abuse, at the same time, he was also a pathetic diver and cheat.
Best player I ever saw.
Ronaldo was possibly better for a season or two before his injury but that's it.
Nope, peak R9, while really surreal and devastating, was not anything like peak Maradona.