Has to be up there among the most photogenic players ever.
Diego Armando Maradona
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Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) discuss United's fantastic win away against Athletic Club in the semi-final of the Europa League.
They also pick out the positives of United's 4-3 loss away at Brentford, and Nik reviews a day out at Old Trafford watching Manchester United Women qualify for the Champions League.
A favorite of mine.
Obviously it's a bit misleading as it was captured immediately after a free kick and so it wasn't really all the belgium team ganging on upon him but even then it captures his essence so well and what it felt like to watch him and I'd imagine what it felt to go up against him.
Even though Messi has a solid cade for having surpassed him in my book he hasn't still been upped as the single player most capable of turning a game upside down in a moment of brilliance through the sheer force of will and ability.
Indeed
Recently died the Peruvian writer Vargas Llosa, he had one of the best definitions of Diego's football:
Technique and football IQ never leave you, even if you're old, cocked up and overweight. Anyone can however see how his knees were completely shot in the later stages of his life. A result of the physical abuse he sustained during his career, added to his unhealthy style of life.
You can also see the grinta, this rage and will to win even in meaningless training sessions, and his passion for football which never left him until the day he died.
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I remember when nobody could handle without training the Jabulani and old chuby grandpa dominated the ball like nothing, his connection with the ball was amazing
Yes it was. Seeing his training sessions makes one understand the levels to greatness.
Imagine if he played today on them slick pitches and rightfully protected by the referees. My father loves Messi as much as he loved Maradona, but is adamant that he wouldn't have had the career he did if he played in the 80's. The defenders would've shot his legs to pieces.
The Jabulani was one of the worst football Adidas has ever put out. I've played with quite few balls starting with the Tango España which remains my all time favourite, despite how heavy it was, especially in the rain (I still have my first one, totally battered with its leather skin nearly completey off), but the Jabulani was the most unpredictable of all. I hated that ball. Seeing Diego manipulating it like was nothing truly made me jealous.
It's still painful to see one of the greatest footballers of all time barely able to move at an age where he really shouldn't have.
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God given talent.
Loads of YouTubers can juggle a ball but he could do that equally well and then was the best actual player of football in the world.
Superstar. (Despite the hand of god!)
Loads of YouTubers can juggle a ball but he could do that equally well and then was the best actual player of football in the world.
Superstar. (Despite the hand of god!)
Here's Zidane paying tribute to his skill.
Amen.
And here's the original video Zidane was referring to. Just try to hit the post from 16 yards four times in a row.
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I saw George Best do something similar at Elland road in the very early 70s. Utd were warming up and Best had a shot at Alex Stepney. He hit the cross bar and the Leeds fans jeered him. Stepney stepped away from the goal to talk to a physio I think and so best took another shot from the edge of the box and hit the crossbar again. He did it from my fuzzy memory 4 times in a row and then blew the Leeds fans a kiss before wandering off to the rest of the team warming up.