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For people in the UK this is on Channel 4 tomorrow night at 9pm.
Definitely worth watching if you haven’t seen it.
Definitely worth watching if you haven’t seen it.
Haven't seen that, but if you've seen the Senna documentary (F1 driver for those that don't know) this is made by the same people and in the same sort of style. Though the 2 subjects could not be more different really.Is it made similar to the Sir Matt Busby film?
Off topic I know but "Senna" (the film) is amazing.Haven't seen that, but if you've seen the Senna documentary (F1 driver for those that don't know) this is made by the same people and in the same sort of style. Though the 2 subjects could not be more different really.
i.e. Americans.Haven't seen that, but if you've seen the Senna documentary (F1 driver for those that don't know) this is made by the same people and in the same sort of style. Though the 2 subjects could not be more different really.
I would agree, although his fall should be a lesson to all young footballers today as to how it can change quickly into a nightmare life if a player has won it all, and replaces the winning hunger with party hunger.I would have liked to have seen some more backstory to his rise of fame with Boca and the hoo-ha around the 1978 World Cup. I feel like we didn't quite get a full picture of Diego Maradona as Asif Kapadia focused more on the narrative of the rise and fall of a God in Naples. When did he parents pass away ? Would have hoped his Father and Mother could have steered him in the right path. And was the UEFA Cup a big deal back then ? What happened to Napoli in the European Cup ?
The purpose of the film was his years in Italy. There are numerous documentaries of Maradona in his younger days. I thought this documentary was awesome. I've never seen some of the footage shown last night.I would have liked to have seen some more backstory to his rise of fame with Boca and the hoo-ha around the 1978 World Cup. I feel like we didn't quite get a full picture of Diego Maradona as Asif Kapadia focused more on the narrative of the rise and fall of a God in Naples. When did he parents pass away ? Would have hoped his Father and Mother could have steered him in the right path. And was the UEFA Cup a big deal back then ? What happened to Napoli in the European Cup ?
Just so hard to compare really.The purpose of the film was his years in Italy. There are numerous documentaries of Maradona in his younger days. I thought this documentary was awesome. I've never seen some of the footage shown last night.
The UEFA cup was aruguably harder to win than the European cup back then. Only the champions qualified for the European Cup back then. (Less teams in the competition) The teams that finished 2nd, 3rd and I think maybe 4th all qualified for the UEFA cup.
Napoli qualified only twice for the European Cup in that era. 1987-88 and 1990-91. It was a straight knockout in 87-88 and no seeding. Napoli lost to Real Madrid in the first round that year and by 1991, Napoli and Maradona were done by then.
Regarding the 1978 world cup, the manager basically bottled it and didn't pick a young Maradona and went for experience. Maradona was pissed off and never forgave them for that. But as Argentina won the world cup that year, a big deal wasn't made. Had they lost, I'm sure it would have been. The following year Maradona won the youth world cup more a less on this own to prove his point.
There has always been a debate who was better, Messi or Maradona. The way I look at it, put Messi in Maradonas era and Maradona in Messi era. Messi would have drowned, Maradona would fly.
Why were you shocked with his 15 goals topping the goal charts. ?Just so hard to compare really.
Maradona played at a time of less than great pitches and had hatchet men kicking him to bits.
Italy was also so tight defensively. Was shocked to see him top the goal charts with a mere 15 goals.
When people go off just stats that's totally unfair as maradona in the Barcelona teams Messi played in would have absolutely filled his boots.
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Good point about how his career would have panned out If he left in 1988.Enjoyed watching it last night.
I agree some more on his Barca spell and even early years playing for Boca would've been interesting so certainly could've worked as 4-5 part series.
Wonder if his personal history would've played out differently if he'd left Napoli in 1988 as he wanted to? Would've got him away from the Camorra but probably too far down the Maradona path as his personal trainer said in the film.
Could've I guess gone back to Boca and played for a bit. Played final two seasons of his career.Good point about how his career would have panned out If he left in 1988.
That was the era of Italian domination so not sure what options he would have had. He wanted out of Italy.
No English teams were in Europe and no one would have taken a risk on him so soon after the hand of God
Baracalona would never have touched him and not sure if Real Madrid would have gone there either.
Always wondered how he was at Sevilla. Found this video about itCould've I guess gone back to Boca and played for a bit. Played final two seasons of his career.
Guess his season at Sevilla was equivilant of Bastian Schweinsteiger at Man. United.
It's an interesting question. There was a lot more balance between the leagues then so he could have ended up anywhere really. Marseille were really pushing on with an egotistical president so I suspect they'd have been at the front of the queue. Back to Spain or even Portugal would have been an option, and it's mouth-watering to imagine him behind Hugo Sanchez at the Bernabeu. Bayern were coming back to the top then but they may have been less keen on the circus. The only British side I could see approaching him would have been Rangers who were buying up most of the best English talent. But fundamentally I think his personality and style would be a poor fit to the northern European countries.Good point about how his career would have panned out If he left in 1988.
That was the era of Italian domination so not sure what options he would have had. He wanted out of Italy.
No English teams were in Europe and no one would have taken a risk on him so soon after the hand of God
Baracalona would never have touched him and not sure if Real Madrid would have gone there either.