How good was Maradona?

[roy.or.r]

I have never watched him live since he played before my time but I want to now for fellow bluemooners who have seen him play. Was he as good as Messi is now?
I have watched youtube highlights and frankly I think Messi is better imo. The defenders looked awful in the highlights.
Thoughts?

 

[Bald fraud]

I have never watched him live since he played before my time but I want to now for fellow bluemooners who have seen him play. Was he as good as Messi is now?
I have watched youtube highlights and frankly I think Messi is better imo. The defenders looked awful in the highlights.
Thoughts?

There where some great defenders back then they where also aloud to kick lumps out of him. If he’d played today they wouldn’t get anywhere near him

 

[manclad]

He was an Argie cheating c*nt by his own admission.
But I did like Vogue!!!

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Best player to ever play the game, they used to kick absolute shit out of him in Spain and Italy, and he would give it back and not roll around on the floor, he would have a field day now with protection players get.
Genius at best, anyone who says Pele was better don’t know football.

 

[manimanc]

Absolute joy to watch.
My first recollection of him was watching Mexico 86, he was untouchable and was a hard little so and so. All left foot but it was like a wand, he just left everyone for dead.
Hated the English with a passion and cheated us out of a possible quarter final in 86 but he did it for Argentina.
I'd watch the movie about him @roy.or.r, it's very good.

 

[TheCentralScrutinizer]

The very best in my opinion,touch,strength,balance,speed...awesome talent...

 

[Bill the Blue]

Was head, shoulders and a right hand above everyone else..!

 

[Barcon]

Best player to ever play the game, they used to kick absolute shit out of him in Spain and Italy, and he would give it back and not roll around on the floor, he would have a field day now with protection players get.
Genius at best, anyone who says Pele was better don’t know football.

Wouldn't even make it past the piss test.

 

[m7mcfc]

With defenders no longer able to dive in and kick the shit out of him. (Which didn't bother him to much then) He would have an absolute field day.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Genius. Single handedly won a World Cup!
Defenders kicked him like no tomorrow (see the game against Bilbao when he almost had his career ended).
But he always had the last laugh!