Just place Messi in 1987 and Maradona in 2018. Very different. No tackles from behind. Both are tough Argentinians. You cannot bully them. But Maradona rode most of the reckless tackles. Not sure if Messi would. Maradona on a carpet and protected. Just watch his goal of the century in 1986 and his goal against Belgium. Thes are scored when it matters. And Argentina 1986 was not as good as the 2022. The difference was Diego.
@@vichukuttan9625 USA. Really. You place that against Serie A in the 1980s and 90s. If you believe that achievement is the same...I give up. This is puerile
@@geeianna7708 It is not about USA or Canada.It is about joining with the weakest team in usa to win the trophy single handedly and i think Messi scored 91 goals in a calender year in laliga,did Maradona do anything similar to that in series a
@@geeianna7708 why are you taking Juventus and Milan levels here.At MLS standard Miami is weaker and they were Bottomthen Messi arrived to give them their first trophy.Try to understand,I don't want to humiliate Maradona and I know I can do that, so keep some respect on Messi.
La differenza sostanziale è che Messi giocava nelle praterie e appena veniva sfiorato scattava l'ammonizione per l'avversario, Maradona riceveva calci, spinte e pugni tutta la partita e lo stesso riusciva a fare cose che nessun altro è mai riuscito a fare.
Sì ma silenzio che sennò svegli i Messi-fans tutti irritati perchè il loro idolo deve essere per forza.....er mejo...Maradona lo menavano come il sacco del pugile....Messi dopo il primo sgambetto partiva l'ammonizione...Ma non tutti capiscono la differenza... Pelè quando giocava lui....manco ce stavano i cartellini gialli....per dire !
Consistency is something and skills is something else. Skills is a gift. Consistency is a hard work. Maradona's skills is a way better than Messi and does it more beautiful. The only player that plays as beautiful as Maradona is Ronaldinho.
Messi led by example through his willingness to burden the responsibility in matches whilst having a humble and nurturing nature, which made his teammates willing to go to war for him.
@@Jeremy-rx2mb That's true. But I think all this comparison makes no sense. Diego played in much brutal era where defender break your legs and still get away with it without a card/ yellow. It was so hard. Also the strengths of team 86 was so harder than 22, also the pens Argentina recieved ,no chance for penalties like that in 80s. And Diego was 53 times fouled in 86 alone more brutally.Still performance wise Diego was clearly higher. Did everything from tackles to interceptions clearence to create and score,and two of greatest WC performance ever. Diego's achievement difficulty is levels above tbh.
Seems like Messi have no chrisma but he have very strong leadership tho, saw Messi led his team in 2021 copa and 2022 WC, feels like the team and fight and die for him, and it seems to me thats exceptional leadership required for that to happen
This comparison is unfair. Messi has always been in the best teams, supported by the world's top players. Maradona's prime was at Napoli -a mid-tier team. Can you name any of his teammates?
And in the napoli, maradona never lift Champions League Thropy? He cant even lift the team 2 win Champions League. Did you know, maradona even play in barcelona? And he just to be trouble maker😂
Messi is GOAT. but Maradona is the player who made Argentina world famous , before Maradona most people of other continents except America and Europe didn't heared about Argentina. Maradona was the creator of passion for football and Argentina to billions of people like me who were not Argentinians .
maradona existed in 80s with such a technique..unbelievable ..but messi was a monster in his 19 itself..and the longetivity in his carreer cant be touched
Agreed. Maradona's greatness is his insurmountable talent. Messi's is reigning at the throne of the sport effortlessly for so long. Just can't compare them one to one.
Maradona antes de los años 80 ya brillaba en el Club Argentino junior que le hizo ganar un campeonato , después paso a Boca junior dónde también brillo luego al Barcelona ...
maradona at 19 already make messi irrelevant... it is not even close... messi is maybe on his bestest day ever 3/10 on maradona scale and it is only in the 2014 mundial
People who are old enough to witness Maradona during his prime will all agree that Maradona was more dangerous to the defenders than Messi. Nobody was comparable to him during his time, not even the Ballon d’or winners (nobody cared back then). He was unstoppable by half of the team (5-6 players) in WC ‘86 (England, Belgium, Italy, etc.). The only way to stop him was to tackle him from behind. Messi has achieved much more awards with his professionalism, discipline, consistency and longevity. But Messi’s prime was nowhere near Maradona’s prime.
@@gsftbeast9761 and Messi was not at his prime in 2022 lol he was 35 yo . ant that's funny Maradona was so unstoppable that he did nothing in Europe , no cl .came to Barcelona and didn't do anything relevant there. One great WC tournament and One Scudetto and people like you talk about Maradonna as if he was Thanos , stop the Glazing Mate . Messi Miles better.
Maradona was the SOUL of his teams. He can single-handedly beat a top team in the world, England, Brazil...not to mention that he brought Napoli all the way from the bottom to the top! Nobody could handle the ball more comfortably than him. Messi can approach Maradona's technical skills, but nowhere close to Maradona's leadership, even with his world cup.
Funny than Maradona only won one World Cup and never won cops de America . What an incredible leadership he must have had ,To never even once play a champions league final. So overrated .
@@ramirodh lol I just need to watch Messi's best Goals , Maradona best goals don't even remotely come close to messi's Best Goals or Messi's most magical moments. Messi looks just better visually he is more elegant on the ball, and definitely more effective
@@Sam-iz3pi jaja better visually..? clearly you never Watch Maradona próperly.. i am argentinean so i know both carrears pretty well. All ignorants allways say that the top player from whom are contemporanean are the best in history.. They said the same about dinho, Zidane, etc Even Messi recently in an interview with zidane aknowledge this.
@@ramirodh yes Messi looks better visually , he looks sharper , faster , quicker with his feet , he looks like a more effective dribbler . And quite frankly players in Maradona’s time look way slower than all defenders messi has to play against . Maradona had so much more time on the ball compare to Messi , it’s not even close . MESSI looks like a faster Maradona . For example ever since Messi has lost his pace , he started playing more and more like Maradona . Current Messi is the most Maradona like of his entire career , and funny to consider that version finished Messi . Messi at his prime Maradona could never reach that kind of lvl . (Proof he has no record to his name , and has done nothing in champions league) 91 goals in a year , while being a playmaker . No version of Maradona can clean 2012 Messi’s boots . If 2012 Messi played in Boca he’d have scored 200 goals in a year .
Look in our country in Romenia bro look at Gheorghe Hagi gol is better then maradona he play more better then maradona only look at him and u will see xDDDD
you cant compare... messi is just a player... very good player of this timeline even though a bit lazy... but just a player... while diego armando maradona was not of this world divine... diego armando maradona was DIVINE!
Hi Argentinian here, 42 years old. Apart from all the comments in the video and the followers, I can compare Messi and Maradonna as impacting our country: Maradonna was far much more impactful as a referent, idoll, magician. Messi is famous and so on, but Maradonna has extra merchandising for children, even small dolls to buy or get in different campaigns at that time in our country (and I think in other foreign countries too)
tell them no on touch diego armando maradona... tell them ... the truth is that maradona is the best athlete of all time.. no one gets close... he was not of this world divine!
messi would not be allowed to be in the start up line... would come just like ronaldo second half for about 45 min if not taken out before by injury...
@@pawelfronczyk1579 messi is slower than maradona... but this is the closest thing he is to him ... speed.. he still is slower then diego armando maradona... and the defense would not let him play even 45 min ,... he would have never be allowed on the field in the start up line near diego... he would come off them bench and play as striker second half
Both have immesurable talents. But in terms of trophies, goals, assists, records, consistencies... Messi is untouchable and undisputable. Immaculate GOAT.
messi is not even top 5... bottom of the top 10 at best... #9... while diego armando maradona is above the list... maradona was not of this world divine
Disagree, Maradona by far but Messi is the only that get close. Records of course, Maradona is the only one in the top players history withuout playing in an historic team. Maradona made the impossible
As much people loves Messi and his achievements, Maradona will always come on top. Maradona had it tougher in medium caliber teams whereas Messi played with top of the line teammates that made it easier for his achievements.
if Messi had good teammates I also can say Maradona played football when there wasn't any football tactics and defending so maybe if he played in 2000s he couldn't achieve as he did in 80s!
@@sadeghnaseri-rs6ro people said Messi will never win international trophies because he was used to Xavi and iniesta. When Messi 3 won international trophies, he wasn't sorrounded by 'world class players' except Dimaria.
Come on top how? Be specific. On Skills? Awards? Records? Trophies? I don't see Diego surviving a head to head with Messi overall both for club, country and individual achievement. Here's one assignment for you. Mention just 2 unbeaten record Diego has in football history. I'm waiting.
@RandolphOgbodutech if you would have put Messi in Napoli at the same time and age of Maradona, Messi would have been toasted in Italy. Maradona made Napoli champions twice in league titles in 1987 and 1990. The 1987 Coppa Italia, the 1990 Supercoppa Italiana, and the European trophy with the 1989 UEFA Cup. In the 1986 World Cup he was key for Agentina to win it, and what sets Diego on top of Messi is his leadership an attribute that Messi always lacked.
Not at all, i am an argentine who grow up watching messi, but the best maradona was incredible, close to the best messi, you can watch what he did in 1986 world cup, some may say he was even better...
Yes that's so clear ,people are more influenced by Maradona's skills during training or warming ,but in official games Messi is better than him and than all players ,Messi the strenghth and angle of every touch of the ball is well measured to put him in the best situation and the most efficace position for the next touch ,this quality none can reach the level of Messi none
Son dos jugadores muy distintos, no se compara un soldado con un poeta. Los dos son los mejores, lio es un soldado, enfocado, implacable, letal, y nada se interpone entre el y su objetivo; diego es un poeta, que escribe sobre magia, que acaricia y trata con delicadeza la pelota, los dos creadores, los dos distintos, los dos increíbles.
argentinian? the greates athlete in history of earth... he was not of this world... "argentinian" lol he was th equivalent of superman... maybe even bigger!
messi is not even top 5... while diego armando maradona was not of this world... no one would ever pick up messi ahead of diego armando maradona ... no one!
Top3 fouled player in the Word Cup. 1 Maradona(1982,86,90,94) 21(match)-152(fouls received) 2 Messi(2006,10,14,18,22) 26(match)-68(fouls received) 3 Jairzinho(1966,70,74) 16(match)-64(fouls received) It is not difficult to imagine that so many fouls he was received affected his condition and longevity. can you believe? Maradona(152)＞Messi + Jairzinho(132)
messi first need to get to be 3/10 consistently on diego armando maradona scale ... he only was 3/10 in 2014 mundial... it is disgrace to even try to compare him to el diego who is literally not of this world divine!
@@graciousduck no one is god... no one but god... but diego armando maradona was divine... very much so... messi is just normal player ... abit lazy ... good for the timeline maybe but nothing to write home about on diego armando maradona scale
Finally someone is saying this….talking to my uncles about great playmakers Puskas was the name mostly talked about to them Diego was the best but solely on playmaking, it’s Puskas and I’m wondering if Messi has surpassed Puskas, why are talking about Maradona ?
always maradona... without a doubt... but it is shameful to even compare... at least with pele you could give pele maybe 5/10 on maradona scale... but messi on his bestest ever day in 2014 was maybe 3/10 on maradona scale...
Very easy: Diego had more skill charisma and leadership, Messi has incredible consistency and has a more stable lifestyle. So, Messi did more with less but Diego's skills were otherworldly.
More skill? Based on what? Creativity? You can’t say Maradona had more skill. You could say you personally like his creative style better. And that would be more than fair. But to flat out say he has more skill than Messi is dumbfounded. Just because Messi’s style is simpler, it doesnt mean is less skill. Skillwise, Messi is the best ever at: Shooting Passing Dribbling Vision First touch Ball control This, without dimisnishing Diego’s skill. He was an all time great at all these too. But Messi is just better.
@@josedeejayMessi is nowhere near Maradona overall. First Maradona played in 80s rough pitch,old ball, boot and killer tackles. Messi in 80s would only be a player behind Matheus,Zico,Platini ...the tough situation without a legendary team Messi is good not great
Maradona>> Messi. Messi can't do what Diego did with Napoli even in this attacking friendly era. That's whole different level of achievement. The comparison is impossible... Beckenbaur and Muller taking Bayern to first Bundensliga league is comparable,,but still seria A was that good in 80s.
I disagree with you, Maradona was most skilled footballer in history and can lead any team regardless of this team to trophies Messi couldn’t do that , also Maradona was playing amid best players and legends of football in best league in world and he was the best of them despite his team was not best three teams in Italy
@@ZiXyanLim Messi without strong team is nothing. Look psg the guy can't even pass round of 16. Getting carried by teammates always. Post Xavi no UCL. 🤣
you fool ...before messi was born Maradona invented the free style...all of them tried to imitate Maradona but nobody could mach his ball control or free style ....do you even watched Maradonas skills throughout his career ????
Even if I was richer than my father and can afford anything that my father can't, doesn't mean that I was better than my father. I don't deserve to be compared to him. Get it? Don't be so serious at comparing between these two.
he is not comparable to diego armando maradona... he does not even make 4/10 on maradona scale... no footballer has ever got to 5/10 on maradona scale... and i mean no one! maradona was not of this world divine!
If you take into account how much more skill dependent and fast football is nowadays, little figured Messi is unmatched by anyone...no matter how amazing Maradona or Pele were back then.
Messi is clearly stronger than Maradona. Maradona was always falling down. Messi more muscles, Maradona more weight (fat). Passing clearly Messi too. Bad bad biased video.
This is inaccurate. Messi is everything. Midfielder, striker, everything. He has the most assists in football history and 2nd on goal tally. Messi is clear!
@@RandolphOgbodutech So why was he also absent in the Argentina team? If he was all that. Mbappe has a large number of assists, he is absolutely not a 10. Maradona had immense stamina, he was everywhere, a real 10, capable of doing everything, of giving time, of directing long and short plays... You don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about.
@@NdjayOne Messi absent from the Argentina team? Do u leave in fantasy land or under a rock? No player on history can compare to Messi on all criteria head to head and survive. If u want to try it let's have a go at it. Mention just one all time record that maradona holds in football till date. Meanwhile Messi has the most unbeaten records in football history. U lots are just delusional.
Everybody is talking about hard tackles and fouls, but did you know that Messi played against more speedy, clever, and agile defenders? Even though he is old now... Just watch the two assists in the 2022 World Cup against the Netherlands and Croatia.
Messi(2004-2015) vs Maradona(1982-1993): Break down of their goals only in europe Games: Messi 482(fc barcelona) Maradona 346(fc barcelona-ssc napoli-sevilla fc) Goals in finals: Messi 20(avg 0.83) Maradona 3(avg 0.27) Goals after recieving ball outside the box: Messi 141(34% of his goals) Maradona 47(29% of his goals) Goals after 1+ dribbles: Messi 99(29%) Maradona 22(27%) Goals after 2+ dribbles: Messi 31(9%) Maradona 3(3.7%) Goals after 3+ dribbles: Messi 15(4.3%) Maradona 2(2.4%) Goals after 4+ dribbles: Messi 5(1.4%) Maradona 0(0%)
My father passed away at 80 years old. He decided that Alfredo Di Stefano could sit at the same table with Pele Maradona and Messi. Grettings for Chile
not even top 5.... zidane pele and a few others are better..... and diego armando maradona is way above the top 10 list... maradona was not of this world divine!
Although Messi has achieved what no other player has achieved, Maradona remains the best. I do not know why, but he is very special. Even his picture says that he was born to be a star and distinguished from the whole world.
What do you mean by saying Messi achieved what no other player has achieved? What has Messi achieved that has not been achieved? Messi won one World Cup, Pele won 3. Maradona lead a Millorca or Tenerife level team to win the UEFA Cup & 2 Serie A, captaining a ragtag Argentine time to a World Cup in the greatest individual tournament performance of all time. Messi lived of the shoulders of giants, a beneficiary of arguably the greatest mildfield ever and supported by an excellent Argentine team including Di Maria, possibly the greatest clutch player Argentina has produced in the last 20 years. Please you guys should save us your ignorant sentiments
@@asmerajfull9708Individual awards? Individual awards that were purely subjective, given by individuals who were given to bias, emotions and prejudice. Like when Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president, who should be the embodiment of objectivity, who should be the perfect picture of the awards, declared that he liked Messi better, praising Messi like a son & deriding Ronaldo for living his life unapologetically. Those awards are meaningless. Do you know how many South American Best Player awards Tevez had won? Messi won none! Aside from winning 3 World Cups which is a more objective criteria, Pele scored 77 international goals in 92 games. It took Messi almost double that appearance to beat Pele's record. Pele scored 12 goals & assisted 8 in 14 World Cup games, scoring a total of 3 goals over two finals. It took Messi a total of 26 games, almost a double of Pele's appearances, to score 13 & give 8 assists. Pls, I am very critical in my assessment of players & their greatness. Messi can't be compared to Pele, and let Messi take a Cadiz or Hull City to win the league before we compare him to Maradona. Period!
Both are superb...but Messi with the ball let's the whole real Madrid defenders of 5 players know he's coming and they still could not stop him. He passed all of them and beating the goalie too.
One can debate that Diego was even more skillful. But I'd also add in favour of Lio: adaptability, teamwork, resiliency, discipline and professionalism. Diego would never fit in so many differents playing schemas, diff coachs and forwards.
@njldst2007 Maradona was great,I personally knew him as he dated my Argentine American wife and became friends with her! He called evrytime he was in New York City and we went clubbing in after hours and did a lot of Coke! This was early 90s when he retired from playing professionally! Messi would never spend a night buzzing and sniffing, he is still totally devoted to his sport, he's boring, doesn't speak English, unlike Maradona who was life of the party, funny,charming and between the two, I'll take Maradona anytime over Messi! But this discipline made Messi into a monster he became! Overcoming dwarfism with pure will and therapy, training every moment of his life gave Messi longevity, strength and character to overcome his limitations! Both have similar level of talent, Maradona had personality of Alpha mail,Messi is quiet one and let's his work do the talking! I watched both playing in their prime and there's little that separate them,except Messis dedication!
@njldst2007 Maradona isn't smaller than Messi, Messi had dwarfism and is 5ft5 only because of hormones and training! Messi carried defenders holding him and never flopped to get penalties or yellow cards! Maradona was a hustler who didn't mind scoring with his hand of God! If Maradona had similar dedication, he would have been the GOAT,but instead Messi is!
@@pashapasovski5860 well that was all over the place. A) Messi is bigger than Maradona, the why and how of it is a different discussion, but the fact is, Messi is 5'7" and weighs 150 pounds, Maradona was 2-3 inches shorter and weighed around the same in his prime. You can visibly see the height difference in pics when Maradona managed Argentina and they're together on the training pitch. B) Messi is also strong, my statement never contradicted that. But if you're going pound for pound as you said, literally, Maradona was stronger C) Maradona is my GOAT, and there is actually a lot of differences in their play styles imo. I'd have Maradona play centrally and Messi as a Right Forward
Football was much slower in Maradona's era. This was a significant disadvantage for skilled players and also dramatically decreased scoring opportunities. Additionally, no one, including Messi, would win a single trophy with the teams Maradona played for. Because Maradona never played in an ecosystem consisting of big teams and superstar teammates. Therefore, you cannot compare the trophies and goal numbers!
anyone who actually watched diego armando maradona play knows without a doubt that he was the best humanity has ever seen... and by a huge wide margin ... messi is botto of the top 10... not even top 5... just a product of current timeline
You deliberately did not talk about leadership qualities and charisma because you know that they are missing in Messi. He also deliberately did not talk about the levels of the clubs, such as the intermediate level, that Maradona played for because he is a person who loves challenges, but he is a revolutionary in passion. I also deliberately did not talk about the levels of the players that each of the two was playing with or playing against, because it is known far and wide that the levels and skills of players globally at the level of all playing positions in the seventies, eighties, and nineties were the highest period in the history of football. Look at the generations of Brazil, Argentina, Italy, England, Germany, France and the Netherlands. The most important thing is that you deliberately did not talk about the system and laws of the individual awards for Ballon d’Or, which were given to European players only until the year 1993. All of this gives preference to Maradona, but believe me, decades from now, they will remember Maradona before any other player. Because he is the greatest in history
@@vanhip97 Messi is brilliant , forget about all the awards etc , man for man Maradona was on a different level to Messi , lots will say Messi is the best but remember who showed their skills first and who was likely to have emulated the other ones .
@@20yrsinthegame29 Based on what you are saying, the player to show the skill first will never be outdone by anyone in the future using the same skill. This is idiotic because a player could be better than the previous player.
What sort of lame man excuse is this? Does it mean the first person to kick a ball….kicks it better than all other players after him? Just because he did it first
I like football because of Maradona. I always considered Maradona the best player ever, until one day in 2008 a friend showed me a video of Messi against Getafe. I consider Messi to be the incarnation of Maradona. But day by day, I see Messi increasingly developing and surpassing Maradona. And 1 thing Maradona doesn't have is consistency.
Messi is a great legendary footballer, no doubt but Maradona is the greatest of all time. Football was a great complication during Maradona's time. No beautiful playground, no good fellow footballers, no good physician, no good adviser, No modern assistance etc. Considering all issues, Maradona is the teacher and inspiration of Messi because Messi learned many things from Maradona's play whereas Maradona did not learn anything from Messi since Messi was not at his time. So Maradona is the Winner.
@@mikoajdariuszmackowiak2141 it depends on what do you consider ‘artistic’. I think I call it ‘creative’. I don’t blame you if you like that style more than the very simple style of Messi. Like Ronaldinho. But I do consider Messi’s simplicity to be extremely artistic. Much more than any other player. That plus his effectiveness and consistency, that’s what puts him above everybody else imho. Add in how he’s the best of all time in so many areas like shooting and passing. At the end, it’s impossible to compare. I grew up seeing Maradona as the goat. Then came Messi. You like who you like. That’s fine. I can tell you exactly the same argument: You have to see Messi’s artistic goals that Maradona never scored. 😉
МАРАДОНА -- БОЖЕСТВЕННЕН в футболе!!! Даже одно то сравнение, какой футбольный ТРЕШЬ был во Временна МАРАДОНЫ ( как защитники играли в кость, а тем паче против МАРАДОНЫ!) В те времена ходило это изречение:,,Футбол -- не балет" и судили соответственно, давая волю футбольной грязи!!! Калуча тем самым Великих. А вот во времена Месси правила ужесточились против Трешного Хамства. Так-что Месси ,,выдавал на гора,, в значительно более комфортных условиях!... МАРАДОНА -- ВЕЛИЧАЙШИЙ!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
By looking at stats alone without watching the full time matches, will definitely be misleading. Every matches that Maradona played (no matter winning or losing, scoring goals or not), they were the battles between Maradona against the entire teams trying to stop him by illegal tackles and fouls. The only strategy was to stop Maradona in order to win. If he played with today ruleset back then, half (4-6 players) of the teams would have gotten the red cards.
Most people argue that Messi couldn't have played in the roughness of Maradona's time, however, there is another huge and perhaps more impactful difference; in the past, defenders gave much more space to play, physical conditions, pressing, tactics, were much easier for dribblers and play makers. So, perhaps Messi would have suffered the kicks and aggressiveness but Maradona would have suffered a lot nowadays too, with much more effective and faster defenses. It's absurd to compare them
Are you insane !!!? Maradona played in Napoli. Messi have much more equipment witch Maradona didn't have. Messi played alongside so many super star witch maradona didn't
Maradona's lack of professionalism and self discipline is not suitable for the goat title. People saying he will outperform Messi if he was born in this era, the reality is he would be next Ronaldinho in this era😂
No saben nada muchachos, Messi es un crack, pero Maradona fue inigualable, hizo grande a clubes pequeños, el campeón de los humildes. Único, Maradona was so much better than Messi
Maradona alone led mid-level teams to win league titles and continental cups, and he created what Argentina football is today meaning what all the players of subsequent generations wanted to become like him and reach his level including Messi.
In terms of making teammates around him play better, it's clearly Messi either in domestic or European league or international level. Other than that some might have a different opinion but to me, Messi has made a lot of incredible things on regular basis and his moves looked really smooth but they were so effective.
Messi needs very good team to be champion but Maradona only needs a team. In the 86 world cup in the Argentina national team there were 4-5 players including Maradona who played in europe and none of them except Valdano played for a top club after the cup. it was even said that there were 10 mediocre players and one genius in the Argentina national team. in the 80s the Italian league was the most expensive league with the most important stars and Napoli was never the best in terms of squad but it had Maradona. so the Italian league was what the premier league is today, comparing it is like playing for West Ham and fighting for the premier league title for 5 seasons. the championships of the national team where Maradona played and the championships of Napoli are miracle championships and they only became champions thanks to Maradona's magical talent. Messi is the best player but after Maradona
nah messi neveer awes anyone... he is very good player ... a bit lazy ... always plays the same from right to left ... alwasy stand same place.. and must have great team to do anything since he is very much product of the time... while diego armando maradona was everything ... everything! diego armando maradona was not of this world divine!
only done so he could have the title... look where it was held.. and even if all was done fair.. and even though i am happy for argentina... it was emiliano who brought it nothing but nothing to do with messi... never forget they lost to saudi... and again emiliano had to show superstar power to get them to win it... nothing to do with messi specifically
Messi hangs and walks around the right side of the pitch and drifts inwards to the centre occasionally for about 10 minutes whilst Maradona would cover all sides of the pitch for the full 90 minutes but yet Messi wins endurance.
Watching Messi play is like watching the most beautiful movie in the history of the world. You relate to the movie and it make you feel lot of things. But you feel some distance, you are in your house and the movie is on the screen. You got to use your imagination to believe the movie is real. Watching Maradona play is not like watching a movie. Is like you are living through Maradona. You feel completely represented by him. You are dreaming of being him. He makes you feel that he would do anything for you. Is like virtual reality compared to a movie. And thats because Maradona's personality. Messi maybe achieved that 1 or 2 times in his life but with Maradona you feel that way every minute of his life. Messi is the best player in history but Maradona was the most magical soul on a field touching your heart on every second of it, and being the best player in history also. I'm 44 so I watched both of them.
