Man Myth Legend ~ The Maradona

[liam_cork]

this would be hilarious...

[UFGN]

Cheating ****. Someone who bundles the ball in with their hand and then publicly brags about it deserves no praise from anyone. I dont care how talented he was, he is a cheat.

[Libertine]

Apparently he'll be installed as coach next Tuesday...

I cannot stand the bloke.
Brilliant footballer but also a drug-taking, cheating f***er.

[gzagee]

Was in the Cruiser at lunchtime and Setatnta reckon he's been speaking to the Argentina FA. He says it is an attractive offer. Does this mean they approached him?

[StLGooner]

Diego Maradona deserves huge credit for the way he has bounced back from drug addiction and weight gain and gotten his life into better order.

However, if, as expected, he is appointed as the new head coach of the Argentina national team this week, it must still go down as one of the most surprising stories of the year.

Ever since he was introduced to cocaine in the 1980s, Maradona has been one of soccer's most controversial characters. For a spell during the middle part of this decade, it appeared as though his various lifestyle problems would drive him into an early and tragic grave.

While it is wonderful to see the slimmed-down version of arguably the greatest player ever in a better state of mental and physical condition, there must be concerns about his suitability for the Argentina job.

There will be fears that the high level of pressure and scrutiny of the position could inflame the addictive side of his personality and that his drug dependency could resurface. Even ignoring those potential issues, the 47-year-old would still be a strange choice to replace Alfio Basile, who was fired after a string of disappointing results in the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Maradona has had only two brief and unspectacular forays into coaching with Deportivo Mandiyu and Racing Club. Much could depend on the experience and know-how of the men brought in around him as assistants. His best chance of revitalizing Argentina's fortunes is by using his personality and iconic status to inspire his players and mobilize a wave of public support behind the squad.

Many of Maradona's personal problems were self-inflicted and he has made some severe errors of judgment. Yet if he gets the green light as national team coach, it would be hard not to wish success to the man whose extraordinary exploits in the 1986 World Cup single-handedly gave Argentina the title – and himself an eternal place in soccer folklore.

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[ScottishLass]

Cheating ****. Someone who bundles the ball in with their hand and then publicly brags about it deserves no praise from anyone. I dont care how talented he was, he is a cheat.

And what is your opinion of Robert Pires?

[WelshGooner88]

good luck to him but this is a disaster waiting to happen

[Gunflash]

He'll either be brilliant through sheer force of personality and inspiration (like Klinsmann in 2006) or he'll be a disaster. Either way it'll be fun.

[damo1583]

Just a couple of things to remember here everyone:

1) Argentina on paper have proberbly the best side in the world.....

2) Maradona is a God over there, no proberbly higher than a God, just his apperance would motivate any of them, as long as he has a sound number 2 and some good coaches around him this could be an inspired appointment.....

[Andreys_Does_Simples]

Seriously all this shit about him being a fat coke taking c*** who handballed it. Big f***ing eal! I have never met a fat coke addcit and handball or not the mans a lege.

for insatnce if the geeenyis that is El Diego played for us and done it against that manky *** mobb we would f***ing love him. ove it. maradonas a lege.

[UFGN]

Cheating ****. Someone who bundles the ball in with their hand and then publicly brags about it deserves no praise from anyone. I dont care how talented he was, he is a cheat.

And what is your opinion of Robert Pires?

Diving and handling the ball into the net are not even in the same ball park

[ScottishLass]

Cheating ****. Someone who bundles the ball in with their hand and then publicly brags about it deserves no praise from anyone. I dont care how talented he was, he is a cheat.

And what is your opinion of Robert Pires?

Diving and handling the ball into the net are not even in the same ball park

Cheating is cheating - and in my book diving around 9 million times is worse than 1 hand ball.. Because he done it against you , you hate him. But even though pires dived he played for us so hes still a legend.

[Andreys_Does_Simples]

i wish he was my mate

[UFGN]

Cheating ****. Someone who bundles the ball in with their hand and then publicly brags about it deserves no praise from anyone. I dont care how talented he was, he is a cheat.

And what is your opinion of Robert Pires?

Diving and handling the ball into the net are not even in the same ball park

Cheating is cheating - and in my book diving around 9 million times is worse than 1 hand ball.. Because he done it against you , you hate him. But even though pires dived he played for us so hes still a legend.

Patting the ball into the net and then gloating about it is entirely different.

[Cheese]

The Argies will be going down.