Why was Diego Maradona so Good at Football?

Before modern-day football icons and stunned the world, many football fans largely believed that Argentine phenomenon , along with legend , was the greatest player of all time. Best known for his historic brace against in the 1986 , where he scored two famous goals in the space of five minutes that ultimately sent the Three Lions packing and his nation through to the semifinals, Maradona would not just go down as the sublime footballer that he was but also as one of the most controversial characters too. This is, of course, because of his 'hand of God' moment, where he opened the scoring for Argentina in the quarterfinal by delicately guiding the ball over head with the use of his hand, which was not spotted by the officials and counted as a legitimate goal.

However, only a few minutes later, he would then produce a moment of sheer brilliance, picking the ball up in his own half, dancing around the England team like they were not even there, and taking it past the keeper and slotting it in. With all this in mind, here are the reasons why the late Maradona was so good at playing football. Argentina fans asked to choose between Lionel Messi & Diego Maradona - there's a clear winner While perhaps Maradona does not have the jaw-dropping goalscoring numbers of Messi and Ronaldo, in his prime, he was certainly one of the most lethal forwards in the business, finishing from ridiculous angles and positions that most would not even attempt to score from.

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