Guest neesy111 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Personally, I'd blame the officials more than Maradona. Instant sackable offence for the referee and linesman to both miss it. Just about every player cheats now in someway, just this was the most blatant of the lot and in a time when it wasn't common. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 One of my favorite sports pictures. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2679399/Diego-Maradona-six-Belgian-defenders-iconic-World-Cup-photograph-isnt-seems.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 The picture is still great though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Daily Mail being twats again, regardless it is a great photo. Having the gall to put an article out like that during a time like this. Not that I would expect anything less from them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 The article is from 2014. I’m the one being the shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Personally, I'd blame the officials more than Maradona. Instant sackable offence for the referee and linesman to both miss it. Just about every player cheats now in someway, just this was the most blatant of the lot and in a time when it wasn't common. Agree and Shilton shouldn’t be losing that ball anyway. Yeah he cheated but come on I don’t get that bit, like. He’s already jumped to punch knowing it’s out of Maradona’s reach to make the header, and he’s stuck his hand up and punched it in. I also blame the officials for missing it, but never got the view that Shilton should have made the punch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 The article is from 2014. I’m the one being the shit. Oh yeah, I checked the date initially as well, when you click the link right on the top it says todays date. Stop being a shit :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/08/world-cup-moments-maradona-hand-god He’s got that all day long, he doesn’t need to jump? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Yeah I wouldn't blame Shilton for that tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Yeah but Shilton’s got the line of the ball and probably pretty confident Maradona isn’t 7 foot and going to nod it past him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Ordered a Napoli shirt with 10 on the back from the mid 80s on DH Gate. He’s my favourite player from the ‘Legends before my time’ list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Really enjoyed this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Really enjoyed this Yeah, that's class. I think for us lot who have only ever known football from the mid-90s onwards, it's really difficult to imagine how terrible the pitches were (I know SJP saw some shockers); I doubt the footage does it justice. Then when you see the nature of the challenges (or assaults ) that were thrown his way time and time again it makes you appreciate his achievements even more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Gone off Lineker recently mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Really enjoyed this I bet Hatem could do at least 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Gone off Lineker recently mind. How come? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 He got some stick unnecessarily yesterday when he ended his Tweet with he’s in the hands of God now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 He got some stick unnecessarily yesterday when he ended his Tweet with he’s in the hands of God now. Didn't most newspapers put that on their frontpages today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Yeah, clearly just using a reference Maradona used himself and changing it to make a fitting tribute. As an example... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Yeah, clearly just using a reference Maradona used himself and changing it to make a fitting tribute. As an example... What a really strange reply. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Gone off Lineker recently mind. How come? The other day he basically implied that those who used to play football like Southgate, knew better than fans. Painted fans as thick and had secondary opinions to ex pros. Which is one of mine main gripes of modern football. Fans IMO are the lifeblood of the game and are often much more in tune with reality. He was also once putting down parents who watch their kids and want their kids to succeed in the game (whether likely or not), which annoyed me. Most great footballers probably had a parent pushing them to get better and better. It doesnt mean they dont love their kids FFS. Just gripes of mine with him. None of the above is fact by the way, it was just the way he was coming off. Which disappointed me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Yeah, clearly just using a reference Maradona used himself and changing it to make a fitting tribute. As an example... That's just weird. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Gone off Lineker recently mind. How come? The other day he basically implied that those who used to play football like Southgate, knew better than fans. Painted fans as thick and had secondary opinions to ex pros. Which is one of mine main gripes of modern football. Fans IMO are the lifeblood of the game and are often much more in tune with reality. He was also once putting down parents who watch their kids and want their kids to succeed in the game (whether likely or not), which annoyed me. Most great footballers probably had a parent pushing them to get better and better. It doesnt mean they dont love their kids FFS. Just gripes of mine with him. None of the above is fact by the way, it was just the way he was coming off. Which disappointed me. I'd be pretty sure the majority of footballers think that fans know absolutely nothing about football. Kolarov said this last year, "The fans have a right to be annoyed, we respect that, but they must be conscious of the fact they know nothing about football." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Which sums up why there are so many dinosaurs managing in the game. There will be loads of educated coaches sitting in the stands, baffled by what people like Bruce are doing but it's ok because here is Jermaine Jenas with some more startling analysis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Anyway. RIP Diego. Life is life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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