Babul Supriyo reminisces about Maradona, ‘He never Kicked the ball – He Caressed it’
Maradona did not cheat with the ‘Hands of God’ Goal – IT WAS A REFEREEING ERROR ! Period ! How many penalties have not been given erroneously, how many penalties were given by mistake, how many batsmen were given out as an umpiring error and how many batsmen walked off when the Umpire said ‘Not Out’ !!!
Messi had Xavi, Iniesta in his Club team who did wonders and win everything under the sun but then did nothing significant for his National team when he did have a few good players around him – it wasn’t a team that Maradona inherited in 1986 – his great compatriots like Mario Kempes and others who actually were World Champions in 1978 has be then retired… Maradona got a Caniggia or at the most a Burruchaga or Valdano in his National Team and what he did with his Club Team Napoli, a pretty low low profile club in Italy, is folklore and HIStory. He single-handedly made them Champions of Europe too. He held the teams with his undying passion and love for his country or club that he played for & of course his Godliness with the Football.
He erred as a Human but he immortalized his art and that’s what makes him Maradona. There will never be another one. Football will go on – so will the show & life but both Football and Life wouldn’t have been the same without Maradona – without Maradona being part of our lives when we saw him live making the ball at his feet Alive and Talking.