Might as well start a general Footy/Soccer thread

[PlayItLeo]

Well he was an egregious cheater, besides the known hand of Diego he was almost certainly coked up all the time before they were systematically drug testing but yeah if that’s what you consider amazing.


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So you’re saying you don’t think Maradona was amazing?


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[Kinnikinnick]

Might as well start a general Footy/Soccer thread

So you’re saying you don’t think Maradona was amazing?


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He had serious skills but I have come to believe that he was drugged up for much of his career. Serious deduction in my book. And the hand of God thing: deshonra. Even coked up he’s gotta still cheat for ARG to win and his legacy made??


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[Self Jupiter]

[Long duc dong]

Well he was an egregious cheater, besides the known hand of Diego he was almost certainly coked up all the time before they were systematically drug testing but yeah if that’s what you consider amazing.


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Cocaine is a performance enhancer? It is not like taking steroids.

Diego was an incredible player on the field. He certainly had his issues off the field.

[Long duc dong]

And the hand of God thing: deshonra. Even coked up he’s gotta still cheat for ARG to win and his legacy made??


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He did score what many consider to be the greatest goal ever scored during that game. I get the England was demoralized after Diego punched it in, but there are only a couple of players in history who could have scored that goal. He dribble past half of the England team, that is a youth league goal and he did it in a world cup quarterfinal. It is entirely possible that no other player has ever had a better tournament than he did in 1986.

[PlayItLeo]

Maradona is one of the top 5 players to ever play the game, maybe the best, and that’s despite the yeyo, not because of it. And while the idea of fair play is fantastic and honorable, cheating, from diving to intentional handballs, is part of the what makes the beautiful game the beautiful game. It’s is a wonderful reflection of life, both the highs and the lows, and Maradona was perhaps the most raw and transparent example of that dichotomy. But I’ve been drinking iipas, so please excuse my rambling....


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[Kinnikinnick]

Maradona is one of the top 5 players to ever play the game, maybe the best, and that’s despite the yeyo, not because of it. And while the idea of fair play is fantastic and honorable, cheating, from diving to intentional handballs, is part of the what makes the beautiful game the beautiful game. It’s is a wonderful reflection of life, both the highs and the lows, and Maradona was perhaps the most raw and transparent example of that dichotomy. But I’ve been drinking iipas, so please excuse my rambling....


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Spoken as a true Argentinian. Cheating as blatant as handballing the ball into the goal isn’t a sign of moral bankruptcy but rather of how beautiful the game is.


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[Woodsy]

Spoken as a true Argentinian. Cheating as blatant as handballing the ball into the goal isn’t a sign of moral bankruptcy but rather of how beautiful the game is.


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you should see the doc.
It is not a fluff piece at all and speaks to a lot of what you are saying.

[Dee Hubbs]

Canada beats USA for the first time since 1985.

[weibo]

The Canadian team has really grown some depth in the last few years. The front two of David and Davies seems quite lethal, a midfield with young MA Kaye and some young hungry defenders have jumped in to push the veterans and the team forward. No thinking of the past just the now.

[Stu Gotz]

Canada beats USA for the first time since 1985.

Man, that was awful. The players seem lost and unsure of what to do. It was just a bunch of guys passing the ball around tonight. Berhalter should be fired tonight.

[EWG]

So, I gotta ask. Is Emery washing out at Arsenal? He's had over a year, he has his players in now, it's just not gelling. Last two games have been poor against teams they should do well against and he's got Pepe, Laca, Abou and Ceballos all out there at once and they can't score.

I'm questioning the whole thing at this point.

[Kinnikinnick]

you should see the doc.
It is not a fluff piece at all and speaks to a lot of what you are saying.

Finally saw the documentary. Good show.

Maradona made his bed in a way by transferring to an obviously Mob tied team in Napoli. But it certainly was crazy the worshiping that he got there.


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[getoutside]

So, I gotta ask. Is Emery washing out at Arsenal? I'm questioning the whole thing at this point.

well, he's selected xhaka as captain so...

[Dee Hubbs]

Anybody see Everton's Andre Gomes suffer that horrific lower leg injury today?
His foot was pointing to 4 o'clock, his teammates quickly ran to him and held his head down so he could not see his own mangled leg.
Many players were quite distort by the sight of his leg, including Son Heung-min who's foul instigated the awkward fall/foot plant that mangled Gomes' leg.
Son's yellow card was upgraded by VAR to a red card based on the severity of the injury.
Post match Seamus Coleman, the captain of Everton went to Tottenham's dressing room to console Sun.
Not posting a replay, if want to see it you can google it yourself. Ouch.