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Very difficult to compare Messi & Maradona. Diego is the Argentine that Argentines are, Messi is the Argentine they aspire to be. One they relate to, they see their mistakes, their temper, their bad judgment in, the other a well-mannered, organised & calm fella.
Credit to Messi for having the authenticity & the power of will to be him at all times. He never changed, never became someone he’s not. He never wanted to be their Maradona, not that he would’ve succeeded anyway. He’s their Messi, and they love & will love him in their own way.
The beauty when comparing Messi & Diego’s personalities is you can extend that to the pitch. Maradona was more artistic, more unpredictable. He could shoot from 30metres. Messi is more rational. He will make the play that has more probability to lead to a goal.
He’s capable of dribbling past 4 players & then laying it off. He’s like a perfected robot. But it’s also the price of today’s era; results results & only results matter. He’s judged every 3 days, every 3 days he has to win. Maradona had more of a margin to be creative. My GOATS
Also worth noting Messi grew up in the culture of La Masia. Everything you do on an individual level has to be done with the benefit of the collective. A street player fine-tuned for pro football. Diego didn’t have that education, but it made him Diego. I see the beauty in both.
