>>>>>Maradona is not shy to express his opinion :)
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>>>>>http://sports.yahoo.com/news/maradona-messi-didnt-deserve-golden-125700538--sow.html
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>>>>He was a legendary player Having said that, I've never put much stock into much of anything he says :)
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>>>There is a lot of debate on the internet whether he deserved it or not. I'm not a fan of maradona's expressions and rants, but here I have to agree. There were other players that outperformed Messi on this tournament. Even within his own team there were one or two that performed better.
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>>>He was good in the group phase, but virtually invisible in the knock-out phase.
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>>Certainly not invisible, but he didn't score.
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>To me, its not about scoring or even giving assists. Its about a whole lot more than that, you cannot easily capture in numbers. Its about the whole contribution to your team.
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Good point. Agreed. Just as in other sports, there is a lot of value in occupying more than one defender, which creates more opportunities for your teammates.