| Maradona Documentary ***NON QPR 13:38 - Jun 19 with 3873 views | thame_hoops |
Has anyone else seen this?
I went last night with herts_Ranger, superb film.
I didn't know much about his Napoli days in the 80s due to no internet etc, I have never really liked the man but this documentary has changed my mind.
now I want to go visit Naples too
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| Maradona Documentary ***NON QPR on 10:28 - Jan 1 with 2019 views | Juzzie |
Watched this last night.
I think the whole thing surrounded this dual persona he had to create. Diego, by all accounts, was a nice, caring, good, person who would do anything for anyone especially his family.
However, staying as Diego he’d have got eaten alive such was the demand for him in Naples with seemingly no protection. Everyone wanted a piece of him, no one seemed to care about him just as long as they were getting something out of it.
He had to create ‘Maradonna’ (hence talking about him in the 3rd person as though he was talking about someone else) to survive.
Unfortunately it consumed him and that’s who he became. Diego had died.
Even in the depths of being Maradonna I get the feeling all he wanted to be all along was Diego, the caring guy who wanted to be a family man and just play football that he loved. All the parasites effectively killed him.
That Napoli Christmas party circa 1990. Wow. Completely broken and alone.
Whilst Mexico 86 made him and paved the way for Napoli’s success over the next few years, Italia 90 destroyed him. The semi final v Italy in Naples, oh crap. Best thing he could have done was said that he expects Neopolitans to support Italy not Argentina but his alter ego had so consumed him it was all about him. If Italy had won it probably would have been ok but losing was the beginning of the end for him.
Once back in Argentina you would have hoped Diego would have come back but Maradonna had taken over. This is where he has himself to blame. He had the money and the family and could have backed into the shadows but he was now an addict. Not just for the drugs but for himself. He got worse.
It was inevitable he wasn’t going to live a long life. 60 is nothing.
I like Diego but I don’t like Maradonna.
RIP.
[Post edited 1 Jan 2021 14:59]
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| Maradona Documentary ***NON QPR on 11:03 - Jan 1 with 1920 views | bakerloo8 |
Great film. Whatever you think about the guy and 86 n all that he was really a rare talent.
Best I've ever seen, won the world cup single handedly all whilst getting chopped to pieces in the process.
Mafia got hold of him in Italy and he was consumed unfortunately. RIP Diego. |  | | |
| Maradona Documentary ***NON QPR on 15:21 - Jan 1 with 1757 views | CLAREMAN1995 |
No doubt Fenwick was going to take him out only for the yellow card which today would have been a red of course .Even that last second tackle/attempt from Butcher ?could have been at least a yellow and hurt DM as he was hobbling celebrating .
Lets face it he got the living sh*t kicked out of him not just that game but every game he played so the fact his body was broken is no shock.
The pain probably started him down the path of drugs IMO and like Juzzie it was only a matter of time before he passed awaw.Sad end another miserable moment from 2020 RIP |  | | |
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