Diego Maradona the Hand of God vs Lional Messi The Feet of God
Since Lionel Messi was a kid people around him knew he was destined to become one of the greatest football players of all time. In a country where the Hand of God played football himself, the search for who is going to be the next Diego Armando Maradona's for Argentina has been on-going. Every kid wanted to be Maradona and every club wanted to sign one.
Lionel Messi is the only one who actually made it to the big stage with a true star power. He is still so young but Messi can run with football at his feet as fast as Bolt runs without one. Messi’s comparisons with Maradona started long ago and with every year the tide is turning; more and more people now think Messi will surpass the Hand of God.
Let’s compare two separate commentating by two different people in two different times and lets decide for ourselves; If Maradona was the Hand of God, Messi is the Feet of God.
Copa Del Rey Semi final when Messi was only 19
Messi swerves round Paredes. He's hanging onto the ball, he's gone past Nacho as well.
Messi makes it all the way to Alexis, still with the ball.
Inside the box ... he swerves again.
The ball looks like it's going wide ...
Messi scores!
What a goal!
He has left four Getafe players and the goalie in the dust. A right-footed shot. Nothing like the usual Messi! Just look at that goal! It's the 28th minute, midway through the first half. Without a doubt, that could be the goal of the season ...
Amazing. The whole world is smiling and does not know what to make of that display of drive, speed, ability, dodging and finish. It really was truly impressive ...
I don't want to compare, but it reminds me of Diego Armando Maradona's goal against England in the 1986 World Cup. They are two different goals. They are two different players. I don't mean to say that Messi is Maradona, but it reminds me of that goal.'
That was the TV commentary of the Barcelona-Getafe game, on 18 April 2007, on Digital +.
Now let’s compare the one above with the voice of Victor Hugo Morales on Radio Argentina on 22 June 1986 at the Argentina-England game, Azteca stadium, Mexico City.
Maradona has the ball.
There are two men on him, Maradona's on the ball, the world footballing genius heads to the right, he gets past the third and there's only Burruchaga left to face him ...
It's all Maradona!
Genius! Genius! Genius! C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon and Goaaaal! ... Goaaaal!
Spectacular!
Viva!
What a goal!
Diegoal! Maradona! Please excuse me, I'm quite emotional ...
Maradona makes a memorable run, the best play of all time ... cosmic kite ... What planet did you come from? To leave all the England players by the wayside, so that the country would be a clenched fist screaming for Argentina ... Argentina 2, England 0.
Diego! Diego! Diego Armando Maradona ...
Thank God for football, for Maradona, for these tears ...
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