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5 Reasons Why Maradona Was Better Than Pele by shadrach77: 9:54am On Apr 15, 2010 |
(1) maradona single handedly won the world cup for argentina - without him there was no argentina - pele however was a star in the middle of a star studded team - his absence was never felt. (2) football was easier during pele's playing days - it was much tougher when maradona was playing. Maradona even played in Italy which is reknowned for tough defenders yet he made his mark (3) all pele's goals were either tap-ins or team goals. he never scored individual effort goals like maradona - e.g. england vs argentina 1986. (4) pele never played in a major european league like premiership or la liga. (5) pele was given so much space to operate whenever he played. Maradona never enjoyed such luxury. He was always fully marked, |
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