We have seen the soccer god.I can still recall the 1986 WC, the ball controll, the speed.I recall Diego would jump with the ball above the legs of defenders, who wanted to foul him...He could go past multiple players.When he came to Kolkata, I watched him in TV , I am surprised to see his simplicity-He would hug each and every, the common people, the local footballers....Such is the greatness.I cant think a Sachin hugging a budding club cricketer with so much ease.
Re: Diego- A great human being
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Dec 08, 2008 07:03 PM
You are right. I don't know whether he was a better footballer than Pele but he is definitely a better human being than Pele.
And the greatest player of this greatest game is Diego.I see many lazy sport loving people cant digest the fact that the greatest sportman landed in kolkata last weekend.Bengalis and Kolkata love Soccer most of all sports.Same the case with other places like Kerela and Goa-No harm in being crazy about the best sports of the world and its icons.After all it is better than following a game which is played in 10 odd countries of the world, and where most of the players play for personal records(atleast in India).
Re: Re: Soccer-The greatest game
by thomas on Dec 08, 2008 05:46 PM
i know that, i know that Diego took cocaine.But these cant take away the skills that he displayed.Nor does cocaine enhance soccer skills.Thats why even after all these controversies, he is considered greatest.From Argentina to India, from Canada to Australia.
Re: Soccer-The greatest game
by sunil kumar on Dec 08, 2008 02:29 PM
Mr Thomas,It is great that u love footbal and maradona.I am also one of the greatest fan of maradona.But that doesnt mean u start disparaging other game and its player.The game which is played in 10 odd countries has its own set of fans following and they also love their sports..And how come u accuse the players playing for their personal record which is not the case m(but sadly it seems that u doesnt follow the game).So u better enjoy football and dont make unnecessary comment about others game.These players are also representing our country and are doing well at that.People like u are spoiling sports in our country just by indulging in blame game.
People who are soccer crazy and passionate about it relish the ball control and skills above anything about the sport.Pele is a better all round player, but in terms of ball skill,dribbling, speed Maradona is the greatest, much above Pele and the rest.Pele never helped his team win tournaments single handedly-be it the 1958 Wc, where he played few matches or in 1962 where he left the tournament injured, with garincha leading Brazil to cup win. In 1970 pele played the full tournamet wit the Brazilian side, considered to be the best ever soccer side yet.So Pele never helped Brazil win a WC so much so like Diego who guided Argentina single handedly in 1986.And again made a third grade side Napoli to the top Europen side in Seria League,the most competative league of 1980-90s.And Maradona earned the name for Barcelona in early 1980s, to the name it is today.Diego is probably the only sportsman who have influenced a team sport singlehandedly, and thus is the most loved sportsman ever.Viva Diego.
My dear friend Joshi, you don,t know what a figure dieoga is. propably in our life we will not see god but its our fortune that god's, feet has touched our land. Right now the condition is not so good in our country but the entire world also and in the current circumstances god's blessing will help us towards the ray of hope. srijit, kolkata.
Re: god,s visit
by rakesh on Dec 08, 2008 12:40 PM
If only it did not cost the govt tens of crores to get this God to visit us. I wonder how many square meals a day this money would have afforded to some of the starving people in parts of WB. If only the visit of this God do miracles to football in West Bengal ... if only the people in WB start asking this questions before the next election ....
Re: Re: god,s visit
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Dec 08, 2008 01:06 PM
Rakesh, at least we used this money to honour a great footballer, otherwise it would have used up in sponsoring foreign tours of our ministers.
Re: Re: Re: god,s visit
by thomas on Dec 08, 2008 02:14 PM
u are a brazil fan, and cant bear the fact that so much is done for Diego.Kolkata can proudly say that the greatest soccer player came here oneday.Money dont buy everything...
Re: Re: Re: god,s visit
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Dec 08, 2008 01:21 PM
Ananth, do you really think hero-worshiping takes place only in Kolkata/West Bengal?
Re: Re: Re: Re: god,s visit
by swaminathan vasudevan on Dec 08, 2008 01:55 PM
No, it happens all over India but the problem is Kolkata behaves differently. For instance, if Ganguly is left from the national side they resort to unfair methods until Ganguly himself issues a public statement asking them to be calm. They are not able to take things sportively. I am from Tamilnadu and i can confidently say that we are not too obsessed with actors, cricket players and all that. We do have small groups in this part of the country that behave like Kolkata crowds but majority are least bothered about cricketers, actors, political leaders and all that.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: god,s visit
by Funda Singh on Dec 08, 2008 02:17 PM
will tamils be different if one says Rajni is a stupid hero (what tactics) or SP Bala's voice is like scale-changing harmoniun or chika could only hit out blindly.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: god,s visit
by thomas on Dec 08, 2008 02:17 PM
oh really?Rajnikant is worshipped in TN, and is not know else where.We admire world renouned personalities in sports.That is the difference.
Re: Re: Re: god,s visit
by swaminathan vasudevan on Dec 08, 2008 03:21 PM
Kolkata is the best place in India and kolkatans alone know how to appreciate sports and sports people. Maradona is the best human being in the world. Rajini and SPB are useless fellows and Chika does not know cricket. Thank you.
Re: Re: Re: Re: god,s visit
by thomas on Dec 08, 2008 03:47 PM
correction>kolkata is the city of joy Maradona is the greatest sportsman Rajni,SPB,Chika only heros of Tamil.Another hero-Prabhakaran,the tiger who runs away. Thank you.
I know who is Maradona, but don't understand why the hell Calcutta people are mad after him. I have seen (in TV) Bengali's waving Argentinian flags. Why?, what if Maradona were from Pakistan?
Re: what if
by thomas on Dec 08, 2008 11:29 AM
kolkata people are soccer crazy and passionate about the greatest sport on earth.And Diego is the god of that sports.You must be following some lazy sports and go gaga over their icons.
Re: Re: what if
by Pat Thakur on Dec 08, 2008 11:35 AM
Gretaest Sport On Earth? Balls! Stop day - dreaming. The greatest sport on earth nowadays is Taking a Gun/ Bomb & mindlessly killing people - the higher the body - count, the greater the status of the hero(es).
