Analysis of Diego Maradona's Iconic Goal

It was interpreted as revenge for the Falklands War. It's a bit absurd, but in

symbolic terms, it did have that power. There on the pitch, the goal against England was coming,

how the ball was bouncing for Diego. Lineker usually says that, he always says when we evaluate,

when we analyze Diego's goal, we don't include in the analysis the state of the pitch, which was

horrible. It was grass where, when you stepped, your foot would slide to the sides because, since the root

on the surface was long, when you stepped, you had to dig your heels in a lot to run in

a decent way, and the ball wasn't as docile as it seems. You watch the play and it looks

like it was a billiard table, but no, you have to keep in mind that it was more like weeds than

a blade of grass. In depth, you can see how the ball moves and Diego, right in mid-air, is

controlling it. Yes, because for Mexico, who played several matches at the Azteca, it suited them that the pitch

was like that. But well, if you played against England, maybe for an Argentine it's more

advantageous to have a pitch in those conditions than for the English. That's where street football

comes out, indeed. He remains like a national hero, something more than a football legend, he is a

national hero. That was interpreted as revenge for the Falklands War. It's a

bit absurd, but in symbolic terms, it certainly had that power.