11/26/2020 8:30
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 11/26/2020 8:30 AM
Diego Maradona's death caused a commotion and caused hundreds of figures from the world of soccer to remember the idol with words of pain and affection.
But also
the Mexican referee Edgardo Codesal and the English goalkeeper Peter Shilton
, two of the main "villains" in the career of the Ten inside a field,
also gave
their
opinion
.
Codesal, the judge of the 1990 Italy final, said that "the man" died, but that in turn "the legend" was born.
The 69-year-old referee assured that it will be "very difficult" for another soccer player to emerge "with the characteristics" of Maradona, in dialogue with
TyC Sports
.
"I have seen other geniuses play that did not have the dimension of Diego for reasons of time. I saw (Bobby) Charlton, Pelé, (Michel) Platini, (Zinedine) Zidane, (Lionel) Messi and Cristiano, but
the magic of Diego was unique,
"said Codesal.
"Maradona had three virtues that I did not see in any player: technical ability, leadership and making the team play," added the former referee.
Codesal recalled the final against Germany and highlighted another milestone in the career of the greatest Argentine idol: "In Italy 1990, part of a country turned against its own country because Naples became Argentine. The atmosphere of the final of Italy if it had been in Naples.
I wanted to calm him down, because he was angry, and with one leg he complicated Germany
. "
"If they told him that he had to pay to play with his country's jersey, he would surely have done so. You have to remember the wonder that the footballer was because your skin crawled when you listened to Maradona on the field," he concluded.
Peter Shilton received the Hand of God and the Goal of the Century in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup.
For his part, the England goalkeeper in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, who never forgave the Hand of God, the goal that Maradona scored with his fist in the quarterfinals of that tournament, left an inopportune reflection:
"He had greatness, but not sportsmanship
.
"
In an interview with the
Daily Mail
newspaper
, Shilton admitted that Maradona was "the best player" he has ever faced, but confessed that he does not like that he "never apologizes."
"He never admitted that he cheated and said he would do it again.
I would have liked him to apologize.
My life has been linked to that for a long time and to Diego Maradona, and not in the way that I would have liked," he added.
However, the goalkeeper said he was "saddened" to learn "of his death at such a young age."
"He was without a doubt the best player I ever faced and my thoughts are with his family. In all honesty, I hope I don't ruin Maradona's legacy," he closed.
With information from Agencies.
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