It is difficult for players after Maradona to get the title of king of the ball? Why?
Because times have changed?
Because the strength is not enough?
Because dominance doesn't work?
Because of bad luck?
These 4 reasons perfectly explain why in the "post-Maradona" football world, there has never been a "ball king", let's talk about these 4 reasons separately.
First of all, the era of football, maradona era, the "core role" of superstars is more than now.
At that time, there were no teams playing "dual-core", "multi-core" or even "non-nuclear", and "single-core team" was the mainstream.
This kind of "single-core team", the core of the midfield needs to have a variety of functions such as ball control, passing, organization and scoring, and he can directly influence the state of the team.
Other teams also have "single-core" stars, but they are not as good as Maradona.
In today's football world, most teams choose the overall tactics, and the players are more like assembly line processing products, very stable, but lack of distinct personal characteristics.
South American style street ball play is also almost lost in today's football world, and most stars cannot lead the team in a single-core way like the old horse.
This brings us to the second and third points above, strength and dominance.
Let's look at Maradona's talent, it is simply a once in a century in the history of football.
He is not tall, but the chassis is stable, the explosive force is strong, and the delicacy of the ball sense, which player dares to compare with Maradona?
Others are upside down, Maradona is upside down, upside down table tennis, just like playing, no matter what kind of ball control pass shooting action, the old horse can do it easily.
In terms of consciousness, the old horse can complete a fatal pass with his back to his teammates.
Today's players seem to have good passing and control technology, but in fact, they can't use technology and vision like old horses to achieve the realm of "simplifying complexity".
The prevalence of overall tactics and the gap in spiritual attributes make it impossible for them to stage the miracle of "one-man World Cup" like Maradona, and the dominance naturally cannot be said.
Then, some fans and friends have asked, is it true that in the last 30 years of football, no player can become the king of the ball?
Guess: Who is this Barca player defending Maradona in the picture above? Do you recognize it?
This brings us to the last link of this article, in addition to the times, strength and dominance, want to be the king of the ball? Luck is also important.
On dominance, you have to be the "only file" of the same era, like Messi, the strength is OK, right? However, the contemporaries have C Ronaldo and his "double pride", how do you let him become the king of the ball?
Like Ronaldo, Zidane and Ronaldinho, strength is also possible, right?
However, they did not dominate football at the most opportune time.
If you think about it, the reason why Maradona can become the ball king, in addition to absolute strength, also needs the blessing of argentina's "one-man World Cup" and Napoli's "one-man small World Cup", in the peak of personal status, single-core team, win the World Cup championship, in order to become the ball king.
What about examples of other players?
If Ronaldo had led Brazil to victory in 1998, the "third generation of ball kings" would have been born, but Ronaldo failed.
In the 2002 World Cup, Da Luo scored 8 goals in 7 games, leading Brazil to win the championship, at this time, Da Luo was no longer at his peak, and he could not be the king of the ball.
Similarly, Rodolò and Zidane also have this problem, they have a World Cup title, but they do not win the World Cup at the height of their personal prestige.
Ball King, there is no drama.
Therefore, my answer is that from the four aspects of the progress of the times, personal technical and tactical ability, dominance and luck, I have completed a person's World Cup miracle, contributed century goals and century assists, and Argentina's Maradona is the last king of today's football.
Who do you think is the next king? Welcome to discuss together.