After the second round of the Qatar World Cup group stage opened, the host was sent away first, followed by a key battle between Argentina and Mexico, and finally won 3 points with Messi's pass, this pass also allowed Messi to equalize the record of 8 goals in the World Cup by his predecessor Maradona, and also made Messi the only player in history who can receive assists in five World Cups, looking back at Maradola, who joined Napoli in Serie A from Barça that year, Also facing a huge challenge of a team that is not outstanding and surrounded by strong opponents, how did the king of football manage to win two league championships in a bloody way in the fiercely competitive small World Cup? Let's take a look at it by combing it out briefly.
Last night and this morning's Rusail Stadium saw Messi equalise Maradona's record of eight World Cup goals
It is easy to obtain a thousand armies, and it is difficult to find a general, and it is difficult to appoint a wise man to become a hegemon
May 10, 2020 marks the 33rd anniversary of Napoli's first league title, and the last time Lao Ma celebrates this special day with all the fans who love him, and the Argentine king also shared his deep nostalgia for that good memory on his social platform, "The first title, the first relationship, will always be Napolitan." The short text was accompanied by a group photo of the whole team that season, and the names of all the players of that division were displayed one by one, and the background music used the live sound of the fans and the team celebrating the victory;
Maradona commemorates first Serie A title: always Napoli
Less than half a year after that, in the early morning of November 26, the king of football left the world forever due to illness, and the most unacceptable news on a sunny day except for Argentina's own fans was undoubtedly the local Napoli fans; For the old horse, who has dedicated the best 7 years of his career to the city he loves, this southern Italian city is almost his second home, as a generation of football kings to lead the then mediocre Napoli at that time, but can be the mighty Serie A twice won the league championship, known as the small World Cup, such a great feat can be easily forgotten by fans? And this seven-year legend begins in the summer of 1984, when Lao Ma left the Iberian Peninsula and landed in the Apennines.
The news of Maradora's death is equally difficult for local Italian fans who have made Napoli their second home
Always Diego Maradora from Neapolitans
Although there were various unpleasantness on the field when leaving Barca, the 38 goals performance of 58 appearances left by Lao Ma there is still a proud achievement, and when he left the team, he broke the transfer record as a parting gift, it can be said that the king who decided to leave Catalonia did not owe Barca the slightest;
July is a hot summer day for Naples in southern Italy, but Maradona's unveiling ceremony will not abate in the slightest, enthusiastic fans rush to witness the enthusiasm of the Argentine superstar, when the old horse dressed in casual clothes looks very casual in the media long guns and short cannons, stepping into the stadium Stadio San Paolo, the passion of more than 85,000 people in the stadium is instantly ignited, and the fanatical fans who can't hold back the restlessness have already seen the European arena from Boca in 2 years. The omnipotence and personal charm of the Argentine superstar on the field, now with such a level of superstar joining the team, even the most calm and rational fans may unconsciously join the ranks of the excited;
Farewell to the unpleasant Barça era, Maradona's unveiling ceremony in Naples attracted more than 85,000 fans
For Lao Ma, although the fanaticism of the fans has long been commonplace, after all, the fanaticism of Boca fans is also world-famous, but he has seen countless big scenes or fans cheering his arrival, unconsciously slowed down the pace of stepping into the stadium, for the Napolians at that time, Maradona's joining was undoubtedly an ordinary encounter under the gods and could not be sought, even the local police on the scene on the side would be aware of it when they were busy maintaining order. The faces of each of them were filled with uncontrollable joy and excitement from the heart;
Because Naples at that time although it was an important southern metropolis in Italy, but they were in the field of football for a long time, fans familiar with the country of Italy must know that the north-south difference of the Apennine Peninsula is very huge, which is also vividly reflected in football, not to mention that Naples and even their capital Rome is difficult to compete with the traditional three powers of the north, and in the eyes of northerners, Naples, a typical southern city, is a symbol of backwardness, barbarism, Unreasonable and a lot of other negative images, but with the arrival of the Argentine king, Napoli fans finally have the confidence to wrestle with all Serie A powerhouses.
Napoli fans, long suppressed by the traditional top three in the north, finally see the hope of the team's rise after the arrival of the Argentine star
In fact, before deciding to sign with the southern Italian club, Maradona had a number of warm offers from European giants, but the unruly old horse did not choose the big clubs that looked "glamorous" on the outside, and in response the king left this admirable courageous statement, "When I came here, Napoli had nothing but debt." The season before coming, the team was only one point away from relegation, and when I said the team would be champions, no one believed it. ”
It is not false that Napoli did not have a talent reserve that could match the European giants at that time, but with the king of the ball, they could begin to believe the grandiose words of the old horse, starting from the middle of the first season, to the second year to be among the top three in the league, and by the third year of the 86/87 season, under the leadership of the old horse, the Italian southern team has stood on the top of Italy, and the championship is also the first Serie A title in the team's history;
In his third year with the team, Lao Ma led the team to the first Serie A trophy in the team's history
In addition to bringing a qualitative leap to the city of Napoli in the championship honor, with the old horse as the core, they also showed on the field the determination and willpower of all Napolians against the traditional three northern powers, in the 85/86 season at home to meet the old lady Juve, the Argentine king scored directly with a free kick that bypassed the human wall, making the Juve fans in the stands silent at the same time, but also made all the home fans fall into a crazy state, and even because of excessive excitement was rushed to the hospital for rescue, This old horse in the football world has almost the same magic of instantly igniting supporters as Michael Jackson, another supreme king in the music world;
In addition to defeating the league champions Juve in the second year, the year the team won the Serie A title, Napoli led by Lao Ma left a classic scene in the direct confrontation with the Rossoneri: in the face of the siege and interception of many top defensive superstars in Milan's central midfield, the Argentinian, who has experienced the so-called Maradona World Cup in 86, has long been no stranger to such a scene, and has continuously crossed the interception line composed of many Milanese defenders and midfielders. The old horse used a near-zero angle goal to announce to everyone that Napoli were the champions, and the last three he passed were: Gurry, Baresi and Maldini, while another legendary Milanese defender, Costa Kuta, recalled years later that goal was still incredulous: "He scored in one go, leaving only a few people in a daze." "After winning the Serie A title that year, Napoli also won the Coppa Italia at the same time, and the 13-game winning streak on the road to winning the title made that title full of gold;
In addition to the championship, Lao Ma also injected a strong agent into the originally mediocre Napoli to compete with the three northern powers
At the championship celebration at the end of the season, Lao Ma and the team and fans celebrated wildly in São Paulo, on the one hand, he fulfilled his promise when he joined this mediocre team, on the other hand, it was a catharsis for a long time in the hearts of all Napoli people, suppressed by the traditional three northern powers of anger and anger, Napoli in the 80s can achieve such a seemingly impossible feat of winning two league titles, Lao Ma is naturally a great contribution, but also because of his existence, Many important helpers before and after the victory also chose to join Napoli because of him.
In his autobiography, I Am Diego of the People, the old horse regarded Napoli's league title as the most special part of his life
The deep valley is the mausoleum shore, and the sea is dusty
In the first season of his arrival, the old horse striker's partner was Ricardo Bertoni, an Argentine international, and the two combined to score 25 goals accounting for 2/3 of the team's total goals, but after all, a good guy still needs three helps, at that time, Napoli was still still only hovering in the middle of the league table, in addition to the defense and midfielders Ferrara and Bagni, who were also very important key players in the team at that time, as a regular visitor to the Italian national team. Their presence plays an indispensable role in the destruction of the city in the front field;
And after the king of the ball led Napoli to win the Serie A championship for the first time, the team's famous South American three masters finally announced the formation, Careca and Alemão as Brazilian international level stars, although in terms of individual ability can not be compared with the old horse, but if there is no Argentine to create a huge influence in Napoli, it is difficult to attract such a level of excellent foreign aid in the Serie A competition at that time, Careca as the owner of the golden boot in the 1986 Baja Liga, Not only is he fast, but he also has the delicate technique unique to Brazilian players, "I came to Napoli to play with Maradona. From his joining declaration, it can be seen that the old horse has already become a great leader on the spiritual level for that Napoli team, in addition to bringing championships;
Under the influence of the great personal charm of the old horse, Napoli has the strength to wrench the wrist with world-class superstars such as Platini and the Dutch Three Musketeers
Giordano and Macareka Sr., as the team's offensive trident combination, although strong enough, but only a gorgeous attack can not achieve the final championship in the long league, so another Brazilian international main player Alemão, as the last to arrive in the South American Sanjie, also joined Napoli during that period;
The central axis of three South American stars eventually allowed Napoli to win the UEFA Cup in Europe after completing the top Serie A, and the European giants who were cut down by them all the way include: Athens AEK, Bordeaux, Stuttgart, Bayern, etc., and in 90 they teamed up to win the second league trophy for the team;
Although the personal charm of the Argentine king and the strength of the superstar are undoubted, if only one person is absolutely impossible to win the team championship in football, a 11-man sport, but then again, Napoli can not lack old horses, just during the period when Maradona was banned after that, although key players such as Carreca, Alemão, Ferrara still sat in the team, but Napoli did not continue the excellent performance when they had old horses, after all, compared with the three shots in the north at that time, In terms of overall strength, there is still a huge gap in the depth of their squad from the south, not to mention the peak of the Milan dynasty;
After winning the league title, Napoli continued to win the UEFA Cup under the leadership of the old horse
Overall, without Maradona's joining Napoli will not be in the 80s of the last century, the extremely competitive Serie A has a place, because of the huge appeal of the king on and off the field, more outstanding local players and foreign stars will come, Lao Ma played for the team in the 7 years, born 6 league championship teams, and Napoli is the only team that can win the Serie A championship twice, it can be said that the old horse pulled the original mediocre Napoli ceiling directly to the ceiling, And those good helpers who came to help the team greatly improve the lower limit of strength.
The seven years of playing for Napoli were also the era when Lao Ma led the team to complete a generation of hegemony in the era of the mini-World Cup
Write at the end
Last night and this morning in the Lusail Stadium, when the Argentine crowd gathered around to celebrate Messi's opening goal, the banner of the king Maradona was there quietly watching the wings of the Pampas eagles soaring, Messi, who equalled the 8 goals of the World Cup in the old horse, obviously has a greater challenge waiting for him, as Milan star Gattuso who briefly coached Napoli said, "Maradona's status in the city is higher than that of the city's patron saint San Giannaro." "Now Messi's performance in key moments is also very meaningful for this Argentine team.
Under the watchful eye of the king of football, Messi also completed another great World Cup record of his own at the Lusail Stadium