Diego Maradona the Puzzle as Argentina’s Pieces Start To Come Together

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Published: February 10, 2010

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It’s an adage that is regularly—and often, it must be said, lazily—trotted out every four years.

In a World Cup year, players will always perform better.

The reality, it must be hoped, is that players are paid enough to perform to the best of their abilities at all times, not just when an invite to one of the biggest tournaments in world sport is tantalisingly up for grabs.

And 99 per cent of the time, that is the case.

Indeed, if anything, it is a myth both fostered and highlighted by the media, keen to devote column inches to any player who starts making waves with a series of eye-catching performances.

But, like any widely accepted maxim, perhaps there is some core truth to it. And if that truth is to be found anywhere this year, it is in Argentina. To put it simply, players from the South American country are lighting up leagues across the globe as they look to state their case for inclusion on the stage everyone wants to grace.

Nowhere is that more evident than among their strike-force, where manager Diego Maradona finds himself with the pick of the best and most in-form strikers from the three big leagues in Europe.

To start in an obvious place, Lionel Messi is one of the best players in the world, and has only reinforced that assessment with 16 goals and eight assists in his 18 La Liga games for Barcelona—the team he led to Champions League (and domestic) success last season.

And at the Catalan giant’s biggest rival, Real Madrid, Messi’s compatriot Gonzalo Higuain has been busy playing his way into top form. Higuain has overcome the scepticism of his managers with both club and country to force his way into contention despite constantly competing against more high-profile names.

Having played—and scored—on his belated international debut at the death of Argentina’s World Cup qualifying campaign, he has found favour with Maradona at jus...
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