In two recent documentaries, we finally get up close to the complicated sadness of Argentina’s original football deity.
arms folded in mock saintlyThese images, unforgettable as they are, are merely fragments of his life. A pitifully thin summary. But two new documentary films about Maradona, both released in the past six months, grant rich and overdue nuance to the man considered by many to be the greatest footballer to have walked this Earth. is a fairly chilling history of his Napoli glory years between 1984 and 1991.
“In one hit, I felt like a superman,” he says of his first brush with cocaine. The shadow of that remark was that even as the greatest footballer in the world, he usually felt inadequate. “I am a romantic. I am the last romantic left,” declares Maradona towards the end of the series. The first part is true.
While Maradona’s tactical acumen remains largely inaccessible off-camera, one scene suggests that he doesn’t tend to overcomplicate things. During the preparations before a big clash, he points to a whiteboard featuring a very rudimentary formation diagram. “Please don’t be afraid to pass the ball. From here to here, from here to here! PASS THE BALL!” I won’t spoil the football story of Maradona’s Mexican adventure for those who don’t yet know the broad strokes.
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