Zinedine Zidane (34 Viewers)

[GordoDeCentral]

actually maradona not only made napoli a big club he also put serie A in the top league map imo

 

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[Red]

You're pushing your luck claiming that, I would say.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

no one watched serie A outside italy before that, you can fault that to the limited tv coverage, but english and german were always the ones people watched most. When the best player in the world plays people obviously want to watch and he did that for serie A: exposure.

 

[Red]

And it was Maradona that did that, rather than Italy being World champions or Juve having a great team with Platini & Co.?

 

[Ahmed]

who watched any league outside their own country in those days?

 

[GordoDeCentral]

And it was Maradona that did that, rather than Italy being World champions or Juve having a great team with Platini & Co.?

so if the dutch are world champs you d start watching eredivisie or you d watch their games if messi and ronaldo played there?

who watched any league outside their own country in those days?

they did, mostly recorded ish

 

[Red]

so if the dutch are world champs you d start watching eredivisie or you d watch their games if messi and ronaldo played there?

I already watch the odd Dutch game.

Many of the world's best players play in Spain just now, but I don't like Spanish football, so I don't watch all that many La Liga matches.

I'm posing the question as, having not been alive at the point Maradona joined Napoli, I'm not really able to make a strong argument as to the level of popularity of Serie A before and after he joined or whether he was a key factor in any change.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I already watch the odd Dutch game.

Many of the world's best players play in Spain just now, but I don't like Spanish football, so I don't watch all that many La Liga matches.

I'm posing the question as, having not been alive at the point Maradona joined Napoli, I'm not really able to make a strong argument as to the level of popularity of Serie A before and after he joined or whether he was a key factor in any change.

and i am telling you yes he was

 

[Red]

And I find that hard to believe.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

coz people dont tune it to barca games simply to watch messi, ok yes the best player ever cant possibly raise interest in a league

 

[Red]

I'm not going to say he didn't raise the level of interest.

My query was more that you said he put Serie A on the map, which suggests it wasn't on the map before.

I find it hard to believe that Serie A wasn't already fairly widely followed, even if Maradona's arrival took that interest up a notch or two.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I'm not going to say he didn't raise the level of interest.

My query was more that you said he put Serie A on the map, which suggests it wasn't on the map before.

I find it hard to believe that Serie A wasn't already fairly widely followed, even if Maradona's arrival took that interest up a notch or two.

it wasnt, and diego's arrival along with the ban of english teams from euro competitions helped serie A become the leader by the early 90s

 

[Ahmed]

it wasnt, and diego's arrival along with the ban of english teams from euro competitions helped serie A become the leader by the early 90s

sounds like a pretty good reason, much more significant than Diego.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

sounds like a pretty good reason, much more significant than Diego.

and you sound like a hater anyhoos believe what you want

 

[Ahmed]

I love Diego...but he sucks as a coach.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

i agree but that has nothing to do with this conversation

 

[The Curr]

I love Diego...but he sucks as a coach.

Definitely.

 

[Ahmed]

that was just a rebuttal for your hater affirmation

 

[Delle Alpi]

My lab mate that has no business talking about football said earlier: Arjen robben remind me with Zidane

Forgive him Zizou

 

[Red]

It's just the baldness.