Arindam: - Good afternoon, viewers! Today in this episode of ‘Fantastic Football Fever’ program in your favorite ‘Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT)’ TV Channel, we have invited the No.1 footballer of the world for all times. He is the living legend of World Football. He is the one and only Mr. Diego Maradona. Mr. Maradona, welcome to our show. According to a recent survey results, it has been found that Brazil team has 3.21% more supporters than Argentina worldwide, but, Diego Maradona has 4.73% more supporters than Pele of Brazil. Therefore, you are a better footballer than Pele.
Maradona: - Please don’t go by those surveys and their results. I would rather be happy if you analyze me as per my performances both as a player and a coach. Pele is also a great player. Though, it is a different issue that we always fight with each other because he is from Brazil and I am from Argentina.
Arindam: - Well, we don’t know about your coaching, but, as an Argentine striker, you were just superb in those days. Except that ‘Hand of God’ and some ‘Cocaine’ drama, you are the best footballer of the world for all times. Where from have you learned those football skills?
Maradona: - Ha ha ha…in our times, there were no football coaching centers. We learned by our own by seeing the other players. Football is a passion. If you want to become a great footballer, then the urge should come from within your heart. Not a single coach in this world can teach you good football, unless you are ready to give your 110% on the field. A football coach can only guide you and tell you in which strategy you will play. That’s all. The remaining thing, a footballer has to do, only in the field.
Arindam: - Hmm…that’s true! Accha, have you ever visited India? You have so many fans in India!
Maradona: - Oh! Yeah, I visited Kolkata once. If any footballer ever visits India or go for a tour to India, then he must visit Kolkata. Boss, that city is the only city of India, where people are just crazy about football. Kolkatans just regard the footballers as next to God. I was showing some ball-juggling in the Salt Lake Stadium. After seeing that, there was such a roar of applauds! Wow! Believe me; I was just feeling as if I am in my second home ground.
Arindam: - Ha ha ha…yeah, yeah…that is Kolkata! That’s why, Kolkata is known as the City of Joy. We will continue our discussion, but, before that let us hear from Mr. ARINAN about the match between Argentina and Germany.
Mr. ARINAN: - before the start of the match, FIFA preached the message, ‘Say No to Racism.’ That was really a good message to the whole world. The Ballack-less Black jersey men from Germany did a superb ‘black magic’ to thrash out Mardona’s Magical Men out of this World Cup. If Germany had all the young high school footballers, then Argentina had all the Kindergarten school kids in its defense line up. In the 3rd minute of the match, Mueller hammered the 1st nail on Argentine coffin with a header. After conceding that goal, Argentine men were playing quality Latin American football. But, unfortunately, they were not getting goals. All the shots on target hardly had any power at all. German defenders were blocking almost all the important shots of the Argentine strikers. Germans had no problem at all. The young guns were too hot to handle for the Argentine defenders. In the later stage of the match, Podolski and Klose closed the entire novel on ‘Maradona’s dream to lift the World Cup’. The match ended in 4-0. The Germans reached the semi-final.
Arindam: - Oh! No! Mr. Maradona, now everyone will point fingers at you. Despite having so many dangerous football strikers and midfielders in your team, you have lost the match against the young German dark knights.
Maradona: - It is very easy to point fingers at any coach and that is what actually happens when a team loses an important game. Let me tell you very frankly that this Argentine squad does not have at least one good defender. I can replace a bad striker with a good striker or a bad midfielder with a good midfielder. But, here in this case, I hardly had any good defender in our squad to rely upon. The weakest point in this Argentine team is its defense. The German coach played like a typical German by targeting the weakest point of the opponent team as early as possible.
Arindam: - If defense was so weak, then how Argentina managed to win all those previous matches?
Maradona: - in all the other matches, Argentina was always at the giving end. This is the first time in this tournament that Argentina was at the receiving end. Our boys were dribbling the ball well but were also taking too much time inside the penalty area to take a shot at the goal. On the other hand, the German team was passing the ball to each other within moments. After seeing their speed and skills to counterattack, someone would have surely uttered. ‘Oh! Boy! From which high school has these young footballers learned to play some outstanding and stunning football.’
Arindam: - So, you want to say that the German team has beaten the Argentine team because they have terrific speed.
Maradona: - No, it is not speed! It is the stamina among the German players that dominated the entire show. All the players are more or less below 25 years. Therefore, it is evident that they can run for 120 minutes all along the field without feeling exhausted or tired, whereas, our players are not so young. There are some players, in our team who can play the game only for 50 to 60 minutes but not beyond that.
Arindam: - Messi and Tevez were not able to create any opportunity for goal! How funny!
Maradona: - German defenders were playing smart football. They were not at all marking any Argentine striker. Rather, they were spoiling the deadly passes between the Argentine players. Also, the German midfielders were spreading out in the field as the game progressed. As a net result, our midfielders fell into a trap in the midfield region and at that time the Germany strikers counter-attacked us to get the goals. It was just a bad day for Argentina. Germany already had a bad day against Serbia in a Group stage match. They learned from their mistakes. That’s why; in the next encounters, Germany played total attacking football in such a speedy fashion that before the opponent’s defenders could understand what is happening, the goals were already scored.
Arindam: - Hmm… it’s always better luck next time, Mr. Maradona. Now, let us hear about the match between Spain and Paraguay from Mr. ARINAN.
Mr. ARINAN: - The Spanish bulls were running in the field without hitting anyone with their horns. The Paraguay team played total sloppy football in the 1st half, though they got two solid chances to score a goal. The drama started in the 2nd half, when at the 60th minute of the match, the Paraguayans got a penalty. But, the Casillas saved the goal. Just after 1 minute of that incident, the Spanish Bulls got the penalty. Carlos, the referee cancelled the 1st goal due to illegal encroachment of other Spanish players inside the box. In the 2nd time, the Spanish striker missed the goal. It was in the 82nd minute that a new storey of ‘Victorious Villa’ got constructed. Iniesta created the opportunity and David Villa scored the goal. The ball hit the right bar post, then at the left bar post to enter the Paraguayan goal post. The luck was in favor of the Spanish footballers. Spain defeated Paraguay by 1-0 and will clash with Germany in the Semi-final.
Arindam: - Hmm…so, this is the scenario now. Mr. Maradona, to you, from these 4 teams, which team is in a favorable position to win this World Cup?
Maradona: - Of course, it is Germany. The way they are playing, my goodness; they can challenge any good defensive line-up of any other big team. But, I am not totally ruling out Uruguay. They can prove to be the dark horses, you never know! Forlan is a very smart football striker. He can do anything on any day. Also I am not ruling out Spain and Netherlands, but, their probability of winning this cup is lesser than Germany.
Arindam: - Ha ha ha…well, this World Cup tournament has always produced the unpredictable results since the group stage. Who knows, maybe, more thrillers are yet to come! All Superstars failed in this tournament but also, this tournament has created many new stars like Villa, Forlan, Suarez, Higuain, Sneijder, Mueller and Vittek. Anyway; Mr. Maradona, thanks for coming to our show and sharing your views. Viewers, here we will end our show. Don’t forget to see our next episode. Till then, take care and bye.
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