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Maradona says Dani Alves is an ‘Idiot’
Following critical remarks from Dani Alves about football legend, Diego Maradona, the Argentinian has slammed the Brazilian defender, describing him as an “idiot”.
The retort comes after the Juventus star indicated that he could not compare Lionel Messi to Maradona due to the latter’s infamous unseen “Hand-of God” goal in 1986, suggesting that the former Napoli star could not be a hero to youngsters because of this moment.
“You want to compare Messi to Maradona? You can’t compare them,” Alves told Brazilian TV Channel Canais Esporte Interativo.
“I would not be proud to say that I won a World Cup with a ‘Hand of God.’ I wouldn’t be able to tell my son that I won a World Cup like this with the whole world talking about it.
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“The ‘Hand of God’ tricked us, you have to take this firm position. A sportsman like this can’t be an example for youngsters.”
But Maradona has taken exception to Alves’ comments, criticising the 34-year old’s ability to pass the ball and saying he isn’t very good at right-back.
“Dani Alves is an idiot. He makes 28 passes and only gets four right. As a ‘4’ [right-back], Cafu and Maicon were good. Dani Alves? Poor thing,” The former Argentina coach told TyC Sports.
“He speaks because he plays in a position on the pitch where football is not played. They [right-backs] touch the ball three times and make eight fouls per game.”
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