This is an iconic image of Maradona – Maradona facing down 6 Belgian defenders in the 1982 World Cup.
Here’s another,more recent,iconic image
Leo Messi surrounded by 7 Uruguayan players in the recent World Cup qualifier .
The real story behind tha Maradona image is that he had just collected the ball after a free kick and thats why there were so many Belgians in front of him – they were part of the wall. Argentina lost that game 1-0 anyway.
The story behind the Messi image is that Messi did what Messi does.Got past the 7 blokes from Uruguay,passed the ball and the move eventually led to Lautaro Martínez scoring for Argentina.
Argentina won the game 3-0
I rest my case.
Video evidence ..
Look at Lionel Messi, how he managed to take out the ball from that crowded space and pass it.
Ultimately resulted in Lautaro Martínez goal, the third one for Argentina against Uruguay. pic.twitter.com/l6psoiFEat
— 𝙨𝙤𝙝𝙤𝙢 ᴷᴷᴿ (@AwaaraHoon) October 11, 2021