I hope we get to see some interesting information about some of the other players mentioned in the opening post, as it feels like the usual Maradona-fest at the moment. To kill two birds with one stone, here's di Stefano's description of Sivori (taken from an early-60s biography): "Sivori is a "genial" player but he still can't free himself from the trickery and he plays for himself too much". I have the feeling that there's a huge dichotomy between di Stefano's philosophy of football and modus operandi and what the Argentinian ideal is. Am I right? Certainly, in my head I can draw a line from Sivori to Maradona to Messi with honourable mentions to others, but find it hard to "place" di Stefano in that context. Some people even called him "el Aleman" (the German!) for goodness sake.
More info from that biography to follow, including di Stefano's best XI of that period.
In fact is more like a general archive and is good that is some sort of Maradona fest, since many here use his name and never watched him (at least properly, without prior judgements based on stereotypes)...more regarding this sort of vids and not the typical WC 86 ones...in such way many will at least get a glance of what means to have a real complete game and do in it with grace.
Even with a real flamboyant style in Sivori and over the top self confidence, Alfredo looks more jealous than anything in the quote involve here.
And there is not such dicotomy, the world knows of antagonisms since created, Argentina is no exception at all...and BTW Alfredo is far from be sitting on the other side of Sivori, Alfredo ain't an antagonist player in comparisson with Sivori...
Being him called the German means nothing at all (in general I mean, not that in Alfredo's case this nicks suits many stereotypes about German heritage)...4 generation argies still are call "el polaco", "el tano", "el gaita"...etc...and many times those nicks doesn't involve the general stereotype about a nation...Sachhi was more German than Alfredo, Passarella was more German than Alfredo...
In the same River team Di stefano appeared, were before him fellas like Pedernera or Maschio from the same '57 Copa America team of Sivori and Corbatta...less "emotional" players, more cold and strategical ones...
If you want to throw imaginary lines, you are missing the target Roy...Sivori and Maradona might belong to the same breath in many aspects, but not entirely...Maradona evolved in another player because precisly in those ages always was a Pedernera. Maschio sort of general a la Di Stefano
...is not hard to imagine that if in the days of Maradona he had one of those beside he could be more Garrincha or Sivori alike (well in fact he was in Boca with Brindisi pulling teh strings, him as wild card and Escudero as the typical explosiva very skill winger)
...but anyway, Maradona took other responsabilities and even raise the level of what those typical generals did...might be too that Maradona never was anyway even when just a child just a reckless wild card player, or a looney and playfull winger Corbatta, Houseman and in some aspects Sivori was too...
the only clear imaginary line is the one of pure wingers: corbatta, houseman, etc...
The rest of Morenos, Sivoris, Maradonas, Bochinis between many worlds..
The ones like Alfredo keep the flair and elegance but are more strategycal players like: Sastre, Pedernera, Maschio, Valeri, Riquelme or Lucho Gonzalez sort of style nowadays of our days...
Messi has more similarities with a Zico, or even with a Cryuff in style and approach than with Maradona, more with Zico...
And I suggest you sthg...watch the whole ****ing vids of that japanese fella, you will see the surface of what Maradona was, and not the general concern of a more succesfull Best...we had our own lesser talented Best and that was Rojitas, not Maradona...
And never forget that you are naming players that at least Europe knows (or remember)...names like Guaita, Orsi, Grillo, Maschio, Angelillo, Rial...Losteau, Bernao, Muñoz, and so many etc...are pretty much forgotten or unknown