How good was Diego Maradona REALLY at the 1986 World Cup?

The GOAT of GOATs, revisited.

There are two ways of looking at Diego Armando Maradona.

On one hand, he is the greatest there ever was. Obviously. It shouldn’t even be a question. Back when the World Cup meant everything, he dragged Argentina to the title almost single-handedly. He embodied an entire nation in a way no other footballer ever could. More so than any other country on the…