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Lionel Messi is a mirror image of Diego Maradona The similarities are uncanny and both the player, Messi, and his manager, Maradona, deserve plaudits of the highest order. Not for looking like the finished article, but in the risk and reward from this game. Risk in playing so many attacking players, and sending out a warning. Reward in the soaring confidence it will have created.
兩人出奇地相似，一位是球員，梅西，而另一個則是他的教頭，馬拉多納，這二位，均可稱得上是光芒四射、才華艷世的人物。他們不僅在建功立業上，看上去像，就連他們在本屆杯上同生死，共命運的境況，也出奇地像。說他共生死，就是挑戰他的對手比比皆是，個個虎視眈眈，說他們共命運，就是他們必須化腐朽為神奇，將絕世的才華，噴涌而出。
Messi had a superb game, top level in every aspect, apart from failing to score. One of my fears was that a bad opening game could see the camp riven with arguments. But this was an impressive win, with Messi as band leader.
除了沒能洞穿對方的大門，為本隊立建奇功之外，他的表現絕對堪稱一流，各方面無不出彩獨秀。令本人唯一為之心神不寧的便是擔憂他的開戰不利，會遭致各界炮轟。但這次的開門紅，瑕不掩瑜，他的場上表現，仍令人嘆為觀止，梅西當仁不讓地成為了隊中領袖。
Maradona played 4-3-3, which allowed Messi greater freedom and caused confusion for Nigeria because they were unable to track him or man-mark him. From the managerial perspective, I take my hat off to Diego for having the courage to begin in such fashion.
馬拉多納擺出的陣型為4-3-3，意在讓梅西能有更大的活動空間，通過撕扯，給尼日利亞造成陣前混亂，因為梅西就是脫韁之馬，令人防不勝防。如果以統帥的眼光來審視老馬的布陣排兵，如此的一招，我不得不為他的勇氣，脫帽致敬，為他的標新立異而折服。
With three up front — Messi, Carlos Tévez and Gonzalo Higuaín - and such an attacking player in Angel Di Maria on the left of midfield, Maradona has sent out a message. Let’s see how many other managers have the courage to start with three up front ?
三位大將頂在了陣前——梅西，特維斯和伊瓜因——還有一攻擊型球員迪馬里亞施職左腰，如此這種安排，馬拉多納是在向外界透露一個信息。讓大家都親眼目睹一番，有多少當職教頭敢于如此大膽，將三元戰將頂在了陣型的最前端？
