In their famous win against the Argentina of Maradona (Spain 1982), Belgium decided not to put an extra man marking defender on Maradona, while back then it was

In their famous win against the Argentina of Maradona (Spain 1982), Belgium decided not to put an extra man marking defender on Maradona, while back then it was customary to do this. Now, if they would have lost the game, that decision would have been regarded as utterly stupid, while now it's seen as a brilliancy of the coach. You should take all of this with a grain of salt.