Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi are facing the most difficult moment of his tenure in the Argentina football selection, with all the guns pointed at them when Argentina plays in the final game of the South American classification the 2010 World Cup
Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi are facing the most difficult moment of his tenure in the Argentina football selection, with all the guns pointed at them when Argentina played on the last day of the South American classification the 2010 World Cup. The first is played all his credit for coaching the second, 60% of the fans he wants on the bench, and Martin Palermo as a starter.
The presence of Argentine soccer star than as a coach and his heir, likely winner of this year's Golden Ball and the award for best player by FIFA, not enough to make the selection albiceleste travel on the stage classification without being in every game on the verge of a stroke.
The criticism of both raged in the country, although still have the favor of the fan, who in his heart can not go against or against Messi Maradona, who took the flag of Argentina in European football to carry top. But a removal could reverse history.
"The production of national team so far the road to South Africa has to light the lack of experience in the position of Maradona, the inadequate formation of the coaching staff, the improvisation of tactical schemes, inconsistency in the calls and the inability to get the best of several players in their clubs are international figures, "the newspaper La Nacion .
Its continuity, including obtaining classification for South Africa, was questioned by Maradona himself. In an online survey of newspaper Olé, in which there were almost 200,000 votes, a large majority is opposed to the Ten follow as Argentina coach. And another poll in the newspaper Clarín revealed that the majority preferring to go to the bank Messi Uruguay: 60% of respondents want to Palermo as a starter.
Fans can not understand the duality of the Flea and scorer of Barcelona's shirt Leo albiceleste can not deploy their football.
Maradona renewed their faith in him and assured him of ownership in Montevideo, but according to sports daily Ole said, "the fans are tired of waiting." "There is no room for him wander around the court with the inconsistency of a kid who dreams of being a tennis player while his old insists the football school," he warns.
But the problem is deeper. "If it pays in the selection is because Argentina could not find a good performance as a team," said coach Angel Cappa.
"At Barcelona, Messi picks up the ball when the team comes to do twenty touch, leave hand in hand. And always has three passing options. In contrast, Argentina and the choice that has not yet been able to give, when we give the ball to Messi put us all to pray to make a genius and solve the game. "
For Mario Kempes, Argentina concerning the selection of the world champion in 1978, "we must continue to give you confidence because if you kill it off." He emphasizes that the Poor performance in the albiceleste Messi "will weigh more than us."
The memory of a crestfallen Messi and absent when Jose Pekerman left on the bench in the quarter-final elimination against Germany in the 2006 World Cup round is fresh and everyone's mind. But the decision of not giving the flea the opportunity to exploit once and for all with the Argentina shirt weighs more in these critical moments, and Maradona knows.
The star of Barca has not however with a stable squad in Argentina, with the constant changes introduced by Maradona on each date.
Now propose a 4-4-2 defensive scheme to the classic River Plate to Uruguay when Argentina needs to win or tie to secure the last spot to qualify directly for South Africa. He's with 25 points in the fourth place in the South American table, but in this latest round will face Uruguay, which is a point behind fifth and also be played to get the pass.
"The team will look in Montevideo tomorrow distressing classification already lost by far the game he played against itself," laments The Nation.