Diego Maradona talks about his departure
The coach of Argentina Diego Maradona has discussed a possible resignation on his return to Buenos Aires on Sunday night, after the elimination of the Albiceleste by Germany (4-0) in quarter final 2010 World Cup, according to the Argentinian daily Cronica.
“A cycle has ended,” a title in this popular newspaper, which has managed to glean a few words of Maradona when he returned to his home.
According to the newspaper, friends and neighbors do not want him to leave the selection, “but the coach’s words were unequivocal: + this is it, my cycle is completed +”.
“I gave everything I had,” said Maradona would also depending Cronica.
The day before, the captain of the team world champion in 1986 had said: “I have not decided my future, I talk with my family, the players, the Federation. It depends on many things.”
“He who will decide whether or not to continue, it is Maradona,” said the director of national teams from Argentina, Luis Segura, the chain TyC Sports.
“It depends on him, he said. But (the president of the Federation of Argentine Julio) Grondona has never stopped a process and if Digeo decides to continue, it will continue. I think he should finish his contract s ‘completed after the Copa America next year, to be held in Argentina. ”
The Maradona faithful assistant, Alejandro Mancuso also said that the decision is in the hands of El Diez, but he thinks he chooses to continue his mission began in October 2008.
“Knowing Diego, I hardly think he will want to resign after missing its goal was to win the World Cup. We can not throw away everything that was done well. We’ve grown a lot as that group, “he told Radio La Plata.
He said the technical staff would meet in the coming hours “to analyze point by point” the performance of Argentina in South Africa.