The talk has been about the Ronaldo-s, Villa-s and Torres-es , but seldom people appreciate the men behind these boys, the coaches. Of course, people do talk about coaches like Raymond Domenech and Fabio Capello at length but still, who do you think is the best coach so far in this tournament.
Argentina have Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez, hitman Diego Milito to lead the line, Diego Maradona as coach, and the world to conquer. Argentina might possess these qualities, but certainly do not look like it heading into the tournament.
After his bad performance during the 2010 World Cup Qualification, Argentine fans have ordered Messi to prove his greatness by repeating Maradona’s record at the world cup, and if ever he manages to give Argentina the cup at the age of 23, then he might become the world’s greatest player ever.
Argentina's National Soccer Team Faces Coaching Decision
The sacking of Argentina's national soccer coach, the legendary Maradona, presents an interesting situation for the Argentine Football Association as they move forward and prepare for the next World Cup.
In favor of sacking Maradona, he has a lengthy list of controversies following him since he first began to play in soccer leagues.... read article
Football is not a mere game of kicking the ball into the net but us far more strategic one with set pieces, zone markings etc. A coach and his team conceives these plans and also acts as mentor for his team. A good coach guides his player to victory.
Since designation as coach of the Argentina's national team, Diego has certainly shown considerable signs of improvement since that agonizing last-minute qualification against Uruguay.
The Mail on Sunday details a conversation between Triesman and a former aide in which the official, who was leading England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, reportedly makes the allegations of corruption. Triesman is quoted as saying that Spain could withdraw from the race to host the 2018 World Cup if rivals Russia helped them to pay off match officials in South Africa. Spain would then switch their support to the Russian bid. However, Triesman has resigned following the arrival of damaging headlines at such a sensitive time for England's 2018 bid team. It is understood that he will remain in his other role as FA chairman for the time being. It is believed that the bid team has faxed letters of apology to its Spanish and Russian rivals, as well as FIFA, in an effort to distance itself from Triesman's alleged comments.
Fabio Capello says there is more to come from England after Monday's unconvincing 3-1 win over Mexico.
Goals from Ledley King, Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson gave Fabio Capello's side victory in their penultimate game before the World Cup in South Africa.
