bergamascho
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^^^^^ ZING!!!!
Soccernet.com said:Diego Maradona will be offered a new four-year contract to stay on as Argentina coach, the Argentinian Football Association has announced.
AFA president Julio Grondona will meet with Maradona next week to offer him the chance to guide his nation to the Brazil 2014 World Cup after the AFA executive committee determined he remains the right man to command the national team after a respectable showing at the World Cup in South Africa.
Maradona had little coaching experience before taking Argentina on a roller-coaster ride to World Cup qualification. Few gave him any chance of turning his undoubtedly high-quality squad into World Cup contenders but they impressed on their way to the quarter-finals before being humbled 4-0 by Germany.
Grondona intends to meet with Maradona no later than next Wednesday to discuss the contract extension. Maradona said after his side's exit that he would consult his family and the Argentina players before deciding whether he intended to stay on.
It's called gamesmenship. This isn't golf with a dress code, I know it is the beautiful game but fukc sakes it's a mans game and the biggest game of these guys career and you need to be ready to do anything to win. Some guys seem to forget that and are so quick to judge. Maradona was ready to use his hand and became a hero. The tackle was harsh but kicking it out where he did was a ploy to distract a team full of pouters. Kind of like when Zaurinni gets in your face and dives on the ground holding his face after he has been pushed in a div.1 game.
Fukc Canada is ranked 100 for a reason because people don't get how much this really means. 300,000 in Amsterdam watching in the street, how many would be on Granville 2000. Van Bommel was fantastic this tourny, if everyone hates you clearly you have made an impact, he played his role to perfection. I don't know where soccer players get this feeling that there is a proper way to play, whatever gives your team the best chance to win is the proper way. Ask the New Jersey Devils if they care they won Ugly or if Scott Stevens takes back his career ending dirty hits.
Well said bulljive.
How can anyone jugde a guy in one game.
Spain and the dutch could play 10 times and the result and game would be different every time. It's football. No best of sevens.
Personally, If I were in the world cup final. I would do almost anything to win. Blinding dust under my socks Bloodsport style if it gave me a chance on net.
I've been to Argentina. An maradona is a hero and idol there. Hand of god tshirt being sold everywhere. He cheated for his country. And they don't look down on him for it. If anything he is put on a pedalstal for that moment. He was willing to do anything for his country to win. Anything. I respect that.
You have one chance to play in a world cup final? And you wouldn't battle for every inch on that field? Any given sunday, that speech is amazing. Someone post it.
Well said bulljive.
How can anyone jugde a guy in one game.
Spain and the dutch could play 10 times and the result and game would be different every time. It's football. No best of sevens.
Personally, If I were in the world cup final. I would do almost anything to win. Blinding dust under my socks Bloodsport style if it gave me a chance on net.
I've been to Argentina. An maradona is a hero and idol there. Hand of god tshirt being sold everywhere. He cheated for his country. And they don't look down on him for it. If anything he is put on a pedalstal for that moment. He was willing to do anything for his country to win. Anything. I respect that.
You have one chance to play in a world cup final? And you wouldn't battle for every inch on that field? Any given sunday, that speech is amazing. Someone post it.
God I remember some of those balls and the difference between those balls of yesteryear and today's is remarkable. My favorite ball remains the Europass from the Swiss/Austrian European Championship.
The '98 Tricolore was a nice ball as was the '00 Silverstream. The champions league balls are always great and should be the model for all future world cup balls... well, until Adidas loses the contract.
Nice balls as long as they were new. I found that they lost their elasticity and the shell deteriorated rather quickly whereas some of todays balls are good for 2-3 seasons worth of heavy use.
do some fund raising .