Maradona Threatening to Resign. Already.
Well, that didn’t take long. Reports in the Argentine press yesterday already have Diego Maradona threatening to resign as albiceleste boss. One week before his first game in charge.
The row is over Maradona’s choice of assistant. El Diego wants his World Cup ‘86 teammate Oscar Ruggeri to be assistant manager and Argentina Football Association president Julio Grondona, well, doesn’t. And Grondona has a very straightforward reason for not wanting Ruggeri:
“I don’t like his face,” said Grondona as he forced his way through a crowd of reporters to his car. “It’s a personal thing.”
Apparently this has become an ultimatum situation already, with Maradona threatening to quit if he doesn’t get his man. Would obviously be a huge disappoint if Maradona resigns before even fielding a team, but at least he’d leave with an unbeaten record. How many international managers can say that?
Whether or not Maradona walks this time, we could veyr well be seeing a preview of how #10’s reign as Argentina coach ends. Diego Maradona may or may not be a decent coach (here are five reasons he’ll succeed) but he’s definitely not good at dealing with authority.
p.s. Good luck finding this story if you’re Googling from Argentina, where a judges have handed down restraining orders forcing Google Argentina and Google Yahoo to censor search results for certain celebrities.
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By Adriano | November 13th, 2008 at 7:53 am 
u take drugs
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United Kingdom
By Ebrahim | November 13th, 2008 at 9:41 am What a joke - he “doesn’t like his face”!!!!
By Bobby the 3rd | November 13th, 2008 at 10:03 am I hope Maradonna stays so he can be completely humiliated …..does anyone deserve it more than this man? Cheers to Argentina getting the boots put to them in 2012.
God Save the Queen.
By Laurie | November 13th, 2008 at 10:28 am That’s not natural hair. He uses Grecian Formula.
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United States
By pancho | November 13th, 2008 at 2:05 pm @ Bobby the turd,
get lost troglodyte, and it’s WC 2010 not 2012. And if he gets humiliated, it’ll be no worse than the humiliation of the english national team of 86 being dispatched at the hand (and feet) of Maradona.
Cheers.
By Ana | November 13th, 2008 at 3:43 pm well said Pancho =)!
By Bobby the 3rd | November 13th, 2008 at 3:55 pm pancho …don’t you have yard work to do? chop chop the lawn needs a trim.
Great Footballing minds agree that Argentina in 1986 was a disgrace and in particular that Diego the cheat was a fool who embarrassed the sport. Is there an asterisk by the 86 title holders? The answer is a universal YES and the that you think otherwise is astonishing.
God Save the Queen…….Till we meet in 2010, if Argentina qualify that is.
By Mark | November 13th, 2008 at 4:51 pm pancho, as a neutral comment reader, your comment was definitely better than bobby’s
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By RyanJ | November 14th, 2008 at 4:09 am Ole Diego has gone through a lot and deserves something good. I wish him and Argentina success, if he decides to stay, for their qualification for WC 2010. And Oh, don’t be a hater Bobby or Poncho. I know England will qaulify for South Africa and hopefully the two teams can meet to determine who is indeed the better team. Until then all this back and forth stuff is utter nonsense.
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By pancho | November 17th, 2008 at 5:53 am @ Bobby the Turd
The best thing to come out of England has been Futbol (the game, not the team), Elizabeth Hurley, and Sean Connery…. Oh Sh!t, Sean Connery is Scottish… 2 out of 3 isn’t that bad…
cheers
Keep fantasizing about your queen… different strokes for different folks..
Ooh, my hedges need trimming.. thanks for the reminder.
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Canada
By pancho | November 17th, 2008 at 6:04 am It’s a shame that Englands great footballing minds aren’t great enough to coach a star studded team to success since 66 (didn’t they also need help from the goal that wasn’t?…Hmmm..cheat? Lack of good local great footballing minds at your disposal..Good luck to Capello.. Maybe beckham can get him a deal on an Armani suit.
BTW.. the most recent football superpower (if you could call them that) to miserably fail to qualify for a continental not to mention global competition is jolly old england.. I don’t even remember the commentaters once saying “oh there’s Crouch with his trademark Mr. Roboto celebration” at Euro 2008…
Your youth development has done nothing at major competitions… Viva Argentina U20 World champions 5 of the last 7.
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By pancho | November 17th, 2008 at 6:09 am last post was for jolly bobby, who wishing to roll in the muck..
I actually do wish Capello luck.. to see another Eng vs Germany or Eng vs Argentina competitive match is very exciting. As Ryan has pointed out.. Well said.
cheers
and Bobby, as a peace offering..
some jellied eels for you will be arriving in the mail shortly.
peace
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By Bobby the 3rd | November 17th, 2008 at 12:09 pm at Pancho…… aka “the peasant”
I’m glad you don’t dispute and therefore agree that 1986 is universally regarded as tainted world cup, Maradonna is a cheat, and Argentines in general are ashamed of that world cup.
Though we disagree on other issues it’s good to find some common ground.
God Save the Queen
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Denmark
By Albo | November 17th, 2008 at 1:09 pm hmmm, sounds like Pancho won this one, and Bobby is now “the 4th”.
Ranking is an ever-changing thing…
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By elliot | November 17th, 2008 at 1:31 pm As a neutral observer let me just say that both Argentina and England have been irrelevant on the national stage for at least 20 years. So may I suggest a little humility from both sides?
I think Maradonna is a mess and for the AFA to choose him is a joke.
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Germany
By Bobby the 3rd | November 17th, 2008 at 2:15 pm hmmm, sounds like Pancho and Albo are one in the same person. Typical behaviour.
elliot…….I don’t appreciate your comment.
God Save the Queen
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Sweden
By pancho | November 18th, 2008 at 11:39 pm @ Bobby the turd
By your reckoning that the 86 world cup is tainted then the same should be said of England’s 66 win with 2 controversial goals by Mr. Hurst, the first never crossed the line, yet the gallant Mr. Hurst celebrated it nonetheless and the second was scored while scores of fans invaded the pitch. In context, no different than the hand of god goal only doubly controversial, at least Maradona skillfully skipped through 6 english players (Hodge, Beardsley, Reid, Butcher, Fenwick and Peter Shilton), but then again, perhaps they were not world class.
Not one English player honorably waived off either goal, not even the “knighted” Sir Alfred Ramsey (manager at the time). Perhaps we should ask any of the 66 team if they deserved to keep their winners medal. reffed by a referee known to favour the home team (see 68 Euro championship- had to be replayed because of this).
Rest assured that had England miraculously beaten Argentina in 86, they would have fallen at the feet of Germany, probably in a penalty shoot-out (as seems the norm in big competitive games). Oh well, maybe the could have done better in 90, or even 94 (oops, forgot that they missed the boat that year).
you celebrate your 1 World Cup, I’ll celebrate my 2.
cheers and God save the queen (she’ll need all the help she can get, what is she, 112 years old?)
@ Elliot.. You’re right, to an extent. both teams have been under performing the last 20 year a little, however Argentina has won their continental crown in 91 and 93 and runner-up 05 and 07 (yes that pains me), runner-up @ WC 90 and olympics 96 (yes it’s a watered down tournament), winner U20 WC 95, 97, 2001, 2005 and 2007, winner Olympics 04 and 08, winner confederations cup 92, runner-up 95 and 05. Argentina have only underperformed in that they are expected and capable of winning every tournament they enter.
Arguably, the 2 teams playing the most attractive football at the moment is Spain (Euro 2008 champs, Argentina (better during 2006-2007)*we’ll see under Maradona (either jubilation or despair- no middle ground exists).
Don’t get me wrong, I have many english players I admire(d), Rooney, Walcott is FAST!! the young Michael Owen (great player, should have started for england in 98) Gazza, class player who also had his demons (even though Vinnie Jones got the better of his joneses), Shearer.
looking forward to tomorrow.. we’ll see how Argentina perform.
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By Hector | November 20th, 2008 at 3:03 pm After Argentina’s pitiful performance against Scotland Diego should stop threatening to resign and resign already. Let’s just get this sad chapter in Argentina’s football history behind us a.s.a.p.
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By Lou | December 6th, 2008 at 2:12 pm NoNoNo!
Im English but still adore this man SO much.
i have so much respect for him.
yea, so he knocked us out in the world cup with the ‘hand of god’ but still ..
he shouldnt be humiliated at all.
he should be respected.
he has brought us so much to the world of football.
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