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Date : September 6, 2009
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Argentina — Diego Maradona reached into his bag of emotional tricks to try to conjure a victory for Argentina against its archrival Brazil, and save his country’s dimming chances of making next year’s World Cup in South Africa.
Maradona, the Argentine coach, had Saturday’s match moved from the capital, Buenos Aires, to a more intimate stadium here. He took the team to church on Thursday, to pray.
But none of it had the effect he was looking for. Argentina played listlessly, losing by 3-1 to Brazil, which clinched a World Cup spot and left Argentina hanging. It was Argentina’s first loss to Brazil on Argentine soil in a Cup qualifier, and it left Argentina clinging to the fourth and final automatic qualifying spot in South America with three matches to play.
The unthinkable is starting to dawn on soccer-crazed fans here: that Argentina, despite having a roster with the star Lionel Messi and other marquee players, may fail to qualify for the Cup for the first time since 1970.
That possibility is almost too much to bear for many Argentines. In a country of few living heroes, the 48-year-old Maradona is a flawed character, a recovering substance abuser who struggled with the trappings of stardom. But time and again, Argentines forgave his faults because of his undeniable brilliance on the soccer field, his almost divinelike inspiration at times. Now his failures as a coach are threatening to sully his legend as perhaps the world’s best-ever player.
“I admired him as a player, he is a god for us,” said a dejected Jorge Rodríguez, 55, as he left Rosario’s stadium. “But Maradona is not a coach; it doesn’t work. He showed that tonight. We have some of the best players in the world, and they showed us nothing. They are lacking order, discipline, everything. They need a coach.”
On Saturday night, Brazil struck early with a scintillating header by Luisão in the 24th minute. After a second goal by Luís Fabiano six minutes later, on a loose ball in front of the Argentine goal, Maradona turned disgustedly from the sideline and retrieved a yellow water bottle. For much of the night, his face was a mask of confusion and distress. Cries of “Eliminated!” and a series of chants directed at Maradona echoed from the Brazilian cheering section.
In the 65th minute, a long, powerful shot from Jesús Datolo caused the capacity crowd of some 30,000 to erupt. But two minutes later, they were silenced again when Luís Fabiano took advantage of another Argentine defensive breakdown, chipping the ball over Argentina’s charging goalkeeper, Mariano Andujar. The result stood, 3-1 Brazil.
Many Argentines expressed doubts when Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentine Football Association, named Maradona the coach of the national team last November. He had little coaching experience, and some worried that the stress of the job could lead him back to drug and alcohol abuse.
The playmaker Juan Román Riquelme quit the team over remarks he saw as critical of his playing style by Maradona and reporters. In April, Argentina lost to struggling Bolivia, 6-1. Maradona blamed mostly the high altitude of La Paz for the defeat. But a loss at Ecuador cemented fears that Maradona was out of his depth.
Maradona, the Argentine coach, had Saturday’s match moved from the capital, Buenos Aires, to a more intimate stadium here. He took the team to church on Thursday, to pray.
But none of it had the effect he was looking for. Argentina played listlessly, losing by 3-1 to Brazil, which clinched a World Cup spot and left Argentina hanging. It was Argentina’s first loss to Brazil on Argentine soil in a Cup qualifier, and it left Argentina clinging to the fourth and final automatic qualifying spot in South America with three matches to play.
The unthinkable is starting to dawn on soccer-crazed fans here: that Argentina, despite having a roster with the star Lionel Messi and other marquee players, may fail to qualify for the Cup for the first time since 1970.
That possibility is almost too much to bear for many Argentines. In a country of few living heroes, the 48-year-old Maradona is a flawed character, a recovering substance abuser who struggled with the trappings of stardom. But time and again, Argentines forgave his faults because of his undeniable brilliance on the soccer field, his almost divinelike inspiration at times. Now his failures as a coach are threatening to sully his legend as perhaps the world’s best-ever player.
“I admired him as a player, he is a god for us,” said a dejected Jorge Rodríguez, 55, as he left Rosario’s stadium. “But Maradona is not a coach; it doesn’t work. He showed that tonight. We have some of the best players in the world, and they showed us nothing. They are lacking order, discipline, everything. They need a coach.”
On Saturday night, Brazil struck early with a scintillating header by Luisão in the 24th minute. After a second goal by Luís Fabiano six minutes later, on a loose ball in front of the Argentine goal, Maradona turned disgustedly from the sideline and retrieved a yellow water bottle. For much of the night, his face was a mask of confusion and distress. Cries of “Eliminated!” and a series of chants directed at Maradona echoed from the Brazilian cheering section.
In the 65th minute, a long, powerful shot from Jesús Datolo caused the capacity crowd of some 30,000 to erupt. But two minutes later, they were silenced again when Luís Fabiano took advantage of another Argentine defensive breakdown, chipping the ball over Argentina’s charging goalkeeper, Mariano Andujar. The result stood, 3-1 Brazil.
Many Argentines expressed doubts when Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentine Football Association, named Maradona the coach of the national team last November. He had little coaching experience, and some worried that the stress of the job could lead him back to drug and alcohol abuse.
The playmaker Juan Román Riquelme quit the team over remarks he saw as critical of his playing style by Maradona and reporters. In April, Argentina lost to struggling Bolivia, 6-1. Maradona blamed mostly the high altitude of La Paz for the defeat. But a loss at Ecuador cemented fears that Maradona was out of his depth.
