"Do you know what Diego thinks?"

Diego? Which Diego?

Suddenly hearing Riquelme's headless words, Santhiago's mind was a little confused, Diego's thoughts? This name is a sea in Argentina, how do you know which Diego it is?

However, after feeling Riquelme's unkind tone, Sainti reacted, called Diego, who has nothing to do with football, and Riquelme doesn't deal with each other, who else can there be besides the old horse! So he asked tentatively, "Diego. Maradona? ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, San Tiago did not immediately speak again, but pondered the recent change of coach of the national team.

Exactly 10 days after Basile announced his resignation, the Argentine Football Federation finally convened a general meeting of the Football Association to select a new coach for the national team, and finalized a four-man shortlist. The list of candidates drawn at the Argentine Football Association meeting includes Carlos Bianchi, the "gold medal coach" of South American football, Mikel Russo, the current coach of the San Lorenzo team, Sergio Batista, who led Argentina to win the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, and Maradona.

The four candidates have their own advantages, the Argentine Football Federation is inclined to invite the old coach Bianchi to come out again, while the football king Maradona has the unanimous support of the fans, and of course the other two candidates are also qualified enough to stand out in this "coach competition".

However, what Santhiago and others can be sure of is the current general manager of Boca, the old coach Bianchi has no intention of becoming the coach of the national team, and the current coach of the San Lorenzo team, Mikel Russo, has little chance of being elected, so in the end it is necessary to choose between Mr. Batista and Maradona.

Originally, in Santiago's opinion, this was not a difficult choice, although he personally admired the old horse very much, but it was only limited to football skills and personal achievements, and when it came to leading the team, it was really not flattering.

In October 1994, Maradona coached the Argentine Serie A team Mandiu with his old teammate Fern without a coaching certificate, with 1 win, 6 draws and 5 losses. After Maradona left Mandiu with 1 win, 6 draws and 5 losses, Mandieu's club has been in a slump since then and relegated to the Argentine second division.

The following year, Athletic signed Maradona after terminating his contract with Disfano, but this time Maradona's results did not change much, until Maradona led the team to play a total of 11 games, with only 2 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. The two failures shy away clubs, and it was not until 2001 that he received a football coaching certificate from the Football Association in Buenos Aires.

So although Lao Ma issued a statement as soon as he resigned; "I would love to be the head coach of the Argentine national team, who wouldn't want to lead the national team to the top of the game?"

However, San Thiago still does not think that Lao Ma is qualified to be the coach of the national team, especially when compared to Mr. Batista.

Looking at Romy again with doubts, Santhiago wanted to know if Romy had gotten some inside information, otherwise he wouldn't have been so worried.

The contemporary Argentine national team is in the midst of a generational change, and the most iconic midfielders of the previous generation are undoubtedly Riquelme and Veron, but it can be said that the Tianjiao does not get along so well with the national team.

Veron, known as the "White Wizard", is a physically strong midfielder who has achieved great success in Serie A and is a resounding calling card for the Argentine midfielder in contemporary world football, but Veron's national team career has not been satisfactory. While playing with Argentina at the '98 World Cup in France, the Pampas Eagles were eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, and the 23-year-old Veron was also in trouble with some saying he failed the team's doping test and others saying he had a bad relationship with the media and fans due to laziness. While these rumours were never confirmed, Veron's inaugural World Cup journey was not a success.

Veron, who has been transferred to Manchester United for 28 million pounds in 02, has participated in the World Cup for the second time, and this time he is also shouldering the heavy responsibility of the core of the midfield, and in the eyes of fans, the "wizard" has become the biggest reliance of the Pampas Eagles to win the championship. At that time, Argentina was experiencing a serious economic and political crisis, and the blue and white team's success in the World Cup became the biggest hope of the domestic people, and Veron was also full of confidence in this: "The Argentines are sad because of the country's misfortune, but the Argentine team in the World Cup will put a smile on the faces of our people." ”

South Korea and Japan faced Nigeria in the first round of the group stage of the World Cup, Veron assisted Barty to score the only goal of the game, and after the game, FIFA rated "The Wizard" as the best of the game. In the second game against long-time rivals England, he was supposed to go to the next level, but he was mediocre, and as a result, he was substituted after only half a game, and Argentina also lost the game; In the third game against Sweden, Argentina coach Bielsa simply gave up on Veron, and although he came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute, he could not change the fate of the team's group exit.

At this moment, Veron, who was regarded as the heart of the team, was the most violently criticized, and derogatory terms such as unbearable and weak feet were poured on him, and Veron described: "We are like a 5-year-old child who has been robbed of a sugar cube. ”

Then Pekerman took over as the coach of the Argentine team and began to establish a tactical style of play with Riquelme as the core, while Veron was completely abandoned, although many celebrities believed that the "wizard" should be brought to the World Cup in Germany, but the stubborn Pekerman said: "The team doesn't need him at all." ”

On the other side, the rebellious Veron refused to take the initiative to contact Pekerman, and as a result, he watched Argentina be eliminated by Germany in the quarterfinals as a spectator.

The next successor to the national team, Basile, did not reverse the decline, but continued to reuse Riquelme and abandon Veron's tactical approach, which continues to this day. Therefore, these two midfielders rarely play side by side, coupled with the factions within the national team, let alone the perfect integration, don't think this is groundless, even San Tiago, who was once known as Veron's successor in Serie A, has little contact with this big brother.

It is foreseeable that if Batista is officially admitted to the national team, then the continued reuse of Riquelme, supplemented by young players such as Santo Tiago, will be on the agenda, which is good news for both Riquelme and Santiago. And if Marado is included in the national team, it will be difficult to say.

The relationship between the two shiny No.10s in Boca's history has been estranged for a long time, and it is rumored that Lao Ma himself does not like Riquelme's style of play, and even publicly stated that if a midfield core takes the ball and turns around in the backfield, it will not help the team!

Santiago didn't believe these rumors very much, but now he believed it when he saw Riquelme's worried expression, and Santiago, who didn't know what to say, sighed, and Riquelme had no intention of talking about it anymore at this time, and the two could only disperse hastily.

Sitting in the car home, Santiago looked out the window at Buenos Aires, the worry in his heart slowly condensed, he knew Riquelme's temper, if it was really an old horse to move in, then the two who were not in harmony were likely to break up unhappily, and what about himself? Are there enough opportunities to get it?

In the interim, several national team coaches have placed Messi's position between the midfield and the striker, with Tevez and others as the striker, and Messi in the forward position, and this position is now the position he played in the Olympics and Boca Juniors.

Lao Ma's love for Messi is undisguised, if the time comes......

Saint-Tiago closed his eyes a little dejectedly, not wanting to think about it anymore, so he could only take one step at a time.