Whether it is his turn or not, whether it is his turn or not, at this moment San Tiago thinks that he must take on the responsibility of a leader!

Not for anything else, just to repay Lao Ma's trust in him, just for the position of the core of this midfield! Maybe he will return to the position of deputy he once knew when Peron joins the team, but Santhiago understands one thing, there are some responsibilities that he will face sooner or later, he will not allow himself to stay in the position of deputy forever, that is not what he wants, and now is not the time to let go and develop his ambitions? As for backwardness, so what?

After making up his mind, Santhiago no longer cared about it, and greeted his teammates loudly.

However, when Santiago's shouts reached the ears of his teammates, he was greeted with indifference, disdain, and even disdain. Hardly any Argentine player took Santiago's motivation to heart, instead showing a dismissive gaze. Even Mascherano was slightly disgruntled in his eyes, as if he was blaming Santiago's transgression.

Seeing this, Saintie couldn't help but feel cold in his heart, he knew that this was a performance that his teammates were very dissatisfied with him, indeed, he did not show the level and strength he should have in this game that should have carried the team's offensive banner! But more importantly, when they were two goals down, the players' reaction made Santhiago gasp even more, and no one seemed to be thinking about how to equalize, but began to blame and blame their teammates!

"Beep"

Faced with the cold treatment of his teammates, Santhiago didn't know what to do for a while, it was the first time he had encountered such a situation. For the next 10 minutes, Argentina played in a muddle, without the slightest bright spot and without any dangerous attacks, much to Maradona's annoyance. When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, Maradona immediately walked into the dressing room in a rage, facing the listless players who seemed to have lost their fighting spirit, and the respected football king let out the most angry roar.

"What the hell are you doing? I didn't see a single powerful attack, not a single one! This is simply a disgrace to Argentine football! I thought you could win this game if you were 70 per cent in the club, but I was naïve to think about it now! What a disappointment you guys! Maybe after the game, I should think about the new national team candidates! I have to say that none of you deserve to be a player in the national team!! ”

The furious Maradona was feared, and he had no scruples at all to lash out at the players in the dressing room, and Santtiago, who had high hopes for him, was treated coldly like never before. From returning to the locker room to slamming the door of the old horse, none of his teammates took the initiative to communicate with him during the whole process, and even Maradona himself glanced at Santi and motioned for Luis Gonzalez to start warming up.

This arrangement was undoubtedly an unprecedented slap in the face for Saint-Tiago, an undisguised denial, and he lost his trust after only forty-five minutes! Santi didn't have time to think about how the media would react when Luis Gonzalez came on in place of him in the next half, he just felt a huge anger burning unbridled in his heart!

Why! Why do you want to change yourself! Could it be that the person who caused the huge disadvantage in the first half was really himself?

Ask yourself, Santhiago thinks he's done a great job, he's trying to communicate with his teammates, he's trying to try to open things up, but he's not a god! The situation of fighting on his own and lacking a strategy made him feel deeply powerless, but despite this, would he not try again? Noticing the stares from his teammates, Santhiago took deep breaths as he tried to control his imminent rampage.

He is an authentic midfielder, and at the moment, the situation of the national team is fighting separately, so he can't play his due strength at all, and it is difficult to play to the advantage! Could it be that Maradona, who has an overview of the big picture, really can't see this? Look at the rest, the so-called teammates, what did they do? There is nothing to do under those sneering eyes!

"Sainty, are you okay?"

Santhiago sat in his place, clutching his towel tightly and unable to say a word, he didn't want anyone to see his lost side, and it took a long time to raise his head again, and at this time only he and Di Maria, who still hadn't been given a chance to play, were left in the dressing room.

Seeing this scene, Santiago really felt the current situation in the national team for the first time, which made the feeling of powerlessness come like a tidal wave, as if it was drowning him inch by inch. In the face of Di Maria's concerned inquiry, Saintie, whose face had returned to normal, sighed softly and did not say anything more, but walked out of the locker room side by side with Di Maria, and walked towards the pitch that was noisy again.

When Santi stepped on the pitch again, Maradona did not say anything about his arrival, and Santiago was also surprised to find that not only himself, but also Maxi Rodríguez, Zanetti and Gutiérrez were replaced by Maradona. Although there are theoretically five or more substitutions for both teams in a friendly, it is extremely rare to make four substitutions at once.

It can be seen that as Lao Ma himself said, he was extremely dissatisfied with the performance of the players in the first half, which also prompted him to make a large substitution decision after the start of the second half.

But if you want to make up for the disadvantage of the game, how can you do it with a few simple substitutions? The Argentine team, which had no fighting strength and no spiritual support, finally fell in front of the French with an extremely humiliating 0:3, and Maradona's national team coaching debut ended in a heavy defeat.

Seeing that when the game was over, the old horse did not even shake hands with Domenech and left the stadium first, and the players were also expressionless, and as the players walked out of the stadium, San Tiago could not say anything along the way. He didn't bother with any reporters who wanted to interview him, but hurried back to his home after taking the flight back to Argentina and slept with his head covered, and he could feel from Maradona's actions and attitude that he might not be able to participate in the national team for a long time in the future!

What happened in Marseille, France, was something that Saint-Tiago had never imagined, and he didn't even want to look back on it.

Don't underestimate the blow of this friendly defeat to Santi, as his national team debut, he became the core of the midfield under all kinds of mistakes, and the performance of his national team teammates during the game is also difficult for San Thiago to let go. You must know that when I decided to return to Boca Juniors and participate in the Olympics, it was largely to be selected for the national team.

Sure enough, when the results of the game came out, the media in Argentina did not give the slightest tolerance to this new national team, and overwhelming condemnation came towards the players and coaches. The media criticized Lao Ma's employment policy in this friendly match, and Santo Thiago has become the one standing on the cusp of the storm, football legends and the media generally believe that the current Santo Thiago does not have the ability to take charge of itself, especially at the national team level, Maradona misestimated Santiago.

At the same time, the media are also like flies on big and small matters, and they have begun to criticize Lao Ma and his national team from all aspects. They believe that although Maradona has sacrificed a lot for Argentina, this does not excuse his poor coaching ability. Lao Ma is too emotional in terms of talent selection, he recruited a large number of players who are no longer in their prime, and banished many of Argentina's most capable pillars due to personal likes and dislikes!!

And this point of view was confirmed again a few days later, in the World Cup qualifiers announced by Lao Ma, San Tiago and Di Maria, Zanetti and other eight players who had played in the friendly match were all lost, and the personnel change was so big that it was staggering.

Maradona, who has always gone his own way and is accustomed to being self-serving, does not seem to have been affected by the media's condemnation, but he has also lived up to his words and deeds, and the star-studded Argentine football has given the king enough confidence to recruit the team he wants, while Sant Thiago and Di Maria have become players who have been "abandoned".

In this case, San Tiago was also unable to argue, and he could only plunge into the club's training and began to prepare for the upcoming big game with the team. Fortunately, Boca Juniors gave enough support to Santhiago in the storm of the national team, and the respected Bianchi and the team's coach Ishcia both clearly expressed their support for Santiago, as did Riquelme and the players in the team.

The Boca players are all there to see the level of Santi, they don't think that the defeat is all the responsibility of one player, and it is obviously unfair to put all this on the head of Santiago.

Boca's generous trust at this time was devastating, and Santiago, who was in a state of distress, felt much better, especially Riquelme's persuasion. As a veteran of the national team, Riquelme knows everything that happened to the national team, and it was his continuous guidance that allowed Santilgo to gradually get out of the shadow of the defeat to Marseille.