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Sergio Batista has been dismissed as Argentina
Topic Started: Jan 9 2014, 07:26 PM (140 Views)
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Sergio Batista has been dismissed as Argentina coach following a disastrous Copa America in which a team of stars led by Lionel Messi managed only one victory. Batista, who took over a year ago, was Argentinas fourth coach in five years and had the same problem as his predecessor Diego Maradona: little tactical experience and an inability to get superstars to play as a team rather than as individuals. "Batista has ceased to be the national team coach," Ernesto Cherquis Bialo, spokesman for the Argentine Football Association, said Monday. Alejandro Sabella, former coach of Argentine club Estudiantes, and Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino -- an Argentine -- are seen as the favourites to replace him. Also being mentioned as a successor is former Boca Juniors and Atletico de Madrid coach Carlos Bianchi. Cherquis Bialo said a new coach would be named in a week. Argentinas prestige has plunged with the constant coaching turnover, leaving them without a major title in 18 years. It has been 25 years since Argentina won the last of its two World Cup titles. The Copa America, which ended Sunday, was seen a perfect chance to break through with Argentina hosting the tournament. The switch is being made before Argentina begins play later this year in South American qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Argentina may have a tough time qualifying for Brazil 2014 with Copa America winner Uruguay and others such as Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela all having played well in the Copa America. AFA President Julio Grondona hired Batista and Maradona and he is certain to be the key person in selecting the next coach. Argentina was knocked out of the Copa America quarterfinals despite fielding a team led by Messi and a cast of some the worlds best players including Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria and Javier Mascherano. Argentina won only one match of four, a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica, which was fielding its second team as a guest entry in the Copa America. Argentina drew 1-1 with Bolivia, 0-0 with Colombia and was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Uruguay 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in extra time. Batista was Maradonas teammate and a defensive midfielder on the 1986 team that won the World Cup. A youth coach for the Argentine Football Association, his name began to take on a higher profile after leading Argentina to the gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In 17 matches under Batista, Argentina won eight, drew six and lost three. In recent coaching changes, Jose Pekerman stepped down after Argentina was beaten in the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup. He was followed by Alfio Basile, Maradona and Batista. Customized Jordan Norwood Jersey .It was an impressive showing from Williams, who is unseeded and drew a tough first-round foe. 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U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan also said the season-long suspension of Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was excessive and that she would be inclined to rule in his favour if she were certain she had jurisdiction to do so.LONDON -- Ashley Cole produced a late Chelsea winner against Stoke by scoring his first goal in two years on Saturday, and Southampton collected its first points of the season with a victory at Aston Villa. With Chelsea facing a second consecutive scoreless stalemate, Cole lifted the ball over Asmir Begovic in the 85th minute to secure a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea has a three-point lead at the top of the league over Everton, which won 3-0 at Swansea, and West Bromwich Albion, which beat Reading 1-0. Southampton climbed off the bottom by coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 4-1, while Fulham won 2-1 at Wigan, and West Ham drew 1-1 with Sunderland. The glamorous fixtures of the weekend come on Sunday when Manchester United visits Liverpool and champion Manchester City hosts Arsenal. But it will be Chelsea ending the weekend at the summit after being rescued by its left back. Cole hadnt scored since May 2010 until he connected with Juan Matas back-heel and beat Begovic from close range after 85 minutes of dogged Stoke defending. "You have a game plan and you need to be patient and you need to find solutions to break them down ... it is very difficult," Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo said. "(Cole is) an unexpected goal scorer but we seem to have our full backs in very advanced positions these days." Southampton had endured four straight losses since gaining promotion back to the Premier League and the south-coast side conceded its 15th goal of the season when Darren Bent put Villa ahead in the 36th. But Southampton turned on the style in the second half after Rickie Lambert lashed in a leveler in the 58th. Southampton went in front five minutes later when defender Nathaniel Clyne slotted the ball past goalkeeper Brad Guzan from close range, and Jason Puncheon extended the lead with a strike from the edge of the six-yard box that deflected off Ciaran Clark before landing in thhe net.dddddddddddd After setting up Puncheons goal, Lambert was on the scoresheet again with a 90th-minute penalty after Guzan brought down Emmanuel Mayuka. "Weve been desperate to get some points on the board," Lambert said. "Today is everything we believed we could do and it came to fruition. At half time (manager) Nigel Adkins told us certain things were unacceptable ... but we still believed we could win the game and we managed to do it." That was rarely in doubt for Everton at Swansea, with Victor Anichebe and Kevin Mirallas scoring before the break and Marouane Fellaini heading in a late third after the hosts had Nathan Dyer sent off early in the second half. West Brom is only behind second-place Everton on goal difference after Romelu Lukaku netted a second-half winner that sent Reading to the bottom of the standings. "The players have been successful in the past and they will be again," Reading manager Brian McDermott said. "I know they are better than they are showing at the moment." At Wigan, Hugo Rodallega headed in his first goal for Fulham against his former club and Damien Duff struck into the top left corner of the net for the London side. Arouna Kone pulled one back for the hosts in injury time. "I knew Rodallega would be very eager and motivated to do something nice, to score his goal and that was exactly what he did," Fulham manager Martin Jol said. At West Ham, Steven Fletcher scored his fourth goal in three matches for Sunderland after connecting with Sebastian Larssons cross in the 9th, but Kevin Nolan volleyed in an equalizer in stoppage time. "I thought from the start to finish we were the dominant side and created far more chances," West Ham manager Sam Allardyce said. "Because we didnt capitalize by having enough players showing a clinical finish we have ended up having to be satisfied with a draw."
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