It’s official. Sergio Batista is no longer the coach of Argentina’s Albiceleste.
Sergio Batista was meant to do what Diego Maradona couldn’t do at the 2010 FIFA World Cup—which was to end Argentina’s major title drought in all competitions since 1993. But the 2011 Copa America turned out to be sour for the Albiceleste who recorded only one victory before crashing out of the tournament in the quarter-finals following a penalty shootout loss to eventual champions Uruguay.
Throughout the competition, Sergio Batista was branded as “stubborn” for using tactics which the majority of Argentine fans and pundits didn’t like. The criticized man, however, insisted on maintaining his position as the head coach of Argentina’s national football team after the country’s fiasco on home soil.
At the prediction of most football analysts, though, Sergio Batista has now lost his job as AFA spokesman Cherquis Bialo confirmed on Monday:
“The committee has decided to rescind its contract with Batista and suspend the friendly match with Romania to consider who will take on the duties of the national team.
“There are no deadlines to decide a successor. The decision will be made in time. Meanwhile, the rest of the national team coaches will be reviewed and evaluated.”
Throughout the competition, Sergio Batista was branded as “stubborn” for using tactics which the majority of Argentine fans and pundits didn’t like. The criticized man, however, insisted on maintaining his position as the head coach of Argentina’s national football team after the country’s fiasco on home soil.
At the prediction of most football analysts, though, Sergio Batista has now lost his job as AFA spokesman Cherquis Bialo confirmed on Monday:
“The committee has decided to rescind its contract with Batista and suspend the friendly match with Romania to consider who will take on the duties of the national team.
“There are no deadlines to decide a successor. The decision will be made in time. Meanwhile, the rest of the national team coaches will be reviewed and evaluated.”
