Maradona slams Valdano over treatment of Real Madrid Argies
Diego Maradona has blasted Real Madrid sports director Jorge Valdano over his treatment of the club's Argentines.
The Spanish outfit currently have three Argentina players on their books - Gonzalo Higuain, Fernando Gago and Ezequiel Garay - and the trio remain very much in Maradona's thoughts ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
However, first-team opportunities are proving hard to come by for the South American stars at Santiago Bernabeu, hindering their prospects of featuring in South Africa this summer.
"Valdano is one of the biggest rivals to Argentina at the moment because he first sent Gabriel Heinze away from Real Madrid and has now prevented Fernando Gago from leaving in search of regular football," said the outspoken national team coach.
"He knows they are two players that I have in mind for the World Cup. Fortunately Gabriel is somewhere he can play (Marseille) but Fernando doesn't play and I can't call a player into my team that is not match sharp.
"He (Valdano) is doing the same with Gonzalo Higuain, even though he is scoring more goals than (Karim) Benzema and Raul.
"I think it's disgusting that an Argentinian is preventing other Argentinians from playing regularly.
"I know that many things are decided by the coach Manuel Pellegrini, but it seems to me that Valdano is not doing enough to help our guys."
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Comments (4)
what the ffuck maradona's talking about ?!
well.. we already know that he hates Valdano and just took this opportunity to blast him. is Valdano the coach so he can decide who to play or not ?!
so why is he talking about Valdano not fielding this or that player ?
seems like maradona is mixing sports director with coach.
the only argie who doesnt feature now is Gago, and honestly I cant put a Xabi alonso or Lass on the bench to field Gago, he's not up to it. so Pellegrini's doing the right thing.
and I dont even know why he's talking about Gonzalo who is a strong titular ahead of Raul himself and Benzema and our best striker and goal scorer so far.
as for Garay he played every game after Pepe's injury and has a fantastic chance to prove himself and keep his feet into the 1st team til the end of the season. now he's only out cause of injury and will probably recover his place in the 1st team when he comes back.
and yet players die to join Real Madfuck....despite seeing careers of so many players ruined...
Uh, hello?? Maradona is an ex-BARCA player??
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