体坛英语资讯：Maradona sends heartfelt message to former coach Menotti
<p><span word="BUENOS">BUENOS</span> <span word="AIRES">AIRES</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 17-- <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Maradona">Maradona</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 1978 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="Cesar">Cesar</span> <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Menotti">Menotti</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="director">director</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="AFA">AFA</span>) <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="coordinate">coordinate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="overseeing">overseeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> "<span word="football">football</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>".</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> '<span word="El">El</span> <span word="Flaco">Flaco</span>' <span word="Menotti">Menotti</span> <span word="is">is</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="job">job</span>)," <span word="Maradona">Maradona</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Maradona">Maradona</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Menotti">Menotti</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stewardship">stewardship</span>.</p><p>"(<span word="AFA">AFA</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Claudio">Claudio</span>) <span word="Tapia">Tapia</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="realized">realized</span>," <span word="Maradona">Maradona</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>. "<span word="All">All</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Menotti">Menotti</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> '<span word="El">El</span> <span word="Flaco">Flaco</span>' <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Forty">Forty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> (<span word="football">football</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>). <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brazilians">Brazilians</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Flaco">Flaco</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Maradona">Maradona</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1986 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="their">their</span> 1993 <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span>.</p><p><span word="Menotti">Menotti</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1974 <span word="to">to</span> 1982 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spells">spells</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>, <span word="Atletico">Atletico</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 37-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="managerial">managerial</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p>
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