Diego Maradona is disappointed for not getting the job of the Argentina senior male team, blaming the media for not featuring him among the favorites.
The Argentina Football Association (AFA) have chosen Lionel Scaloni and Pablo Aimar to guide the team for the friendlies against Guatemala and Colombia in September.
There is still a search for a permanent replacement for Jorge Sampaoli who was dismissed after the 2018 World Cup.
Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino, Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone, River Plate’s Marcelo Gallardo, Jose Pekerman have been linked to the position.
And Maradona in a post on Instagram said: “Regarding the Argentina national team, I want to say that it really bothers me that some journalists do not include me among the possible coaches.
“For example, while I was having a [dental] operation, I listened to [Argentinian sports journalist Diego] Chavo Fucks and he did not even name me among the possible candidates.
I remember his beginnings when I was still playing, and it seems that now he now does not value me.
“And I lament that some Argentinian newspapers don’t take me into account but do speak of former national team coaches, yet not about me.
“But hey, this is the sports journalism that we Argentinians have.”
