Maradona should coach Argentina, says Pekerman (14 Dec 2005 02:10 GMT)
"Diego Maradona should be the coach of Argentina," Jose Pekerman told the Argentine state newsagency Telam in an interview published on Tuesday.
"I'm convinced he has to decide what he wants to do but it's a situation that has to come about," said Pekerman, who refers to Maradona as his "greatest idol".
"I don't know what will happen afterwards," he added in reference to next year's World Cup. Maradona, Argentina's greatest player and captain of their 1986 World Cup-winning team was offered to join the coaching staff last month, but he pulled out as he didn't want to pry into Pekerman's work a few months before World Cup.
Argentine Football Association President Julio Grondona has repeatedly said the doors to the Argentine national team are permanently open to Maradona in any capacity.
source : Yahoo!