Argentina national team coach on the football team has resigned

Head coach of Argentina soccer team Alfio Basile resigned. It is reported agency Reuters, referring to the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Mentor left his post after the defeat of the team in a match World Cup qualifying tournament in 2010 with the team Chile (0:1). Argentines for the first time in Chilean history, lost in an official match.

According to the AFA Ernesto Cherkisa, Basile asked to remain at the head of team, but the coach refused to reconsider its decision.

Under the guidance of Basile team of Argentina tried to play beautiful football and technique, but critics have argued that hit command at the mercy of the game, Juan Roman Riquelme, a talented but unstable pleymeykera.

Basil led the team in July 2006, succeeding as a mentor team Jose Pekermana. Under the guidance of Basile, Argentina had 28 matches (14 wins, eight draws and six defeats).

After 10 rounds of qualifying tournament FM 2010 in South American qualifying zone of Argentina took third place with 16 points. The leader of the zone Paraguay scored 23 points. Travel at World Cup 2010 will receive four best teams.