The leader of the Argentine national team took the blame for the resignation of coach

Pleymeyker team of Argentine soccer, Juan Roman Riquelme said that the reason for the resignation of Alfio Basile from the post of head coach of national team players have been mistakes, including the very Riquelme. It is reported online edition of Goal.com. Basil resigned Oct. 16 after the defeat of the Argentine national team in the match with Chile (0:1).

"It is better to have a team they cast me, but he would have stayed," - said football player, commenting on the resignation of Basile. Riquelme stressed that the Argentine national team players, very good speakers for their clubs, are not eligible to play poorly for the national team.

According to Riquelme, the Argentine players have to take responsibility for poor play. "We are - criminals," - said the leader of the Argentine national team. Note Riquelme allows the match with Chile because of the disqualification.

After 10 rounds of World Cup qualifying tournament in 2010 in South American qualifying zone of Argentina took third place with 16 points. The leader of the zone Paraguay scored 23 points. Riquelme has expressed confidence that the Argentines will be able to win at the 2010 World Cup, which will receive vouchers for the best four South American teams.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced that the name of the new national team coach will be known within a week. The most likely candidate for a mentor team is considered the coach of San Lorenzo, Miguel Angel Russo.