Bielsa - quit after World Cup exit (Allsport)
GRONDONA BACKS PEKERMAN'S CLAIMS
By Sergio Ferraro, PA International, Buenos Aires
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Jose Pekerman has emerged as the favourite to
take over as the new coach of Argentina after receiving a personal
recommendation from the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Pekerman is an AFA stalwart having served as the coach of the youth team for
eight years before taking up the post of general manager of the national team
in 1998.
AFA chief Julio Grondona believes that he is now ready for the role of head
coach following Marcelo Bielsa's failure to take Argentina past the group stages
of the World Cup.
Bielsa, whose contract expired after Argentina's elimination in Japan and
South Korea, has been offered a new deal but is believed to be likely to reject
the chance to stay on.
"I have a lot of faith in Jose. He's the first we will talk to, the first I
need to listen to," Grondona told Argentine radio station Rivadavia.
"He has all the ability to make things better."
Other candidates include Carlos Bianchi and Oscar Ruggeri.
"Different coaches have the capacity and experience to conduct the national
team. What I'm sure is that we don't need a foreign coach," Grondona added.
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