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Argentina coach Basile resigns after loss to Chile
The Canadian Press
10/16/2008 9:47:25 PM
Text SizeBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina coach Alfio Basile resigned on Thursday, a day after a historic loss to Chile in World Cup qualifying.

"Basile spoke with the president of the AFA, Julio Grondona, and irrevocably announced his resignation for personal reasons," Argentine Football Association spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo told reporters.

"I'm surprised," Grondona said.

Cherquis Bialo said the AFA tried to persuade Basile to change his mind, but "he was very decided, very determined."

Potential replacements include Argentina youth coach Sergio Batista, River Plate's Diego Simeone and Miguel Angel Russo.

The team's next match is a friendly on Nov. 19 against Scotland.

Argentina ended a five-match winless streak in World Cup qualifying with a 2-1 victory against Uruguay on Saturday, but the grumbling of fans and media continued that Basile should have been doing more with a talented squad including Lionel Messi, Juan Roman Riquelme and Sergio Aguero.

That criticism intensified after a 1-0 defeat on Wednesday in Santiago, Argentina's first ever loss to Chile in any official competition, and its first loss to Chile in 35 years.

That result dropped Argentina into a tie with Chile for third place in South America. The top four will automatically qualify for the 2010 World Cup.

Basile took over Argentina after the 2006 World Cup for his second stint in charge. He also directed the team from 1990 to 1994.



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Hugo wrote:

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God wrote:

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Facts can't lie......

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THE ONLY FACT HERE IS THAT U KNOW **** ALL ABOUT SOCCER!!

 

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ahahahahahaahah
THANK YOU!

 

Ecuador se derrumba en VenezuelaLos llaneros dieron la vuelta a una desventaja inicial, vencieron por 3-1 y acabaron con el invicto del DT Sixto Vizuete. Ecuador está en el puesto 6 de la tabla.





Ecuador ganaba anoche 1-0 a Venezuela, hasta el minuto 48. Pero las desconcentraciones defensivas en la segunda etapa, y los goles de Giancarlo Maldonado, Alejandro Moreno y Juan Arango, transformaron ese resultado en un 3-1 final a favor de los llaneros.

Con este resultado, Ecuador se quedó en la sexta posición con 12 puntos, sin alcanzar los 15 que se propuso Sixto Vizuete para esta fecha. Además, el DT perdió su invicto, tras seis cotejos consecutivos oficiales sin ser derrotado. El DT, al final el cotejo, señaló que seguirá trabajando para llegar al Mundial del 2010.

El gol del ecuatoriano Isaac Mina, al minuto 10, había abierto el marcador en el estadio José Anzoátegui, de Puerto La Cruz. Pero Ecuador no supo mantener la ventaja ante un rival que, desde el arranque de la segunda parte, salió decidido a anotar.

La zaga tricolor había perdido desde el minuto 36 a Iván Hurtado, capitán y líder de esa línea por una lesión en su rodilla derecha. Así, Venezuela necesitó apenas de 19 minutos para vulnerar a una zaga que se desarmó ante el vendaval venezonalo y asegurar así un triunfo cómodo.

El DT Sixto Vizuete tampoco acertó en los cambios cuando tenía el cotejo 2-1 abajo. El entrenador tricolor prefirió cambiar de su 4-5-1 a un 4-4-2, al reforzar el ataque antes que dar más consistencia al bloque defensivo y a la zona media. En esa zona, los volantes de corte Patricio Urrutia y José Luis Cortez, flaquearon y otorgaron licencias a los locales.

El gol ecuatoriano llegó tras una jugada a balón parado, justo cuando la Vinotinto quería sorprender al arco tricolor. Un tiro libre de Walter Ayoví, desde la derecha, fue conectado por Mina.

Al minuto 48, los llaneros asestaron su primer golpe. Un saque lateral de Roberto Rosales que no fue despejado ni por Carlos Castro ni Omar De Jesús, terminó en los pies de Maldonado y en la conquista posterior.

Venezuela volvió a golpear ocho minutos después. Moreno recibió dentro del área un córner de Maldonado y, tras un intento fallido, venció al arquero José Francisco Cevallos.

Fue entonces cuando la Vinotinto recibió un espaldarazo anímico por parte de su hinchada. El Sí se puede, grito que había adoptado Ecuador durante sus últimas campañas, salió ahora de las gargantas venezolanas.

Al minuto 67, los llaneros conectaron su golpe final. Arango recibió dentro del área y, con su remate seco, dejó parado al guardameta ecuatoriano.

Vizuete no atinó a hacer reaccionar a su oncena tras los tres goles que recibió. Ni tampoco encontró la clave para dominar el balón desde la primera etapa.
Ecuador se derrumba en Venezuela::::::::::::::::::::


Los llaneros dieron la vuelta a una desventaja inicial, vencieron por 3-1 y acabaron con el invicto del DT Sixto Vizuete. Ecuador está en el puesto 6 de la tabla.


Ya desde el arranque del cotejo, la Tricolor pasó dos sustos seguidos. Primero, cuando se jugaban dos minutos, un disparo de César González impactó en el poste derecho del arco ecuatoriano.

Luego, un remate de media distancia que ensayó Tomás Rincón exigió a Cevallos. El ritmo vertiginoso de los llaneros fue menguando tras la anotación tricolor, pero el dominio del balón siguió a favor de los locales.

La línea de volantes llaneros se impuso. González y Arango crearon opciones de gol, mientras que Tomás Rincón impuso orden.

En Ecuador, Édison Méndez no encontró espacios ni tiempo para crear jugadas de peligro. Tampoco Joffre Guerrón, quien estuvo totalmente opacado por el marcador Juan Fuenmayor.

^^^^^^^^thats exactly what i was saying guerron mendez twokey scoring players nothing lol

-- Edited by DannyC at 11:39, 2008-10-16

@God...ummm I think this thread is more about the fight to get to the world cup.  I can't speak for anyone else but I dont' think Chile is number one in the world...that's not my debate

The fifa ranking are crap. It doesn't meam nothing.

KE FELICIDAAAD!!! Y TENGO HASTA MARCH 29, 2009 TO ENJOY IT!!!!!!!

BLAAANCOO, ROOOJO Y AZUUUUL Y UNA ESTRELLA EN LAA CAARAA, DONDE QUIERA YO VOOY CON LA CAARA PIINTADA!!

...AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF DANNY BOI JUST MADE US OUR OWN THREAD LOLLLL

@ Chile - CLASSIC!!! Luv it!

Oh and Danny if this thread proves anything it's that you were wrong about ARGENTINOS being the most annoying.smile

Chilenita wrote:

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DannyC wrote:

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Chilenita wrote:

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DannyC wrote:

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Chilenita wrote:

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DannyC wrote:

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Do I think that the better team won...hell no but soccer is unpredictable and you win some and loose some.

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excuse me? explain how chile played better?? your players were all over the place after fuentes got his red card....they sucked..couldnt attack .....thanks to your goalie ...u guys avoided a big humiliation otherwise it would have been a goleada of 4-0



-- Edited by DannyC at 16:41, 2008-10-15

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Cool then we should have kept the whole team home and ONLY played our goalie and we still would have only lost by one goal

Yo I have a question for you...were you walking around our hood with a silly Ecua jacket on Monday or do I have another silly Ecua in ma hood

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silly ecua jacket??????????????????????? ahahahahaha eso es el amarillo azul y rojo tu papa LA TRICOLOR baby!!!!!....

i got it off ebay :) you wont see no ecua with that jacket here...thats straight from new york baby!

and ya that was me say hi to me next time hun ...i frequent fairview mall alot at least 4 times a week

-- Edited by DannyC at 16:54, 2008-10-15

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Are you sure? Did you go to food land or near there on Monday? That is where I saw this dude....I was leaving the parking lot with a crap load of baby stuff and BAM ecua jacket right in my face and I was gonna say "crappy ref" but I didn't. Was that you?

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ya that was me lol all hungover and dizzy going to my tios place ....

i went to babalus the night b4 should have gone to magnate!

but ya i wonder were u live i saw pics of u on facebook ....ur cute:) if i see u around ill say hi ok?

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small world...I had a feeling...I mean how many of those jackets are around

 

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 thats exclusive baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!look for a car with an ecua flag jajaja guess who?lol

Chilenita wrote:

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DannyC wrote:

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Chilenita wrote:

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DannyC wrote:

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Do I think that the better team won...hell no but soccer is unpredictable and you win some and loose some.

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excuse me? explain how chile played better?? your players were all over the place after fuentes got his red card....they sucked..couldnt attack .....thanks to your goalie ...u guys avoided a big humiliation otherwise it would have been a goleada of 4-0



-- Edited by DannyC at 16:41, 2008-10-15

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Cool then we should have kept the whole team home and ONLY played our goalie and we still would have only lost by one goal

Yo I have a question for you...were you walking around our hood with a silly Ecua jacket on Monday or do I have another silly Ecua in ma hood

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silly ecua jacket??????????????????????? ahahahahaha eso es el amarillo azul y rojo tu papa LA TRICOLOR baby!!!!!....

i got it off ebay :) you wont see no ecua with that jacket here...thats straight from new york baby!

and ya that was me say hi to me next time hun ...i frequent fairview mall alot at least 4 times a week

-- Edited by DannyC at 16:54, 2008-10-15

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Are you sure? Did you go to food land or near there on Monday? That is where I saw this dude....I was leaving the parking lot with a crap load of baby stuff and BAM ecua jacket right in my face and I was gonna say "crappy ref" but I didn't. Was that you?

 

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ya that was me lol all hungover and dizzy going to my tios place ....

i went to babalus the night b4   should have gone to magnate!

but ya i wonder were u live i saw pics of u on facebook ....ur cute:)  if i see u around ill say hi ok?

 

Chilenita wrote:

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DannyC wrote:

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Do I think that the better team won...hell no but soccer is unpredictable and you win some and loose some.

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excuse me? explain how chile played better?? your players were all over the place after fuentes got his red card....they sucked..couldnt attack .....thanks to your goalie ...u guys avoided a big humiliation otherwise it would have been a goleada of 4-0



-- Edited by DannyC at 16:41, 2008-10-15

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Cool then we should have kept the whole team home and ONLY played our goalie and we still would have only lost by one goal

Yo I have a question for you...were you walking around our hood with a silly Ecua jacket on Monday or do I have another silly Ecua in ma hood

 

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silly ecua jacket??????????????????????? ahahahahaha eso es el amarillo azul y rojo  tu papa LA TRICOLOR baby!!!!!....

i got it off ebay :) you wont see no ecua with that jacket here...thats straight from new york baby!

 

and ya that was me say hi to me next time hun ...i frequent fairview mall alot at least 4 times a week

-- Edited by DannyC at 16:54, 2008-10-15

Do I think that the better team won...hell no but soccer is unpredictable and you win some and loose some.

 

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excuse me? explain how chile played better?? your players were all over the place after fuentes got his red card....they sucked..couldnt attack .....thanks to your goalie ...u guys avoided a big humiliation otherwise it would have been a goleada of 4-0

 

-- Edited by DannyC at 16:41, 2008-10-15

2-0 ecuador today

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hahahaa uruguay tied it in the last minute again friggin' uruguayos! they just took 4th place, momentarily that is, coz tomorrow we're getting at least a point off argentina (i'm praying for 3), ecua will probably tie venezuela...

La lista de posiciones quedara asi hasta el fines de Marzo del proximo año:

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Paraguay

23

2

Brasil

19

3

Argentina

16

4

Chile

16

5

Uruguay

13

6

Ecuador

13

7

Colombia

10

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 fix that chart lol!!!no esta actualizado

huguito my chilean brother.....looks like your days of thinking that ur seleccion  can make it to 2010 will be done.........you guys r getting merked by argentina manana

things r looking good for ecua right now:):):):)  we play the toughest teams in ecua ...brazil paraguay argentina uruguay.....and u know we never loose thanks to our high and mighty altitude!! hahaha the rest arent a big deal....

we r taking it back mark my words mi ecua will make it again!!

hahahaa uruguay tied it in the last minute again friggin' uruguayos! they just took 4th place, momentarily that is, coz tomorrow we're getting at least a point off argentina (i'm praying for 3), ecua will probably tie venezuela...

La lista de posiciones quedara asi hasta el fines de Marzo del proximo año:

1

Paraguay

23

2

Brasil

19

3

Argentina

16

4

Chile

16

5

Uruguay

13

6

Ecuador

13

7

Colombia

10

that website sucks

no it 2-0 im watching the game and first half is done

make that 2-0

Well anyone cares.. Bolivia is beating uruguay.. 1 to 0 and it 20 minutes in the first half

Its amazing that some people are blaming the ref. The ref was great he laid down the law from the get go. Now don't you think that if you see that the ref is tough why would you commit stupid mistakes.. Either way Ecuador was going to win cause we we're playing attacking futball.

Yeah, Go Team - We are in the running and we have a fighting chance!
We better win against Venezuela on Wednesday 'cause the two games after that will be much tougher - against Brasil and Paraguay.

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...you honestly think Ecua has a good team?! They had an extra player almost the whole game and they barely scored on us and on a goalie error! The ref screwed us over from the get go, a yellow card at the second minute for saying that the ball had no air? What is that?! four yellows and one red 30 minutes in? The ref was uruguayan, the same team that is fighting for a spot with Chile and the same country where they're investigating fixed games, that ref was a clown, chile played like crap i agree but having to take out your #10 within the first 15 mins screws things up for anybody, that's why Chile lost but Ecuador, i'm sorry but they're not a good team yet, they still got a lot to prove, no aim at all or maybe it was because of la altura lolll if Ecua gets consistency and beats other good teams then i'll give u guys props coz right now it is too soon, same goes for Chile, it seems like we have one good game and one bad game, ojala le ganemos a Argentina coz i'm sure Ecua will at least tie in Venezuela...

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my chilean pana u and i perfectly know that ur players were playing dirty from the get go ....first red card was a must did u see the f1cking tackle? that guy fuentes is a dirty b1tch ...and went straight for the knee of guerron.....the other red card on jara wasent to bad ...pero regardless u guys couldnt even get close to our net...yall had 2 or 3 chances at the most.....el chupete suaso didnt do anything.... .....como dijo benitez "chile no tiene ataque " and it was proven............

your goalie was probably the best player cause he saved some good shots ...everyone else just played defensively and s ****ty......the whole team looked ok at first but once fuentes came off the whole team went to hell

u lost 4 good players now.....ahora si preparensen con argentina messi tevez and aguero r gonna do wonders on yall

venezuela is playing ****ty ...loosing bad at home.....they r getting another a$$whipping on wendesday!!!

 

 

 

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-- Edited by DannyC at 22:45, 2008-10-13

-- Edited by DannyC at 23:00, 2008-10-13

DAMMMMMMMMMMM F!CKING RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MI LINDO ECUADOR WAS JUST ATTACKING AND ATTACKING SINCE THE GAME STARTED.......IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 4-0.......CHILENOS SUCIOS...U GUYS WERE PLAYING TOO DIRTY NOW U GUYS R SCREWED CAUSE U LOST LIKE 4 GOOD PLAYERS NOW..AND ARGENTINA IS GOING TO MERK U GUYS!

THERES STILL HOPE FOR ECUA!!!WEDNESDAY VENEZUELA IS OURS!!
VIVA MI ECUADOR!!!!!!:):):)

GRACIAS CHUCHO!:)


-- Edited by DannyC at 16:08, 2008-10-13

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-- Edited by DannyC at 16:37, 2008-10-13

I got to give it to the Chilean goalie he give his all..

@chile

So I guess I'll take my bottle this week

Ecua 1 - Chile 1

or 

Ecua 1 - Chile 2 (last minute goal)