The coordinator of Argentina Youth Teams, bernard romeoendorsed Javier Mascherano despite the elimination of the Sub 20 in the group stage of the South American and assured that “the firm idea is that he continues” as the team’s coach.
“We officially offered Mascherano to continue. The firm idea is that he continues. He is a reference and obviously he was hit by the elimination“, expressed Romeo in radio statements.
He also added: “We are totally convinced of the Sub 20 and youth project. We are very hurt by how the elimination was given. Weird things happened and we had no luck.”
After the last meeting in the South American that marked the early farewell of the Argentine national team, mascherano anticipated a possible resignation from office.
“The best thing now is to be able to return to Argentina, to be calm and very grateful for the opportunity, which is not easy to have, especially to direct the Argentine National Team and this type of footballer. I have failed and I have to admit it,” he said.
Chiqui Tapia’s message in support of Mascherano
However, the intention of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) is to convince him to remain as a coach, as also stated by the president of the entity, claudio chiki Wall.
“Beyond the results, it is the path we have chosen and the path we all want to walk,” Tapia wrote on his social networks to support the coach.
