Jorge Sampaoli wants revenge but Chiqui Tapia wants a change and successors already healthy – 01/07/2018

The World Cup is over for Argentina, but now another match has started. This is the one that will define the future of the national team. Here in the peace of this Bronnitsy who has already seen Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and more than half a team, born a fight between Claudio Tapia and Jorge Sampaoli, between an AFA who wants to change coach and a trainer who dreams of a revenge. In the meantime, the successor is still not clear.

"We must change the air ", coincides most of the leaders of the AFA. Disenchantment with Sampaoli invades everyone. The difficulty that exposed to build a team, instability, loss of authority and some desprolijidades cut credit to Casildense.

Sampaoli he feels in the first hours after the hard elimination against France what he said at the press conference . He wants to continue, forming a Selection to his liking, in his way and without too much conditions for the adieu to heavenly and white ads from a couple of heavy referents, such as Javier Mascherano and Lucas Biglia. In the end, the renewal he dreamed so much.

Sampaoli players " said goodbye ", they slipped from the intimacy of the selection . He had a conversation with Lionel Messi that they described as " noble, as always." The 10 have always behaved perfectly with this coaching staff. he received at home.He was very respectful. "

One article acts, in principle, as the maximum hurdle for one and as initial support for another: the clause d & # 39; Cancellation of the entire technical body. That would be about 20 million dollars a sum that will fall if applied after the Copa America of 2019. So, although they are the least numerous, some leaders think that if Sampaoli does not give up no, it would be better to let him follow a year, until the end of this competition in Brazil. As they think that they gave him all the comforts possible to develop his work and as a referral to AFA it would cost him a fortune, Tapia and company expect a gesture from Sampaoli : that go after the very poor year as a coach of the national team. The president's strategy, it seems, is to exhaust it.

That's why Tapia is silent now. He opted for moderation and reflection. Nothing to hurry. There was cordiality in the minutes that they shared in the intimacy of concentration. They chatted for a while, but nothing related to the future, neither formal nor informal, as rumored on Russian Sunday, even at midnight, even with versions of resignation, while Sampaoli was watching Croatia and Denmark. The perfect mix of the real world with the virtual.

The idea of ​​Tapia is to support the project that has just started in the youth, but changing the technician Major. Beyond the first disadvantage, economic, there are two other problems.

The election of the successor of Sampaoli will not be easy. In the roulette of the Selection, several technicians play. Diego Simeone is the one who loves Tapia most, but already Cholo has repeatedly said that it was not his moment. He would like to begin a new stage of the truth. And if Lionel Messi continues … Another one that convinces is Mauricio Pochettino that had already given a refusal to Tapia and that shortly before the World Cup renewed with Tottenham. While Marcelo Gallardo early this year 2018 extended his connection with River. Nobody also imagines Tapia taking Rodolfo DT's Onofrio. It would be another spark in a relationship that is not exactly fluid. Could this be the ideal setting for Ricardo Gareca, great campaign with Peru?

The second dilemma to consider when choosing the possible replacement of Sampaoli concerns Messi . It depends on the continuity or not of the Lion in the national team. If you are still sure to consult, be aware that your presence with blue and white represents a transcendental economic factor, added to the obvious sporting influence. What will Leo think, who this time flew in silence and without giving any indication of the position of his national team?

The next big goal of the national team, beyond a few friendly games in October, will be The Copa America will be held between June 14 and July 7, 2019 in Brazil. If the miracle has happened and Sampaoli has followed, for this competition he should look for a new field of badistant because Sebastian Beccacece will be responsible for the Sub 20 which forms with Nicolás Diez and will play the World Cup between the 20 and 11 May. June 2019, of course if you get the ranking in South America Chile to play between January 20 and February 15 … This had already been agreed at the beginning of the cycle.

In addition, very soon, Between July 28 and August 8, the traditional Sub 20 tournament will be held from Alcúdia to Valencia. Of course, around Beccacece there is another unknown: there were short circuits in the World Cup with Sampaoli. They even fought in front of the players. We know that both are very impulsive. Will there be room to continue the relationship? This will be seen. The bottom line is the game that Tapia and Sampaoli have already started to play for the moment with silences and with absolutely opposite desires.

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