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Coach takes blame for ‘messy’ show
Argentina\'s despondent coach Jorge Sampaoli took the blame for Thursday\'s shambolic 0-3 World Cup defeat by Croatia as he tried to deflect the criticism from a terrible goalkeeping mistake and a poor performance by his captain Lionel Messi.
Moscow: Argentina's despondent coach Jorge Sampaoli took the blame for Thursday's shambolic 0-3 World Cup defeat by Croatia as he tried to deflect the criticism from a terrible goalkeeping mistake and a poor performance by his captain Lionel Messi.
“It's not the boss's partial responsibility, it's his total responsibility," said Sampaoli, after presiding over Argentina's heaviest defeat in the World Cup group stage since 1958, a result that saw Croatia qualify for the last 16.
In front of a massive and increasingly incredulous following in the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Argentina collapsed in the second half after keeper Willy Caballero messed up a clearance and Ante Rebic fired home Croatia's first goal.
"It's not right to blame Caballero," said Sampaoli, looking bemused during his post-match news conference.
