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Argentina
forward Sergio Aguero took aim at his manager Jorge Sampaoli
following Thursday's disastrous 3-0 defeat to Croatia at the World Cup.
The
Albiceleste stand on the brink of early elimination from the tournament after
gaining just one point from their first two matches.
While a 1-1
opening-game draw with Iceland wasn't ideal, the crushing defeat to Croatia in
Nizhny Novgorod was far more damaging and left Sampaoli to question his own
game plan.
"Everything
that happens to the team and the players' drop in form is down to the
management. The plan against Croatia did not work out," the Argentina boss
said after the game.
"I was
very hopeful, the defeat pains me a lot, but clearly I did not read the game
properly."
Though
Sampaoli blamed himself, a TyC Sports presenter told
Aguero that his manager had said his players failed to adapt to his
tactics, thereby shifting the blame onto them.
When told
about Sampaoli's assertion, Aguero told TyC Sports:
"He can say what he wants," before storming out of the interview.
While the
coach's words were slightly twisted, Aguero's dismissiveness does not bode
well for team unity ahead of a must-win match against Nigeria on Tuesday.
Aguero
played 54 minutes of Thursday's match before being substituted for Gonzalo
Higuain.
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