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It is now 21 years without a major trophy for Argentina, who face Iran next, but it is the one that got away in 2006 that still hurtsGiven the players they have produced over the past two decades, there is something ludicrous about the fact that Argentina have not won a senior international tournament in 21 years the longest drought in their history. They have, in that time, won an Olympic gold in 2004 and, between 1995 and 2007, five Under-20 World Cups. The present side, which features six players from the 2005 squad (a seventh, Gabriel Paletta, is with Italy) may deliver, but Argentina, who face Iran in their second group game on Saturday, are in danger of wasting an almost unprecedented seam of talent.
Part of the reason for the success at youth level was the work done by José Pékerman, now the manager of Colombia, and his assistant and then successor Hugo Tocalli. Its true we have underperformed, said Tocalli, and we cant find the reasons. Its not easy. Nobody can say that Argentina lack players. We do have great players 2002, 2006, 2010 ... but winning the World Cup is not easy. Fitness is vital, but they can be tired and its difficult. Also luck, because in 2006 we were winning 1-0, had to make two forced substitutions and everything changed. Im a fan of long-time projects, and they offer results, look at Spain, it started with the youth teams and the same with Germany, [Jürgen] Klinsmann and then Jogi Löw, who was his assistant. Argentina has gone crazy, switching from projects very quickly, without having stability.
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Part of the reason for the success at youth level was the work done by José Pékerman, now the manager of Colombia, and his assistant and then successor Hugo Tocalli. Its true we have underperformed, said Tocalli, and we cant find the reasons. Its not easy. Nobody can say that Argentina lack players. We do have great players 2002, 2006, 2010 ... but winning the World Cup is not easy. Fitness is vital, but they can be tired and its difficult. Also luck, because in 2006 we were winning 1-0, had to make two forced substitutions and everything changed. Im a fan of long-time projects, and they offer results, look at Spain, it started with the youth teams and the same with Germany, [Jürgen] Klinsmann and then Jogi Löw, who was his assistant. Argentina has gone crazy, switching from projects very quickly, without having stability.
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