Live
- Usha hosts Karra Samu Championship in Andhra Pradesh
- Kadapa Municipal Corporation Commissioner Inspects Sanitation and Vehicle Depot Operations
- Piaggio Vehicles commissions its first Motoplex dealership in Visakhapatnam
- RTV's Baseless Allegations Against Kadapa MLA Condemned
- Forever New Announces Triptii Dimri as a Global Brand Ambassador
- Call for Investigation into Illegal Activities of Budda Real Estate
- Indian Railways runs 6556 special Trains during Dasara and Deepawali
- District SP Rohith Raju Hands Over Reward Cheques to Surrendered Maoists
- Zaggle strengthens Leadership with the appointment of ex-Kotak Mahindra Bank’s Virat Diwanji as Additional Director
- Don't read too much into meeting with our Party leaders: DK Suresh
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.
