Diego Maradona wants Argentina job back as legend takes swipe at Jorge Sampaoli
Albiceleste lost 4-2 to Nigeria with Sampaoli coming under fire
DIEGO MARADONA wants another crack at the Argentina job.
The Albiceleste legend has called for boss Jorge Sampaoli to quit after the 4-2 friendly defeat to Nigeria.
Argentina scraped through to Russia 2018 after Lionel Messi netted a hat-trick in the final round of South American qualifiers to secure a 3-1 win over Ecuador.
And Maradona, currently in charge of UAE outfit Al Fujairah, took to social media to push his case.
He posted a picture of his win record compared to other Argentina bosses.
He commented: "Who wins more ?? ... let's draw our conclusions, I'm hot because they give away our prestige, but the kids are not to blame. I WANT TO GO BACK!!!"
Sampaoli got the job from Edgardo Bauza at the beginning of June and has won just four of his eight matches in charge - leaving his win percentage at 50.
Maradona landed the role back in 2008 and took the Albiceleste to the 2010 World Cup.
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They beat Nigeria, South Korea and Greece in the group stage before defeating Mexico 3-1 in the last 16.
But a 4-0 thumping by Germany in the quarter-finals led to Maradona losing his job.