wekekekke... Masih meragukan Masche jadi Kapten Argentina ?
nih... International career In September 2001, Mascherano was part of the Argentina team that finished fourth in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. His impact at youth levels was such that he made his senior international debut before playing a single minute for River Plate's first team. That international debut came in a friendly against Uruguay on July 16 2003. Halfway through the 200304 Apertura (Opening) championship Mascherano was called up to play in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Argentina again finished fourth with Mascherano the team's outstanding player. Mascherano was however suspended for the third place match. In January 2004, Mascherano joined up with Argentina's under-23 team for the South American Pre-Olímpico tournament in Chile. Argentina won the tournament. At the end of the 20032004 season Mascherano was included in the squad for the 2004 Copa América. Argentina lost to Brazil on penalties in the final, but Mascherano impressed enough to be voted Argentina's player of the tournament by his team-mates. In August 2004, Mascherano was part of the gold medal-winning Argentine team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In June 2005, Mascherano joined up with the national team for the Confederations Cup in Germany. Argentina met Brazil in the final and lost 41. In the 2006 World Cup, Mascherano played every minute of every game for Argentina. He was sent off whilst playing for Argentina against the USA in a friendly at Giants Stadium for a foul challenge on Freddy Adu on 87 minutes. In July 2007, Mascherano scored his first two goals for the senior Argentina's team during the Copa América 2007 and was widely selected as the best Argentine player in a squad full of stars. In 2008 Mascherano was selected to represent Argentina in the Olympic games in Beijing as one of their over-23 year old players. Mascherano was thrilled at the call up saying "It's important for any athlete to defend the gold medal. I might be the only person from my country ever to do it and I'll go down in history." Argentina won the tournament making Mascherano the second Argentine sportsman ever (after polo player Juan Nelson) to win two Olympic gold medals. Soon after being appointed head coach of Argentina, Diego Maradona announced he wants Mascherano to be the team's captain. "I want Mascherano to be my captain because I believe he is the Argentinian player who is closest to the idea I have about the Argentinian shirt - sweat for it, sacrifice for it, being a professional, being close to the team-mate," he said. "I will convince him. He will be my captain." On 10 November 2008, Mascherano accepted Diego Maradona's offer to become Argentina captain. duer ! --- In [email protected], "Yonas Taswiyanto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mascherano juga jadi Kapten Argentina saat menang Olimpiade maren. > cmiiw. > > > duer ! > > > --- In [email protected], "Yonas Taswiyanto" <yonas_semarang@> > wrote: > > > > Maradona: Mascherano Kapten Argentina > > > > > > Selasa, 11/11/2008 | 09:06 WIB > > > > BUENOS AIRES, SELASA - Pelatih baru timnas Argentina, Diego Maradona > > mengatakan, dia sukses merayu Javier Mascherano untuk menjadi kapten > > timnas. Kini, pelimpahan tugas itu tinggal menunggu waktu. > > > > Hal itu dikatakan Maradona kepada Radio La Red, setelah melakukan > > kunjungan lima hari ke Eropa. Dia ke Spanyol, Jerman, dan Inggris > > untuk menemui para pemain asal Argentina dan membicarakan masalah > > peran di timnas. > > > > Saat di Inggris, dia bertemu dengan Carlos Tevez dan Mascherano. > > Kepada Mascherano, dia menawarkan jabatan kapten timnas. Namun, > > gelandang Liverpool itu sempat menolak, karena dia merasa Javier > > Zanetti (Inter Milan) masih pantas menjadi kapten Albiceleste. > > > > "Saya mantap dengan Mascherano sebagai kapten. Ini keputusan saya. > > Saya sudah menjelaskan hal ini kepada Mascherano tentang apa yang bisa > > dia berikan kepada timnas Argentina. Dia akhirnya paham bahwa perannya > > bisa bermanfaat buat Argentina," terang Maradona. > > > > Ketika ke Eropa, Maradona juga menemui Lionel Messi di Barcelona, > > Fernando Gago, Gonzalo Higuain, dan Gabriel Heinze di Real Madrid, > > serta Martin Demichelis dan Jose Ernesto Sosa di Bayern Muenchen. > > > > "Setiap pemain yang saya temui merespons dengan sangat baik. Secara > > keseluruhan, perjalanan saya ke Eropa positif. Para pemain ingin > > membayar setiap kegagalan dan mereka siap memberikan yang terbaik buat > > timnas," jelasnya. > > > > Maradonoa juga mengatakan, dia akan segera mengumumkan tim > > kepelatihannya minggu ini juga. Dia akan mulai menghadapi pertandingan > > pertamanya melawan Skotlandia dalam partai persahabatan di Glasgow, 19 > > November nanti. > > > > Mantan kapten yang membawa Argentina juara Piala Dunia 1986 itu > > mengatakan, rekannya Oscar Ruggeri masuk ke dalam daftar staf > > pelatihnya. Dia tak peduli, meski presiden federasi sepakbola > > Argentina (AFA), Julio Grondona, tak setuju dan memilih pelatih tim > > junior Sergio Batista dan Jose Luis Brown. Menurut Maradona, Batista > > dan Brown jjuga bisa masuk ke dalam staf kepelatihan, begitu juga > > mantan pelatih Boca Juniors Miguel Angel Brindissi. > > > > "Saya ingin orang di samping saya punya pengalaman hebat. Sehingga, > > dia bisa menularkan pengalamannya kepada para pemain. Kami butuh orang > > yang punya pengalaman," tegasnya. (AP) > > >
