Diego Maradona will get another opportunity to lead his country into a World Cup during the next tournament in Brazil. If things go as planned and Maradona accepts the offer, we will see the great man one more time in the playing area cheering his players.

It was widely speculated that after the dismal performance in this year’s World Cup, the Argentine football association will not extend Maradona’s contract but now it is clear that it wants Maradona to take charge of the national side for the next World Cup. The decision was made when the executive committee of AFA met recently to discuss about Maradona’s future and they decided that he was the best man to do the job and could help Argentina regain lost glory. Although nothing is official yet, the news of Maradona accepting the offer is making rounds.

As a player Maradona was inspirational in leading Argentina to World Cup glory in the 1986 finals and when he was appointed the coach of the national side a lot was expected out of him. But with no prior coaching experience and a number of problems related to health and personal life, he had a lot of problems in ensuring Argentina berth in this year’s finals.

However, during the World Cup it looked like he had finally adjusted as Argentina started very well, until they were thrashed by the Germans in the knock out round. It remains to be seen if he is able to redeem his stature and his ability as a coach. He has some great players at his disposal and if things go as planned, he could very well change the table this time round.