The head coach, Diego Maradona, was one of the worst coaches in 2009 for the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

Maradona came in 22nd place and was among the last four of the IFFHS ranking, while the first posts were for Vicente del Bosque (Spain), Fabio Capello (England) and Marcelo Bielsa (Chile).

Argentina suffered a lot over the last year in qualifying: in the process suffered a painful and a 6-1 rout inolvidabe against Bolivia in La Paz, and recently failed to qualify for the World Cup on the final day.

This poor performance led to the confrontation of Maradona with the press and pointed out that some journalists insult to the post match press conference with Uruguay in Montevideo.

So much so that Vicente del Bosque, the first in the ranking, amassed 185 votes and the Argentina coach, only five.

Diego shared the 22nd place, last of the ladder, with Gerardo Martino (Paraguay), Shaibu Amodu (Nigeria) and Richard Lloyd Herbert (New Zealand).

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics is a private, unofficial but recognized by FIFA, which aims to establish a chronological documentation, statistical and scientific international football, and determine world records in all areas of the sport .