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The interview with Caniggia...
So, as we have already begun to talk about the game between Bulgaria and Argentina, here began the interview...
Of course, i remember the game between Argentina and Bulgaria. We have played very well in the first 2 games and thie game against Bulgaria was a real surprise and shock for us. We didn't expect to lose the game. Many people thought that we are a team which can win the World Cup. But you also had a very good team. We were very dissapointed by this World Cup. We didn't expect to leave the competition at such an early stage, we really thought we can win it.
- Tell us something more about your club Qatar. Your team is the winner of the Championship from previous year. Was the luck the only thing which you've missed this season?
So, we are at 2nd position... I think we didn't play bad this season, i think our performance was very good. We start very good in the beginning of the championship, but after that we lost 2-3 games, and finally we didn't succeed to compensate the difference with the team of Al Sadd, which has only 1 loss. We have 7 points difference with them at the end of the championship.
- Is it possible to see you with the national shirt of Argentina at the Olympic Games?
No, no.... I don't think so. There are so many good players now. I don't believe it's possible to call me for Athens. I've played more than 12 years for the national team, i think all is over now.
- Is the last World Cup your bitter memory?
Yes, yes.... Yes, really... Then the referee sent me off, nevermind that i was on the bench. I didn't play in any game... Maybe i was ready to play in the second half of the game vs Sweden, but the referee sent me off... Not every day you can be at the World Cup when you are 35-36 years old... It was really very sad for me, i was sent off, we lost the game, we were out of the competition... We definitely didn't expect it... I didn't expect to finish my carreer at the national team in this way.... But i can't do anything now...
- You have a son. Tell us something about him. Does he enjoy playing football?
Yes, my son enjoys playing football... But he is enjoying the beautiful weather here much more... He is enjoying the sun, you know the weather in Scotland is not so good... He made a lot of friends here. He is feeling very good here. He has used even to Qatar.
- What will you say about your goal vs Brazil at the World Cup 1990 in Italy?
- (he is thinking... Roony is laughing and saying him - Claudio, you're old now, you don't remember it... Caniggia is smiling too) Oooh, yes, yes, i remember it... It was my first World Cup... It was a great goal really... Diego made me a great pass, he passed through 2 or 3 palyers and gave me this great pass and i scored... It was really great. Diego's pass was phenomenal. I remeber that Brazil team was very good, 90% of the people thought they will win the World Cup. We had lost our first game, it was very difficult for us to qualify for the next stage. But we had a very good team... After that i scored against Italy... Unfortunately at the end we lost the game vs Germany...
- You've scored many goals. Many of them were beautiful. Which goals you'll never forget?
Of course, this one vs Brazil and the one vs Italy...
That's all, guys.
You can't imagine how Caniggia has enjoyed it... I saw it in his eyes - he was back in time and was feeling and going through all these moments again...
It was quite emotional for him...
I hope you've enjoyed it.
Mariela
[此贴子已经被作者于2004-5-8 17:52:16编辑过]
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