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No U-turn by Pekerman

04 Jul 2006 - 08:09:33

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Jose Pekerman insists he has no intention of reversing his decision to resign from his position as Argentina coach.

Pekerman quit after his side's World Cup quarter-final exit to Germany last Friday but Argentine Football Federation president Julio Grondona has refused to accept the 56-year-old's resignation.

However, Pekerman said: "This is over. We said we'd play seven games and did not, so I failed. We were close but not close enough. This spell is over.

"If (Grondona) is annoyed, he is right, because the truth is that I didn't talk to him before. I think that was a mistake and I told him that when I went back to the dressing room.

"But you have to make a decision and I'm convinced I've done everything in my reach and it's time to look for something else."

However, Grondona insisted: "Nothing is finalised. I am going to think about that in Buenos Aires, when it is quieter.

"No team played better than Argentina in the World Cup. We just lacked luck."