FOXBORO. July 6: Former Argentina coach Carlos Bilardo said on Tuesday there had been tactical regression in so ccer since his Diego Mara dona inspired side won the World Cup eight years ago. reports Reuter

'Football has fallen behind 10 years.' Bilardo said alter watching Italys 2 1 extra time victory over Nigeria in a second round match at the Foxboro Stadium near Boston

"I was telling Franz Becken bauer the other day that the re’s nothing new,' he said.

Beckenbauer and Bilardo international leveL with the German finally getting the belter of the Argentine in their

rid Cup final in Rome in 1990 Both quit later that year

Bilardo maintained the sy» tern of a libero and two stop pers behind a five-man mid field with which Argentina won the 1986 finals in Mexico was the last tactical innovation “irOrGw current tour- I nament had produced a great deal of excitement But his successor Alfio Basile's Argen Una had left themselves ex posed to rivals' counter-at-‘“'ftardo said he was unim pressed by Italy. '(Coach Am go) Sacchi can't settle on a team. He s got no play in nud field.

The players took tired.’ he added