Maradona wants to keep coaching UAE team

 BUENOS AIRES, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Diego Maradona said Wednesday he would like to continue to coach Dubai's Al Wasl team, despite the club's Tuesday announcement on his dismissal¹, according to local media sources.

Maradona, expected to meet with the club's board of directors, said he was confident they would be "willing" to keep him and they would "reach a good deal".

"I would like to say that I have always wished to continue in this marvelous² land that has received me so well. I am especially grateful to the sheik (Ahmed bin³ Rashid) for having welcomed me and given me the opportunity to coach a team from the United Arab Emirates," Maradona said in a statement.

In 2011, Maradona signed a 4.1 million-dollar two-season contract with Al Wasl that is to end in 2013.

But after the club ended its 12-team league season in eighth place, with no championship wins, the board, headed by Rashid, announced via Twitter it was letting Maradona go.

Maradona said he had already talked with club owners about the key issue of buying talent and improving Al Wasl's performance on the field.

"In the past few days, we have been talking and trying to reach a deal on buying players, a necessary requirement for winning championships that make the club's fans happy and make sheik Ahmed happy, too," Maradona said.

"Regretfully, the club has announced something I don't agree with, because my wish was and is to continue coaching Al Wasl and if the club can't buy players due to a lack of budget, there is always the possibility of talking it over with the board and finding⁴ solutions," he added.

1 dismissal   

n.解雇，免职；撤退；解雇通知；[法]驳回，拒绝受理

参考例句：

• He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal . 他声称遭无理解雇，仍然希望赢得申诉。
• She decided to sue her employer for wrongful dismissal. 她决定起诉雇主非法解雇她。

2 marvelous   

adj.奇迹般的，惊人的，了不起的

参考例句：

• It'seems to me a most marvelous book.这本书我觉得奥妙之至。
• I congratulate you on this marvelous opportunity.恭喜你获得这样一个极好的机会。

3 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

4 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。