Javier Mascherano has rubbished rumours that the Argentina squad had moved to depose coach Jorge Sampaoli from his position ahead of a crucial World Cup match.
The Albiceleste camp has been abuzz with reports suggesting a 'coup d'etat' against the under-fire boss, who has seen his team pick up just one point from six so far in Russia.
According to the reports, Sampaoli would be left in nominal charge but stripped of all tactical and selection decisions, with the squad in charge of picking the starting line-up against Nigeria.
Mascherano, however, insists there is no truth in stories he slammed as a "myth".
"Ask all the coaches who picks the team. There have been seven, eight coaches and nothing has ever been said," the former Barca man fired, while trashing the oft-repeated theory that a dressing room clique including himself and Lionel Messi is the real power behind the Albiceleste.
"That tag has been placed on our generation, who knows why, but this is repetitive: one person says, another says it and the snowball doesn't stop rolling."
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