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Maradona, speaking to local radio station FM Metro, said Argentina will play with four centre-backs and Jonas Gutierrez and Angel Di Maria on the wings at the tournament in South Africa.
He added that 20 players were sure of a place in the squad for the finals starting on June 11. Argentina meet Nigeria in Johannesburg on June 12 in Group B which also involves South Korea and Greece.
"I tried out lots of full-backs, I tried with (Javier) Zanetti, (Emiliano) Papa, and I finished up with four central defenders," Maradona said.
Article continues below"I think I'm going to play like that, they're the ones who give me guarantees at the back. They didn't concede a goal and (Germany) didn't create any goal chances," he said.
Apart from the recently recalled Inter Milan defender Samuel, it was also Maradona's back four in Argentina's final qualifier, a 1-0 win over Uruguay in Montevideo in October that secured their place at the finals.
Maradona said Jonas Gutierrez, "who gave me a lot" on the right, and Angel Di Maria would be his wings as against Germany.
"I spoke to (Gutierrez) and reassured him that even if he went down to the C (third division) with Newcastle I was going to take him," he said.
Asked for more details and whether he had already settled on 20, Maradona ran through some of Argentina's biggest names, saying: "'Masche', Veron, Tevez, Messi, 'el Kun' (Sergio Aguero)...Yes, we're there."
