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By: Kike Frías Updated 25 Sea 2022, 18: 32 pm EDT
The waters are in turmoil within El Tri after the team once again failed to beat its main rival in Concacaf, the United States. Last Thursday, those led by Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino did not go beyond 0-0 against the local North Americans at the Azteca Stadium.
Such was the disappointment for the result that the fans booed the Argentine coach just after the match, as well as the rest of the players.
The high command of the Federation would already be sounding out options to replace Tata
after the World Cup in Qatar 2022 , hoping that the team ends up qualifying for the top event in world football.
Martino’s teacher, the one who directed him in Argentina and the who learned everything as a coach, would be the one to replace him in charge of El Tri: Marcelo “El Loco” Bielsa .
After managing Leeds United in England (sacked for poor results), Bi elsa is without a job. Several South American soccer teams are interested in having their services, mainly in Argentina and Chile.
Media Mexicans point out that although it is not a decision that El Loco leads Mexico, it is a more than possible option after Mexico disputes the World Cup.
Bielsa already knows the responsibility that comes with carrying the team bench. Between and 2004 directed his Argentina, and then Chile between 2007 and 2011. He played with the first played the World Cup in Korea – Japan 2002; while the project with the ‘Red’ materialized with the qualification for the South African Cup 2010.
Another team competes with El Tri for Marcelo Bielsa
In Southamerica Another selection is interested in Bielsa’s services and it is Bolivia. After another fiasco in the World Cup Qualifiers, this time led by the Venezuelan César Farías, the highlands continue to seek to be present at another top event.
Recently, the president of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), Fernando Costa, declared that they had already contacted the representative of the Argentine coach to find out his demands and expectations: “We know that Bolivia has a lot of talent and it is not far from us to participate in a World”.
Bielsa and Mexico
Despite being part of the history of Mexican soccer for everything achieved with the Atlas (where I create a precedent, a school), El Loco does not have a good relationship with the nation’s clubs .
On 2010 commanded by Chile fired strong criticism against the Liga MX system of hiring players: “In Mexico, if there is something that denigrates the soccer player, it is the Draft, ask any player there. It is true that in football the opinion of the player always counts for little, but the Draft is the exaltation of the worst of all this”.
Those comments were not liked at the club level or the national team and they moved him away from the Aztec orbit. Even his critical stance kept him from being the favorite to occupy the bench of the Águilas del América after the dismissal of Santiago Solari.
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- Everyone against “Tata”: Ricardo La Volpe explained the reasons why Chicharito should be called up with the Mexican team
- Miguel Herrera awaits his turn to rescue El Tri: El “Piojo” is still on the radar to assume command of the Mexican team
- Gerardo Martino defends himself against their losses to the United States: “The results did not match the performance”