For Ignacio Ambriz, current coach of Santos Laguna, At this moment, talking about being able to direct the Mexican team would be a lack of respect for Jaime Lozano’s process and for that reason he was against the idea that at every moment the position should be managed. of the current Tricolor strategist will be at stake in the Copa América.
In exclusive chat with The opinionhe experienced technical director with experience in America, Chivas, Puebla, León and Huesca of Spain, Toluca and Santos Laguna, among other teams, he highlighted that “the instability of whether or not he remains in office if he does not do well in the Copa América, a large part of all this is generated by the media because perhaps things are not going well or because If there is another hard blow with the United States and we cannot lie, the United States has already surpassed us.
Is the Mexican national team already a daughter of the United States?
I don’t think so, simply if they have surpassed us, if their group of players who decided betting, lending, selling good players to Europe, who they had and who are now a reality, how they compete, how they are, the mental part where they are strong and if before we were two steps up, now we are two steps down, being able to play against Panama and barely being able to beat them 1-0.
But it is not now, I wonder what we have done, there was a good group of players with Vela, Giovanni and now there is little renewal
Is it unfair for them to say Jaime Lozano is risking his job in the Copa América?
I think it is part of the business and for me it is part of the business and if you are really convinced that he is the coach who will go to the World Cup, why insert the wedge that if he does not pass the Copa América he will leave. I ask the previous two processes when they made a mistake, did they say they were leaving, I didn’t see it, I think we should all be calm, we would all like Mexico to play well, enjoy and score goals.
But if nothing happened with Mexico in the Copa América and they offered you to coach the national team, would you accept it?
It is a question that if you analyzed it well, could be double-edged, I have to be very respectful. At the time I spoke about selection because there was no coach and he was one of the candidates who interviewed me, that’s why I dared to speak. That’s why I dared to say that I liked it, but today I try to be respectful, because today what you ask me is not a reality and it is not true.”
He also stated that: “Because you are talking to me about tomorrow, I don’t know what the truth can happen and right now I can tell you no and tomorrow you tell me, no, no? Didn’t you like him? So today I have to be cautious, because Jimmy is confirmed and what I want most is because I know him, because once when I was in León he went to visit me, he stayed to watch my training sessions, we talked.”
And he added that: “I remember that he was in charge of the Olympic Team and we had some good talks, I gave him my point of view and today I have not had that approach, but I wish him that everything goes well, that he gets everything he has in mind. his head, the football idea he has and it is simply working on it. The other is a double-edged question, but today I must be calm.”
Ambriz on this topic, specified that: “Because thank God I have a job in a great institution like Santos, grateful to Alejandro (Irarragorri), Braulio (Rodríguez), with Dante (Elizalde), who looked for me to come and try to put together a project to try to change the team and in the other tournament with two.”
Finally, he expressed that: “Today this is how it is and why am I telling you, and they have told me, that they say that Javier recommended you and I’m just saying that there is a coach, especially because at this moment my head is on qualifying with Santos and Jimmy will be busy preparing a competitive team in the Copa América.”
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