By Edgardo Avelar
04 Jul 2024, 23:20 PM EDT
For Jesus Martinez, president of the Pachuca Group that manages the franchise of the Tuzos and del León in the MX Leagueacknowledged that the crisis that the Mexican team is experiencing has been a sum of failures and wrong decisions, such as rejecting the hiring of the Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, who has currently revolutionized the Uruguay national team.
At the same time, the businessman from Hidalgo He acknowledged that within the sum of failures, there are options that could improve the negative environment. that the Mexican national team has, such as placing the experienced Javier Aguirre on the coaching staff as support.
These views were made in the media talk that Jesús Martínez had, during the Sports Summit 2024 in Mexico Citygave an overview of what is happening with the national team.
“We must be self-critical, because this is a project that has been flawed for many years. We have done things wrong, we have made bad decisions, that is why I proposed Marcelo Bielsa at the time, Look at his work in Chile and Uruguay, but unfortunately it was not possible. There are not many like him who can do the work from the bottom up,” he said.
The owner of one of the most successful franchises in the Liga MX since the implementation of the short tournaments in 1996, also He stated that they cannot keep changing coaches in the Mexican national team and that for that reason better decisions must be made.
During his speech at the prestigious Sports Summit 2024 event, the manager also expressed his support for Jaime Lozano’s continuity in the Mexican national teambut without unconditional support, rather based on the results. He even highlighted Lozano’s qualities, describing him as a valuable, highly prepared and methodical element.
However, Martinez also made it clear that this support is not unconditional, noting that he is waiting for a detailed report. on the team’s participation in the Copa América before making a final decision on the coach’s future.
In his analysis, Jesus Martinez put on the table Lozano’s negative numbers in the Mexican national team, with 10 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in 21 matches, equivalent to an effectiveness of 53.97%.
But at the same time, he said he is a strategist “very prepared and methodical,” stressing the importance of supporting a Mexican coach in the position. For this reason, he supported the idea of placing Javier Aguirre in the technical team to support and enhance the work of Jaime Lozano.
“It would be ideal if exactly one person cAs for the ‘Vasco’ coming to support Jimmy, I have a lot of faith in him (Jaime Lozano), he is an exemplary Mexican, he does his job, but he has not had any luck,” he concluded.
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