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Rafael Márquez will be a remote-controlled assistant in the technical team of “Vasco” Aguirre

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By Edgardo Avelar

21 Jul 2024, 00:05 AM EDT

At the time when the work of Rafael Márquez on his new role with the Mexican national team As Javier “Vasco” Aguirre’s assistant outside of full time, it was unofficially learned that within the clauses established in the contract that he will sign with the Mexican Football Federation, it was established that his place of residence will continue to be in Europe, when it was thought that he would fully immerse himself in the analysis of Liga MX matches.

So far, Rafael Márquez is waiting to have a talk with the Barcelona board to completely disassociate himself from the contractual commitment. with the B team of the culés and thus be able to be presented on August 2nd with Javier Aguirre to try to get the Aztec team out of the quagmire.

Márquez has already spoken with Javier Aguirre and at the same time with the directors of football in Mexico, who gave him the contract so that he could analyze it together with his representative and his lawyers about all the clauses that the document will contain. which will link him to the technical staff until 2030, since the agreement projects that the five-time World Cup player in Korea and Japan 2002, Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018.

Without a doubt, the presence of Márquez in the technical team is a very favorable point to give a positive meaning to the new project of the Mexican national team.which has hit rock bottom with the last two failures at the Qatar 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Copa América, but without the high commissioner of the Mexican Football Federation and his working group having made the change of direction that he promised to steer Mexican football towards a more successful path.

According to this plan, which they announced with great fanfare six months after the failure in Qatar 2022, it has only been a cascade of unfulfilled promises, They hope that with Javier Aguirre at the helm, the failure that the Mexican national team has been flirting with for several years will no longer be normalized.

Georgia, Atlanta, May 27, 2016. Rafael Marquez, during the training of the National Team, prior to their friendly match against the Paraguay National Team, held at the Emory University field. Photo: Imago7/Etzel Espinosa
Rafael Márquez has agreed to a contract with the Mexican Football Federation, where it was unofficially revealed that he will be allowed to continue living in Europe.
Credit: Etzel Espinosa | Imago7

We will have to wait and see if Rafael Márquez’s decision to only go to Mexico when the Mexican national team is concentrated is not a point against him being able to live with the selected group.since in more details that could be known, they want to take advantage of the fact that the former player of Atlas, Monaco, Barcelona, ​​New York Red Bull and León, continues to learn tactical schemes from the most sought-after coaches in Europe.

There are also details in Márquez’s contract that would allow him to terminate the contract at any time he deems appropriate. or an offer to lead an important project on the international scene arrives.

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