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By Edgardo Avelar
24 Jul 2024, 00:05 AM EDT
The appointment of Javier Aguirre and Rafael Márquez It has transcended the whole world and as an example, here are the words of praise that the prestigious Spanish coach, Pep Guardiola, poured out on the appointment of his colleague from Mexico as head of the so-called Tricolor.
Present in the United States on the Manchester City tour, the Spanish coach was asked about the new position that Javier Aguirre will have in the Mexican national team, where he recalled the Aztec strategist’s time at Mallorca, as well as several anecdotes he had with Aguirre at the beginning of his career as a coach at Barcelona.
🤩 “I’M VERY HAPPY THAT JAVIER AGUIRRE IS COMING TO THE MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM.”
🙌 Pep Guardiola praised the ‘Vasco’, who will take the reins of El Tri alongside Rafa Márquez. pic.twitter.com/F2h7Znhxj0
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“I heard that Aguirre will be the new coach of Mexico, which makes me very happy. I remember my first year with Barcelona, when I was 37 years old, Aguirre was already training and he behaved…”
The “Vasco” was one of the most influential coaches when Guardiola took over the reins of Barcelona after the 2006 World Cup, when Aguirre had already managed Osasuna and was in charge of Atlético de Madrid.
Guardiola also added that “Javier is a guy with a lot of experience and has done an incredible job with Mallorca and Rafa Márquez will be there helping him.”
The Spanish strategist with great experience and despite not having such a prosperous relationship with Rafael Márquez also praised the appointment of the former Barcelona defender
“I also know that Rafa Márquez will return there as well, helping him, but I don’t know when, in what time frame, but sooner or later I would like to coach the national team, I have said this,” he stressed, even though Guardiola At the time, the heart did not hesitate to thank the Mexican defender and opted for the Spaniard Gerard Piqué in the Catalans’ rearguard.
One of Guardiola’s goals for the near future is to take charge of the national team. and so far there is a version that the directors of the England team are interested in him taking charge of their national team in the process from 2026 to 2030. At the time…
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