By Wilson Florez
Dec 26, 2024, 11:13 AM EST
Efraín Juárez has given a lot to talk about in Colombian football. With Atlético Nacional, the Mexican strategist managed to win a historic double. Eduardo Fentanes recognized all contributions and advised him not to coach in Liga MX.
For several years there has been talk about the lack of opportunities that Mexican coaches have in Liga MX itself. Eduardo Fentanes considers that The opportunity that Atlético Nacional gave Juárez would be unthinkable in Liga MX.
Efraín Juárez was a coach with very few scrolls. Despite having gained experience in European football, His time as first coach was zero. In Liga MX the magnifying glass would have been on him in every millimeter of movement.
“The question here is whether he would have been given the opportunity in Mexico to directwithout the history of having done so. How many obstacles do we put in place for the Mexican coach to hire him? probably not,” Fentanes said in an interview with Fox Sport.
In this sense, Eduardo Fentanes hopes that his colleague will continue to boost his career in international football. Fentanes believes that landing in Liga MX would not be a good idea.
“Atlético Nacional is one of the greats of Colombia Would one of the greats have given Efraín the opportunity here? Hopefully now he is thinking about other big clubs, in Colombia and not necessarily in the Mexican LeagueI hope you are thinking about pursuing your career abroad. The question is if you had been given the opportunity here, what would the fans, the media, have said? “That is an interesting approach,” he added.
Proud of Juárez
Efraín Juárez became champion of the Colombian League and the Colombian Cup. Only three coaches in the history of coffee soccer had achieved this feat. One of them was Juan Carlos Osorio. Eduardo Fentanes recognizes all the achievements of his compatriot and highlighted all the obstacles he overcame.
“It’s good that a coaching staff is doing well outside and put that reference. There are many interesting things surrounding Efraín’s case, which gives me great pleasure and I would congratulate him, It is clear that he has managed to sell the idea to the players, he has already connected with people. These controversial issues brought them even closer to the group and the fans. It seemed like they were going against everything, everything. An adversity off the field, an apparent rejection that he knew how to overcome“, he concluded.
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