Pérez Teuffer would go for Frank Rijkaard; thinking of Almeyda is an insult to Americanism

For the former manager of América, the team has not lost interest from the coaches, but the pressure is difficult to manage

MEXICO.- Javier Perez Teufferformer president of the America, considers that it is not a matter of choosing for the sake of choosing, but thinking of a technical director who leaves school in the Águilas, as César Luis Menotti did in Mexico in his time. On the other hand, he comments that thinking about bringing Matias Almeyda “It is an insult” to Americanism.

“If they tell me about a technician for the America I would go for Rijkaard, the Dutchman, who led Barcelona and was formed by Johan Cruyff; Cruyff trained everyone who has passed through Barcelona, ​​even Xavi Hernández himself ”, he affirms to ESPN the former manager.

“Frank Rijkaard He is in his restaurant in Holland. I would have already gone to Holland and brought it with me. It seems to me that he is a friend who would leave school ”, establishes Javier Perez Teuffer.

It states that America You should bet on a technician who does not go through Coapa at night, although he admits that it is not easy to find the good one either.

Perez Teuffer It is clear that to save the following seasons for the Eagles, the board must opt ​​for technicians from the national media. “It seems to me that Víctor Manuel Vucetich is the most capable of the deck and there is also Guillermo Almada (the Uruguayan from Pachuca). But that of wanting to bring Matias Almeyda… That is not done; It is an insult to Americanism. The only thing I make with the chivas is barbacoa tacos; I don’t love the others nor do I approach them”.

As for Miguel Herrera, he says that his time has passed and also, “he went crazy. Imagine how you are going to declare that all his players are old men. And now the old men are champions”.

DIRECTING AMERICA HAS NOT LOST ATTRACTIVE

“It’s not that directing the America has lost attractiveness; what happens is that they are the circumstances and I understand it ”, adds the former manager about the refusal of Javier Aguirre and the Uruguayan Diego Alonso, who put their personal plans before saying yes to the Águilas, ahead of the 2023 Opening.

In the case of Javier Aguirre, he comments Perez Teuffer that the strategist is comfortable directing in Spain, earning well, with his family adapted to the country. “In Spain you earn three million dollars as a coach and in Mexico too, but here with America lose three games and you’re already looking at how to go home. come to America It is directing the most powerful in Mexico, but with the addition that at the first change you get fired, because apart from that you are the weakest in the structure. The coach is the only one that can be changed during the tournament and, on the other hand, no more players can be registered”.

Perez Teuffer He affirms that it is not easy to direct in Mexico and that Javier Aguirre el Monterrey “brought it to him with bills and it did not work out, and it also did not work out because you have to be up to date on soccer here; It is not that you arrive and now ”.

He emphasizes that in a team like the America There is a lot of pressure and that the board would have to take care of not letting her reach the coaching staff as he did at the time. “They told me that they were going to run me like 100 times as gossip; Emilio Azcárraga did not tell me, but the people who were nearby did. Suddenly they told me: ‘I don’t want this or that player to play again’ and he answered ‘why? Then you put yourself as a coach or I put myself and you pay me and so I put whoever you want. The work is double in the Americabecause one is to manage those of Televisa and another to manage 23 million fans and more things”.