Mexican Coaches: Gold Cup Success & Liga MX Exodus

Mexico has three coaches in the Gold Cup installed in the quarterfinals, but each one faces different scenarios.


San Diego – says Javier Aguirre: “Flaquito is doing well”, in reference to LUIS FERNANDO TENA that leads to the selection of Guatemalaand then water praise for Miguel Herrera, Team Technician Costa Rica. The three Mexican coaches exceeded the group stage of the Gold Cupin the midst of the lack of opportunities in its own land, the Liga MX.

“There is Skinny Tena that continues to progress. I said to Miguelin a message, ‘Let’s see if we get to the final, click Miguel’. He told me no, see you in the final of the Gold Cup. I am glad because he is Mexican, he is colleague and there is mutual respect, ”he said Javier Aguirre, coach of the Mexican National Teamabout the work of his compatriots in the Gold Cup.

Mexico has three coaches in the Gold Cup installed in the quarterfinals, but each one faces different scenarios. Javier Aguirre It is in the Concacaf tournament with the promise to endorse the title. Miguel Herrera is in the midst of a generational renewal in Costa Rica And with the sights in the World Cupwhile LUIS FERNANDO TENA It is the surprise when overcoming a group in which the favorites were the selections of Jamaica y Panama.

“It’s a joy, Javier And I are very veteran. Miguel Herrera It is like 10 years younger than us, but he has been directing many years. With joy, while you continue offering us work, we will be happy, glued to the ball and doing what we like, ”he explains Luis Fernando Tena, coach of Guatemalaand Olympic champion with Mexico in 2010.

In the Liga MXthe population of Mexican technicians is still down. Of the 18 available positions, only three will start on the bench of a team next season. That causes the exile of Mexican coaches, who begin to find opportunities in sites such as Central America or in South America.

“That question is for managers, they are the ones who have lost confidence in the Mexican coach, among the fault of the representatives who are whispering the ear to the managers and buying those circumstances, and because the Mexican technicians who must demonstrate greater capacity, who are complete, when having the opportunity,” said Miguel Herrera, coach of the Costa Rica Selectionin an interview with ESPN.

In Mexicothere is little confidence in the Mexican coach. In the Gold Cup, dominant.

Marcus Cole

Marcus Cole is a senior football analyst at Archysport with over a decade of experience covering the NFL, college football, and international football leagues. A former NCAA Division I player turned journalist, Marcus brings an insider's understanding of the game to every breakdown. His work focuses on tactical analysis, draft evaluations, and in-depth game previews. When he's not breaking down film, Marcus covers the intersection of football culture and the communities it shapes across America.

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