La Liga Mx is running out of Mexican coaches. The Apertura 2021 that is about to start will be the short tournament with the fewest national coaches on the bench; only five of the 18 that are registered, which does not even reach a third of the League.
Víctor Manuel Vucetich (Chivas), Miguel Herrera (Tigres), Javier Aguirre (Monterrey), Guillermo Vázquez (Necaxa) and Héctor Altamirano (Querétaro) They are the only coaches born in Mexico who will be on the bench in Liga Mx, while the other 13 clubs have opted for a foreign strategist. There are many explanations, the truth is that the opportunities for national technicians are less and less.
Between promoters and malinchismo
David Patiño is from the same generation as Miguel Herrera and Guillermo Vázquez. Like them, it took a whole process to reach the First Division and despite the fact that he led Pumas to two consecutive Liguillas in 2018, he has not had another opportunity in the maximum circuit.
“We are the result of a historical malinchismo and it affects us in all areas. There are Mexican technicians who were successful and did not have continuity, I think I am one of them; It is preferred to look for the solutions in foreign technicians, they have more patience and they are given more opportunities. I say it from experience, I took Pumas in the last general place and we put him in the Liguilla in the first two tournaments. If I hadn’t put him in the Liguilla, do you think he would have continued? Of course not, but there are other coaches who do not qualify in their first tournaments and they have all the patience in the world, even if they make a thousand excuses, “said Patiño from Costa Rica, where he prepares Herediano.
Regarding the high number of foreign technicians, he commented: “It’s not even about you having experience or championships anymore; now we have to fight this too, sometimes managers trust promoters and technicians who offer them more”.
Sergio Bueno was a coach who spent a long time on the roulette of emerging technicians, those who enter as firefighters in the middle of a season. In recent years he has not even had that opportunity.
“I am honestly not surprised, It is a trend in Mexican soccer that has been around for several years.. An absurd door opened with the foreignization of the League, coupled with the fact that there are groups that are taking over certain activities that have seen that this market is very attractive in Mexico.
“There is no control of the League to the coaches. In first-level leagues, for a foreign coach to arrive, they must meet a lot of requirements, but in Mexico we are open-door. This will have to provoke a rebellion in Mexican talent”Said the now president and owner of Colima Fútbol Club Caimanes, who added that those responsible for the few possibilities for Mexican coaches are managers, promoters and the technicians themselves
“There is a lack of belief, they think that the foreign coach is better than the Mexican, falling short does not help much, there is no good directive support for a new face.There are a couple of games that are not going well for you and they are already thinking about changing you. These factors have been occurring, they are the main reasons why we do not see many national coaches. In Mexico the coaches are on par with any technician who may come from Spain or South America, obviously you have to have the time to work “
A matter of preparation
The former coach of the Dominican Republic National Team, the Mexican, Jacques Passy, assured that the main culprit of this event is the national strategist himself, since they lack preparation, which is why clubs look for strategists with better sports projects, and they are usually outside of our country.
“People expect me to say, it’s a shame, there are no opportunities! But the reality is different. I don’t like Mexican coaches to victimize themselves, but I don’t blame the clubs either, is a combination of teams that find their best technicians outside of Mexico, and Mexican technicians who have to do more to appear, that’s the reality! The Mexican coach believes that because you are a former player or because you have a license, you should have a chance, and the truth is that you don’t. Today more projects are required, to be more ambitious, to innovate, I think this has to do with the culture of the Liga MX teams, but also with the lag of the Mexican technicians ”.
On the other hand, for Raúl Gutiérrez, who won the U17 World Cup with the Mexican National Team and after two years reached another Final, the important thing is patience in projects.
“There is a lack of belief, they think that the foreign coach is better than the Mexican, falling short does not help much, there is not good support from the board for a new face.
There are a couple of games that are not going well for you and they are already thinking about changing you. These factors have been occurring, they are the main reasons why we do not see many national coaches. On Mexico coaches are on par with any coach who may come from Spain or South America, obviously you have to have the work time ”.
Other reasons…
Former Cruz Azul footballer, Melvin Brown, who now serves as a sports advisor to the Mexican Association of Soccer Players, has his title as a coach, and has only received one opportunity in our country. The former defender was a strategist for Dorados de Culiacán, where they remained undefeated; unfortunately he did not continue his journey in Sinaloa due to lack of payments. From there the doors were closed to Brown, who believes that he and several technicians are blacklisted for ‘fetters’.
“HWe have knocked on many doors and they haven’t been opened, maybe because I don’t have a promoter, because I work at the AMFpro, and they have to believe that I am a good grillero, but we are not, we simply ask that the footballers be respected more.
Sometimes I think I am grounded. Maybe some technicians will decide to go to Central America because they value us more there, Like José Luis Trejo, the ‘Potro’ Gutiérrez, I think we are on a ‘black list’. I will not take my finger off the line, I will continue preparing for when I am given the opportunity to be ready. We are going to run to the old men, we have to renew ourselves because if not, we will not advance “, said Melvin, who describes himself: “as a coach I am a kind of ‘Tuca’ Ferretti activated and ‘Piojo’ Herrera, celebrating the goals of the opponents, I do not see myself in any other way, that’s the way I am”.
The lowest figure
For the Apertura 2021 there will only be five Mexican technicians on the benches of the Liga Mx; worst number in short tournaments
THE 5 MEXICAN TECHNICIANS
Chivas
Victor Manuel Vucetich
Age: 66
Leagues: 5
Monterrey
Javier Aguirre
Age: 62
Leagues: 1
Tigers
Miguel Herrera
Age: 53
Leagues: 2
Necaxa
Guillermo Vazquez
Age: 54
Leagues: 1
Queretaro
Hector Altamirano
Age: 44
Leagues: 0
THE 13 FOREIGN TECHNICIANS
TEAM | COACH | COUNTRY
America Santiago Solari Argentina
Cruz Azul Juan Reynoso Peru
Pumas Andrés Lillini Argentina
Juarez Ricardo Ferretti Brazil
Toluca Hernán Cristante Argentina
Pachuca Paulo Pezzolano Uruguay
Leon Ariel Holan Argentina
Tijuana Robert Siboldi Uruguay
Santos Guillermo Almada Uruguay
Atlas Diego Cocca Argentina
Puebla Nicolás Larcamón Argentina
Mazatlán Beñat San José Spain
San Luis Marcelo Mendez Uruguay
IN SHORT TOURNAMENTS
Average decade 1996-2006
DT Mexicano: 11.7
Foreign DT: 6.8
Average decade 2006-2016
DT Mexicano: 11
Foreign DT: 7.2
Five-year average: 2016-2021
DT Mexicano: 8.4
DT Foreign: 9.7
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Tournament with more Mexican DT’s
Closing 2005
15 Mexicans
3 Foreigners
Tournament in which it was equalized
Opening 2013
9 Mexicans
9 Foreigners
First tournament with more foreign DT’s
Opening 2015
6 Mexicans
12 Foreigners
Information: Eduardo Espinosa
MGC
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