The Mexican media plays another candidate to lead the Colombian national team

Rumors of the departure of Carlos Queiroz as coach of the Colombia national team, after the defeats against Uruguay and Ecuador, for the qualifying rounds of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. As for its possible replacement, from Mexico they link Miguel ‘Piojo’ Herrera with combined coffee.

According to the ESPN “Raza Deportiva” program, the helmsman of América de México will receive an offer from the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) to take over the Colombian coaching staff.

The rumors continue on the departure of Carlos Queiroz as coach of the Colombian national team, After the defeats against Uruguay and Ecuador, for the qualifying rounds of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. As for his possible replacement, Miguel ‘piojo’ Herrera joins the tricolor team from Mexico.

On the radio program they also assure that the managers of the Mexican team, led by Santiago Baños, would do everything possible to complicate the coach’s departure, because so far América de México has collected good results and is establishing itself as the winner of the title of the league of that country.

It is known that the ‘Piojo’ has a contract until 2023 with America, a situation that further complicates the arrival of the Mexican coach in the Colombian national team.

According to Diego Rueda, journalist of the VBar of Caracol Radio, Jose Nestor Pekerman, would be the number one candidate of the directors of the Colombian Football Federation. The Argentine, who has already classified Colombia in the world Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, has failed since leaving the national team after the last World Cup.

Tito Pucetti commented on Mañanas Blu, that Pékerman they have visited the country frequently in the last year and want to return technical desk. But to sit down to negotiate a possible arrival at the technical direction of the selection, his request is that there be no one person in the position of coach.

Among the candidates there is also Juan Carlos OsorioRisaralda’s strategist has recently ended his relationship with Atlético Nacional and has always expressed his intention to be on the bench of the ‘tricolor’. In addition, he already has experience as a coach, headed the Mexican national team, with which he participated in the World Cup of Russiaand commanded the National of Paraguay for a very short period, between September 2018 and February 2019.

In the Colombian strategists options deck there is also the name of Luis Fernando Suarez. His scrolls support him, he participated in two World Cups, in 2006 with Ecuador and, eight years later, he was present with the selection of Honduras.

He is added to the shortlist Reinaldo Rueda. Valle del Cauca comes into play if it stops being the helmsman of Chile, a team where it has not been accompanied by good results in this edition of the qualifiers; the ‘red’ has four points in the standings and fell in his last presentation a Venezuela.

Rueda would have added his second cycle at the head of the combined ‘coffee’, he took up the challenge in 2004, when the ‘tricolor’ was in crisis of results in the qualifications towards the orbital appointment of Germany, and his good campaign was not enough for the Colombia returned to a World Cup. However, he was able to fulfill his dream of participating in the highest national team event with Honduras, in 2010, and with Ecuador, in 2014.

After the terrible results obtained by the Colombia national team against Uruguay and Ecuador in the last qualifying round, several media have spoken about the resignation of Carlos Queiroz and have not even considered several names to replace the Portuguese as helmsman of the Colombian team.

But this Friday it became known that The FCF Executive Committee has no money or names to remove the technical director of the tricolor, despite the poor results.

The journalist Carlo Antonio Vélez referred, in his opinion column Antena 2, to the position of Álvaro González, who at first was said to agree with Queiroz’s departure, but made it clear that this is not the case.

Vélez recounted the details of the meeting that took place last Thursday, November 19, and said there is not a single candidate to replace Queiroz, much less money for the compensation which would be 2 million dollars.

“Yesterday, almost around 10 in the morning, the president (Ramón) Jesurún phoned his vice president, Álvaro González and told him that he had a meeting the night before with ‘the coach’. That they were talking about the situation, that ‘El Mister’ was sad, worried, downcast, but he wanted to continue ”.

According to the reporter, Álvaro González asked Jesurún if he had the replacement ready for what the leader said no.

Álvaro González tells Jesurún; – Ramón, and have you got the replacement ready? Because some assume that if we leave this man we must have, at least, a situation on the track.

The Colombian national team is going through a serious economic situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has lowered sponsorships; the lack of matches with the public in Barranquilla and the fines for the alleged responsibility of the managers and the Federation in the resale of tickets for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers in Russia.

This is what Vélez said after receiving the information from González Alzate, vice president of the FCF because he was president of Dif Fútbol, ​​and who virtually met with president Ramón Jesurún and Fernando Jaramillo, who is the president of Dimayor.

“The first thing González says, at 10 am, to Ramón, is; – We have the money, do we have the replacement? -. Faced with two negative responses, he said; – Why don’t we just take some time and talk? Let’s go through all those details and we’re not “staggering” – “said Vélez.

The communicator assured that after this speech, the president and vice-presidents met and decided that Queiroz should continue as the team’s coach, as there is currently no viable and economical alternative.

Vélez also assured that the FCF will not remove Queiroz unless he resigns

It is not true that they talked to him to fix him, it is not true that they will pay him, it is not true that he resigned. I don’t know what could happen today, but until midnight it didn’t happen …

The journalist concludes his opinion column by stating that “Officially the Federation has not made contact with anyone. The position of Álvaro González is that of a Colombian coach, the only coach he has in mind is Reinaldo Rueda (…) As long as this Executive Committee is in the Federation, Osorio will not be a Colombian coach. They have an “old data” discrepancy. “

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