2023-06-20 09:20:55
The Argentine technical director barely led seven games in four months and suffered a single defeat. The head of the federation defended him in the official account of the entity.
June 20, 2023, 06:20 a.m.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez fired Diego Cocca as coach of the Mexico team. (Photo: AFP)
The Argentine technical director, Diego Cocca, was fired from his position as coach of the Mexico team. He barely led seven games in four months, of which he won three, drew three and lost only one.
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After the 3-0 defeat against the United States and the 1-0 victory against Panama, the president commissioner of the Mexican Football Federation announced his decision on official social networks and explained the reasons: “We are not going to find the future where we are. The last week I have found many deficiencies in planning, logistics, operation and lack of leadership at many levels.
17 weeks after Cocca took office, Juan Carlos Rodríguez declared: “The game against the United States can be lost, there is always that risk because it is football and the victory goes one way or the other, but you cannot accept the way in which it happened. They gave up winning from the outset with logistical decisions that caused friction between the group. In the end, not only was the game lost, but also the ability to react, leadership on and off the field, emotional control and the sense of professionally wearing a shirt with which at least this time no one felt represented.” .
Diego Cocca had assumed in February of this year. (Photo: Archyde.com) By: REUTERS
The man who runs soccer in Mexico took office a month ago and sent an indirect statement to the owners of some clubs. Alejandro Irarragorri (owner of Atlas and Santos Laguna) and Ricardo Salinas Pliego (owner of Mazatlán and shareholder of Pueblas and Atlas) were the main promoters of the appointment of Diego Cocca as coach.
In relation to this, Rodríguez declared: “This stage has been plagued by disorder in decision-making, lack of processes, rigor and transparency in appointments. The logical thing to do would be to wait for the Gold Cup to finish, but we can’t afford to lose any more time. Therefore, I inform you that I have decided to terminate the contract of Diego Martín Cocca and his coaching staff”.
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