The debate at “Los Jefes” has become heated. The Pumas’ victory over San Diego was, simply put, a “band-aid for a bullet wound. Pumas won 1-0 in the second leg, but the 4-2 aggregate score in favor of the Californians not only knocked them out of the Concacaf, but also revealed a painful reality: this team lacks soul, has too many mistakes and, according to the experts at Los Jefes, lacks quality “material”.
Today, Club Universidad is a hotbed. While they are undefeated in Liga MX, international failure has put Efrain Juarez in the electric chair at Pumas. Is it fair to run a coach who doesn’t lose in the local tournament or is it time to punish mediocrity away from home?
“Old and injured”: Álvaro Morales’ dart
Álvaro Morales held nothing back and shot straight at the board, asserting that Juárez was sent to war with a “wooden knife”.
According to Morales, the roster is full of “old, retired, injured, and lame old men,” a serious accusation for a team with UNAM’s history.
Even players such as Keylor Navas, whose arrival had the fans excited, have come under scrutiny for childish mistakes that cost them key goals in San Diego.
For his part, “Tuca” Ferretti, with the authority that his years on the bench give him, reminded that the duty of a coach is to make his players better, but accepted that this Pumas defends “considerably poorly”.
The dilemma: Will the undefeated league title save them?
Dionisio Estrada put the note of sanity: Is it logical to fire a coach who is undefeated in 5 rounds?
If Pumas beats Puebla this Friday, they will sleep as overall runners-up.
However, in Mexican soccer, logic does not always rule.
Rumors that the board has already picked up the phone to look for replacements are getting louder and louder. Follow Los Jefes on QuéOnnda’s YouTube channel so you don’t miss an episode.
The 5 most striking phrases of the debate:
1. Álvaro Morales: “They have brought him old, retired, injured and shabby people; Efraín can’t do it that way.
Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti: “You have material and you have to realize the material you have… I have to make them better”.
3. Dionisio Estrada: “It seems illogical to me to remove a coach who is undefeated in the league with five games”.
4. Alex Blanco: “It is sad that Pumas is already being identified as a client of MLS teams…”.
5. Efraín Juárez (quoted at the table): “We do not have enough to compete in two tournaments”.
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