Mexico: Why Keeping Jose Manuel De La Torre Is a Bad Decision for El Tri

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Published: August 2, 2013

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The Mexican Football Federation has decided to keep Jose Manuel de la Torre as the national team manager. This seems wrong because El Tri has not performed well this year.

Chepo has struggled in friendlies and official games and the team seems worse than ever, despite the great results the new generation of footballers have had at the U-17 World Cup and 2012 Summer Olympics.

The first game of the Hexagonal brought some questions. The dreadful draw against Jamaica at the Estadio Azteca was just the beginning. The team was not focused and they had trouble finding rhythm and pace. A lot of bad passes from the midfield to the strikers and a weak defense were the main issues.

The squad is erratic in every line and only an individual effort can make a difference. A long-distance shot or a cut in from the midfielders are some of the strategies they use to put some pressure on the rival. Mexico has become a very predictable team, though.

In 2013, de la Torre has won five times. To be fair, those victories came with small teams, in terms of quality. Canada, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago and a couple that were certainly more complicated— Jamaica, an away victory, and Japan at the Confederations Cup.

The draws have been painful to watch, especially those that have come at home turf. Jamaica, Honduras, United States, Panama and Costa Rica have managed to secure a point when they faced El Tri.



And regarding the defeats, a team that has struggled so much does not stand a chance against Brazil and Italy and probably everybody knew that. However, when Panama beats you twice in less than a month then there is no doubt that there is something wrong.

Friendly matches have not been any better. Denmark, Peru and Nigeria gave the team a hard time.

The numbers do not support Chepo. This year, his record is worse than those of Hugo Sanchez and Sven Goran Eriksson, in their r...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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