The trans-Andean strategist is the first option to become technical director of the Mexican national team. Moreover, the president of the Mexican Football Federation manages four other names to assume the position according to reports.
The Mexican national team had one of its the biggest failures of the last time in the 2022 World Cup. After collecting four points, with only one victory in the tournament, the Aztecs were eliminated in the group stage, which did not happen to them for 44 years as they were bottom of the group after failing to secure a single unit in Argentina 1978. The fixture in Qatar was the Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s last appearance as a DT in Mexico so the FMF (Mexican Football Federation) is looking for a strategist to face the 2026 World Cup, and according to the Mexican press, they would have found the right one by now.
As stated in ESPN , Marcelo Bielsa is the main candidate to assume the “Tri” bench . Rosario’s coach comes after being sacked from Leeds United, a team he made promotion from England B to the Premier League . After the departure of the English team, “Loco” did not sign a contract with any team, so he has not managed for almost a year.
It should be noted that, according to reports, the Transandean coach is the first option However, the president of the FMF, Yon de Luisa, manages four more candidates assume work in the Aztec group. Moreover, in the Mexican environment TUDN , ensure that management He prefers to look for a Mexican coach who knows the national environment better, there is therefore still a certain degree of uncertainty around the question.
The name of the Argentine coach had already been mentioned previously to lead this team. On such occasions, various historical figures of the North American team They were delighted with the arrival of the former DT from Chile. Cuauhtemoc Blanco For example, he said: “I would like Bielsa to lead the Mexican team. I think he’s a great coach.” .
Another player who was a candidate for “Loco” at the time was Andre Pierre Gignac , a French player who has been playing in Liga MX for some time. The French striker coincided with the Olympique de Marseille strategist, so he has the experience of being his pupil. In this regard, he stated that He would like to see him in the Mexican national team because “He is an excellent coach” . Additionally, the Tigers striker pointed out Rosario’s work with young footballers.
The last time Bielsa led a national team was precisely at Chilean national team . On national lands, the Trans-Andean DT formed a winning team that reached the second place at the 2010 South African Qualifiers They later reached the Round of 16 of the World Cup, where La Roja lost 3-0 to Brazil.
Mexico, as part of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, will not play the Concacaf qualifiers so that the competition preparation course would be mainly based on the Nations League, Gold Cup and FIFA dates against good teams.
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