Mascherano comes from failing in the Argentina sub-20 team.
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Chivas de Guadalajara are experiencing a dream moment in Mexican soccer. Despite multiple injuries, the coach Veljko Paunović has known how to overcome adversity and achieve very good results. But the future of the Sacred Flock could have been another, punctually with Javier Mascherano at the head of the process.
The former FC Barcelona player was very close to directing Chivas de Guadalajara. Ricardo Peláez, former sports director of the club, revealed that there were many approaches with the Argentine so that replace Marcelo Michel Leaño in the technical direction of the Mexican team.
“I did have it (to the technical director), but I couldn’t come at that moment. Shall I tell you the name? mascherano (…) So while we put (Ricardo) Cadena, then it was no longer possible. I’m dropping it here”, indicated the former Mexican director to the Línea de 4 program.
The “Jefecito” was classified as a very good option to assume command of the Sacred Flock. In fact, the Argentine would have sustained several meetings with the Chivas de Guadalajara board of directors.
“I spoke with Mascherano, four or five times for a long timeeven after interviewing him with the president, the operation could not be executed due to circumstances, but he was a very close candidate. Plan B”, he added.
Mascherano comes from failing with Argentina
However, Javier Mascherano’s last history as coach was not good at all. The former FC Barcelona player failed with the Argentina Under-20 team. The Albiceleste team could not classify the South American final hexagonal and left his country out of the World Cup. This made the “Jefecito” will leave his post on the bench on March 1.
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