It doesn’t look like Vucetich can hold on to the Guadalajara bench any longer and the team compares those two options to replace him.
The directive of Chivas has launched the “plan B and C” due to the bad step of the technician Victor Manuel Vucetich with the team so far opening 2021 and both Jaime Lozano and Diego Alonso are of interest to take the reins of the team, in case a defeat with Necaxa puts an end to the current Ramat project and take advantage of the FIFA Date to renew ideas.
For this reason, ESPN presents the advantages and disadvantages of both strategists as possible Chivas technicians.
Jaume Lozano
young profile
Jaume Lozano fulfills the profile that the board of Chivas has in mind, as he is a young technician who can bring to fruition the project of basic forces that exists in the institution and also has deep knowledge of the white and red staff, as during the process heading to Tokyo 2020 he directed Alexis Vega, Uriel Antuña, Fernando Beltrán, Jesús Angulo, Jesús Godínez, Alejandro Mayorga, Cristian Calderón and Gilberto Sepúlveda.
Little experience in MX League
The former Mexico U-23 coach returned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with the bronze medal in his luggage, however, he has little experience in the MX League – only with Querétaro – and his time with the club ended abruptly. cause of bad reusltados during the Opening 2017, although with a Supercopa MX in the palmarés.
Almost ironically, ‘Jimmy’ replaced Victor Manuel Vucetich on the White Roosters bench on Matchday 4 of the 2017 Closing and lifted the team during this semester as he received him with two points and went to secure 17 units more in 13 duels, although it was not sufficient to sneak in Liguilla. A contest later confirmed his permanence, but he ran out of credit on Day 14 due to poor consecutive results.
The only title as a club coach that Lozano has is the MX Super Cup, after beating America 2-0 in a duel on the StubHub Center track in California during the summer of ‘2017.
Strongly identified with other colors
The former midfielder trained as a footballer in the basic forces of Pumes, made his debut with the first team in 1998 and, although he wore shirts like the Tigers or Blue Cross, identifies with the team auriazul and is considered as a historical figure of the club.
‘Jimmy’ Lozano was part of the squad of the team that won the bichampionship in 2004 and even celebrated a goal in the semifinals of the Closing in that year against the Blue Cross, showing a shirt with the legend ” Made in CU “.
As a point against, for Chivas, is that recently has ‘adopted’ figures of other teams, as is the case of the Blue Cross format Juan Francisco Palencia, as a coach, and more recently in Oribe Peralta, striker who came from America.
Diego Alonso
Champion in League MX and CONCACAF
The Uruguayan coach has led the MX League in Pachuca and Monterrey, records 240 games in this competition and in his record has a league title, with the Tuzos in the 2016 Clausura, as well as a CONCACAF Champions League in 2017 that it allowed him to digest the team to that year’s Club World Cup in Japan, in which he finished third. With Scratch he repeated international trophy in 2019.
Unsuccessful in its last management
After parting ways with Monterrey in 2019, Diego Alonso accepted the Inter Miami bench, became the first coach in the history of this franchise and remained in office since January of that year. 2020 until one year later.
In his time with the team chaired by star David Beckham, Diego Alonso recorded 24 games, with a record of seven wins, three draws and fourteen defeats. In the category of goals, his pupils, among whom were Rodolfo Pizarro, Blaise Matuidi and Gonzalo Higuain, scored 25 and received 38.
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The game against Necaxa will be crucial for the continuity of the coach.
young profile
Like his teammate Jaume Lozano, Diego Alonso is a 42-year-old coach who knows how to deal with young footballers, as in the case of the Pachuca squad with which he was champion, including Hirving Lozano and Érick Gutiérrez, with the aggregate who has also managed high-budget teams among his ranks, such as Monterrey, and with world-class figures such as Inter Miami.
One of the last four foreigners has triumphed on Chivas bench
In the last nine years, four foreigners have led Chivas and only Matías Almeyda remains with fond memories of the white and red fans.
In 2012, the Dutchman John Van’t Schip took the reins of the team and the current coach of Greece led 23 games, with a record of eight wins, six draws, nine defeats and a percentage of effectiveness of the team. ’43 .48%.
Argentine Carlos Bustos led Chivas in the 2014 Open and, in 17 games as a coach, recorded six wins, four draws and seven defeats.
Matías Almeyda arrived at Chivas in the summer of 2015 and in 146 duels he added 59 victories, 46 draws and 41 defeats, but the most important of his management was the achievement of two MX Cups, a Super Cup and the title of the Closing 2017.
Paraguayan José Saturnino Cardozo took over as coach after the departure of Matías Almeyda in 2018, however, his predecessor left the bar very high. The Guarani played 42 matches with a record of 15 draws and defeats, as well as twelve draws.