Marcelo Bielsa, main candidate to lead the Mexican National Team

The Mexican Soccer Federation contemplates the Argentine coach as the main candidate among four more options

Marcelo Bielsa He is one of the coaches that interests the Mexican teamafter the departure of Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, according to information he has david faitelson and will be announced at Futbol Picante.

In addition to Marcelo Bielsathere are four other candidates to lead the Mexican teamwhich will be revealed by the journalist from ESPN in Spicy Soccer.

An Advisory Committee is also being considered, in which characters such as Miguel Mejía Barón, Bora Milutinovic, Javie ‘Vasco’ Aguirre, Hugo Sánchez, Chepo de la Torre, Alfredo Tena, Víctor Manuel Vucetich, among others, will be taken into account.

Mexico He was left without a coach at the end of the team’s participation in the Qatar 2022 World Cup and a 60-day period was requested to find a replacement for ‘Tata’ Martino and devise a project that will help strengthen Mexican football. There are less than two weeks left to meet the deadline stipulated by the president of the Mexican Soccer Federation, Yon de Luisa, during a conference in Qatar.

Among the names that have been handled the most is that of Jaime Lozano, who is a strong candidate to take charge of the Under-23 categories, despite the fact that these categories will not have immediate competition.

In the objectives is also that Mexico regain control of the area in the short term, so among the objectives is to win the Gold Cup in 2023 and the Nations League, which will resume in March.

In addition to Lozano, Rafael Márquez is also considered to join the minor divisions or be a technical assistant to the coach who is designated for the senior team, with a high probability of taking command once the period ends.

Another important point is that the coach will not be allowed to arrive with a “large” number of assistants or advisors, as has happened in other cycles. The information will be extended by david faitelson during the transmission of Spicy Soccer.

Report: the main candidate to direct the Mexican team is the Argentine Marcelo Bielsa.
The question is: does Bielsa want to return to Mexico?

—David Faitelson (@Faitelson_ESPN) January 16, 2023