Fesfut’s president, Hugo Carrillo, confirmed the arrival of a financial agreement for the Mexican coach’s departure in a surprise press conference.
Carlos De los Cobos retired as coach of the Selecta. The news was announced in Fesfut on Wednesday afternoon by Fesfut President Hugo Carrillo. “We are 34 months away from working with the senior team, it is an excellent time and it has delivered results,” said the coach.
The federation was in charge of defending the Mexican coach’s work in his 24 games, with a balance of 15 wins, two draws and 7 losses. “The results and the balance are positive in terms of what has been achieved and we have not given it importance”, Carrillo said.
Carlos De los Cobos: “I am very happy with the result we had in these two matches”
“This afternoon I would like to inform you, as President of Fesfut and representative of the Executive Committee, that we have spoken with Professor Carlos De los Cobos and Sergio De los Cobos before the matches of the FIFA date of March against Granada and Montserrat with Professor Carlos De los Cobos and Sergio De los Cobos. of the continuity and leadership of the senior team and we reached a financial agreement “Carrillo said to announce the coach’s departure.
The federation also stressed that “financial leverage” was sought to cover the technician’s compensation clause, which went into effect Wednesday, leading to the coach’s departure.
Major Selecta coach Carlos De los Cobos is confident that the team will have an improvement in the tie. Photo EDH / Archives
His words
“I have to thank the President of Fesfut for trusting me to lead the Selecta, to try to make the dream of so many Salvadorans a reality, which has always represented pride and dedication. I thank the fans for the support they gave us, it has always been a fundamental point for El Salvador, ”said Carlos De los Cobos after Carrillo’s announcement.
“We had an agreement in a meeting for the matches against Granada. There are things that I need to pay attention to at a family level and we made this decision in a friendly way. “, the Mexican strategist emphasized.
To the players he dedicated words of respect and gratitude to all those who were part of his process, “they are the ones who built everything, I have always admired and recognized the Salvadoran footballer, they are brave, because without having the best tools they are competitive, ”he said.
“The results mark things up, we were ninth in Concacaf, now we are sixth and our country was the only one to have suffered damage (with the change in format). We had a productivity of 65.72 percent and that was pretty good. We left the Selecta classified for the Gold Cup, ”he explained as reasons that led him to step aside.
