Carlos de los Cobos not anymore. The president of the FESFUT Hugo Carrillo confirmed in a press conference that the Mexican coach will not continue to lead the national team.
The coach, who took the position of DT for the second time in May 2018, will leave the position of the national team just after his debut in the World Cup qualifying rounds to Qatar, where he took a win against Granada (2-0). ) and a draw against Montserrat (1-1).
“I would like to point out that we have made evaluations of the continuity in the selection. We have reached a financial agreement and we are grateful to have worked with Professor Carlos de los Cobos. Football is about results“were the words of the leader.
Carlos de los Cobos was removed from the position of national team coach of El Salvador. Picture the chart
This would be the end of Carlos de los Cobos’ second cycle at the head of El Salvador’s senior team after first leading the national team in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers en route to South Africa 2010, where the coach made a record. of 18 wins, 15 draws and 29 defeats in 62 games (2007-2009).
De los Cobos says goodbye to his second step after leading 24 games between which he won a total of 15 games, drew 2 and lost 7.
“I have to thank President Hugo Carrillo for his confidence in me. To try to realize the dream of returning to a World Cup. Steering this selection is not easyCarlos de los Cobos said after announcing his resignation.
Likewise, the Mexican coach lamented that the change of classification in the classification towards Qatar 2022 and the pandemic affected his second passage through the Azul. However, the strategist assured that he leaves satisfied.
“Our country was damaged by the change of format. We have progressed in the FIFA rankings. I am satisfied with the work done,” said the Mexican.
At the conference, Carlos de los Cobos announced that his resignation had been settled before the team’s debut in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying rounds, where Azul faced Granada and Montserrat.
“We met before the games in Granada and Montserrat and we reached an agreement to leave my position as a coach. I also have personal things to watch out for. We came to an amicable decision“, the engineer stressed.
He said goodbye and thanked the players and members who were close during his second time in Salvadoran football.
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“I thank the players. My respect to all who took part in this process. I have admired and recognized the Salvadoran footballer for being competitive without the best resources for their preparation,” he concludes.