After several hours of finding out from publications by Argentine journalists that Gustavo Alfaro will not continue as coach of the Ecuadorian team, the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) will begin the search for a new coach, who fits his budget and sports project, who Its first point is to qualify for the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Gustavo Alfaro ‘decided not to continue’ as Ecuador coach
Will national coaches have the opportunity to be considered in this selection process? The technicians Polo Carrera and Carlos Torres Garcés, and the journalists Carlos Víctor Morales and Rómulo Barcos in a dialogue with EL UNIVERSO shared their comments on the merits that the next trainer should have.
End of cycle. FEF and Gustavo Alfaro “have decided to be released to evaluate and seek new options”
The last tricolor to sit on the Tri bench was Sixto Vizuete as interim from July 22, 2014 to January 28, 2015, until the Argentine-Bolivian Gustavo Quinteros took over, who left Emelec after winning the two-time local championship.
Before Vizuete, who had been champion of the Pan American Games in 2007, had led the qualifier for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which he could not qualify for.
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“Our technicians have it complicated”
The Toothpick Torres Garcés, who spent a short time in Ecuador from May to June 1994, told EL UNIVERSO: “The team should be led by Ecuadorian technicians, but unfortunately very little has happened in the country. I am pessimistic about that, because I don’t see in the environment, the fans and even less in the leaders that they may be thinking of a national DT ”.
“In these times the tricolor trainers have a hard time. Honestly, I don’t think the FEF pays attention to Paúl Vélez or Juan Carlos breast León, but it is difficult because the coaches are trained as the players with minutes in the game”, continued Garcés, champion as a player with El Nacional, Emelec, Barcelona SC and Toluca de México.
And he remarked: “In command of the most important clubs in the country there are no local DT directing and this is complex. In the case of Vélez, who has had a long career, but in teams that are fighting from the mid-table down and have not had the opportunity to lead teams that fight for the first places in the championship, they face the Copa Libertadores every year and They are fighting for the national title.
‘There is no national coach at a high level’
Polo Carrera, a legend and top scorer in the Liga de Quito, commented: “It would be the same to bring a foreign or national coach, because there is an important base of elements that play abroad and have shown quality; Added to this is the experience they have acquired in the past qualifiers, Copa América and the 2022 World Cup.
He also stated: “For now it is complicated because we still do not have national technicians of a high level, but the choice will depend on the directors of the FEF.”
“The future coach must know our environment and know how to face a World Cup, because qualifying for the World Cup is not the same as playing it. A national coach must have merits to lead the Tricolor, such as having been in charge of the traditional teams and having won titles, a situation that does not happen like in the past when Ernesto Guerra Galarza, Carlos Sevilla, among others, did”, concluded Carrera.
‘A coach with absolute freedom to choose’
Carlos Víctor Morales, a commentator with extensive experience on radio, press and television, said that four points must be defined to start the process of hiring Alfaro’s successor: “1. Proven international experience and defined playing style. Have him identify him and the team. 2. Absolute freedom to choose and decide his work team and his calls. 3. Freedom of choice where to set venues to play. 4. That he does not maintain any link with any club in the country.
Regarding the inclusion of a national coach in the list that the FEF will put together to choose Alfaro’s successor, the sports commentator highlighted: “Álex Aguinaga and Octavio Zambrano have the right to be considered, as well as Juan Carlos breast León, Pool Gavilánez and Paul Vélez”.
‘A trainer without inventions or improvisations’
Rómulo Barcos, with extensive experience in various media, stated: “You must choose a coach with strict codes in disciplinary management, because the Ecuadorian player is difficult to manage. Ecuador can play attack without exaggerating defensive precautions. It is a question that the new DT is convinced of this proposal and applies it ”.
“The coach must also have sufficient personality to reject any managerial or business interference when putting together the squad list,” he added.
And he highlighted: “Ecuador traditionally plays with a line of four in defense, it does not adapt to inventions or improvisations, the next trainer must respect that proposal to solve the defensive area. He must also live in the country to keep an eye on all the club competitions. FEF should not accept comings and goings from the new coach.
The trainers who have sounded to take the reins of the Tricolor, since it was eliminated on November 29 of the 2022 World Cup in the group stage by Senegal, are the Uruguayan Guillermo Almada, the Spanish Miguel Ángel Ramírez and the Portuguese Renato Paiva. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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