What did Guillermo Almada say about the option of being DT of the Ecuadorian team?

Guillermo Almada on the bench of the Selection. That the Uruguayan perform that position is an old wish of the current administration of the Ecuadorian Football Federation and, according to information coming from Mexico, the project would have been reactivated since before the FEF made the departure of Gustavo Alfaro official last Thursday. (four hours after the news of the separation was given by an Argentine journalist).

In July 2020, when Jordi Cruyff’s departure was imminent, Almada was consulted on the radio diblú about whether the leadership of the FEF proposed him to take charge of the Tricolor. At that time he was the coach of Santos Laguna, from Torreón, and the Uruguayan leaned towards diplomacy to refuse to answer “because there is a coach who is in charge and it does not seem ethical to me.” But when asked if he would be interested, he said, without qualms: “Yes, I would like to because I think there is good material, especially raw material in the Ecuadorian soccer player and I think something important can be done with good planning.”

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But a year later, in March 2021, Almada recognized at the Quito station Sports area that the Federation did contact him to take over as Ecuador’s trainer. “They looked for me before they announced Gustavo Alfaro. It could not be corrected due to different circumstances, or rather misunderstandings, because sometimes the conversation was not directly with me. An arrangement could not be reached (with the FEF), but that remains in the past. I want to insist that it was not because of the economic issue, ”he said.

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November 2022, with EL UNIVERSO

The previous November 10, when the National Team was a few days away from debuting at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Almada gave an interview to EL UNIVERSO. The oriental was asked about a topic that two months before that talk began to be heard: what else would he leave Pachuca because Ecuador, Mexico and his native Uruguay wanted him as coach of their teams.

Which one would you choose? Almada was asked, who when speaking to this newspaper two months ago said: “It will depend on the sports project that one has, on what they propose to you. Economics is not always the most important thing. It is imperative to coincide with the sports project. We will value things like the fact that one can work comfortably and that we have the same path (of the leadership)”.

exit clauses

Four days after the end of the 2022 World Cup, Almada reminded Fox Sports Mexico that “I have clauses to be able to leave if something convinces me”. A semester before she had reported that on the radio The witch, Quito. “I have a (termination) clause to be able to go to the Ecuadorian team. I want to make it clear that Alfaro is doing an extraordinary job, but you never know what can happen in soccer, and someone who knows Ecuadorian soccer thinks that it can be a contribution,” he said.

The chains ESPN Mexico and TUDN They also give Almada these days as a solid candidate” to lead Ecuador, but it is emphasized that the Mexican Football Federation also has him on its list to occupy the place left by Gerardo Martino.

With Barcelona SC Almada he was national champion in 2016 and in 2017 he reached the semifinals of the 2017 Copa Libertadores with the Canaries. At this moment, with Pachuca, he is the current monarch of Aztec football, after winning the 2022 Apertura tournament. (D)