Why gerardo martino

By Felipe Cardenas Aug 4, The year-old Argentine was minutes away from losing his fifth international final as a head coach. Just about any loss to the U. Mexico had never lost consecutive finals to the U. The first question for Martino was whether another loss to the U. What may happen off the pitch is exclusive to you reporters. Already a subscriber? Log In. Subscribe now to get full access to the new sports page. Must read content, player grades, stuff you can't get anywhere else.

View Plans Already a subscriber? Log in. Subscribe Now. Continue reading this story Already have an account? Perhaps we should note that Bielsa was also being talked about as being a serious candidate for the Barca job at this juncture, along with Martino and ex-Barca player Luis Enrique, currently ensconced at Celta Vigo.

So, if Bielsa is that good why not just hire him instead? After all, he has form in La Liga. The last 12 months haven't been the best for him but look at the way Bielsa's Athletic vintage routinely dismantled Europe's finest on the way to the final of the Europa League. Martino is often compared to "El Loco" and it is this association which appears to give some sort of credibility to Martino's hire by Barca.

One has to question therefore t he constant kowtowing and genuflection for a man whom Barca have no intention of employing. It is quite unsavoury. Martino himself should perhaps instead bear in mind the experience of Cesar Luis Menotti, the last Argentine to manage at Barcelona.

The World Cup winner took over at Camp Nou in in a reign that can best be described as ill-advised, unsuccessful and chaotic. It is a stark reminder that fantastic results elsewhere are not a guarantee of success in La Liga.

The Barcelona job is simply too big for Martino. He has been hired on the premise of being a "Bielsista," because he likes to play football the "Barca way. In a interview with Perfil via fcbarcelona. It's an admirable pitch for the position but his inexperience at the highest level of club football could well see us saying "tata" to "Tata" sooner rather than later.

Mexico head coach Gerardo 'Tata' Martino has defended his approach in a Gold Cup final defeat to the United States men's national team on Sunday, asking rhetorically why he should change tactics when, from his perspective, El Tri controlled the match.

The latest loss is particularly difficult for supporters to take, as he brought a much more experienced starting XI to the competition than his counterpart Gregg Berhalter.

El Tri created numerous goalscoring opportunities but also found themselves in trouble when their high defensive line was tested. We should consider that if the team had been overtaken for long periods of the match, but that did not happen in this final or in the previous [Nations League] final.