Mexican soccer is experiencing a changing of the guard, or at least that’s what is in the air on the set of Los Jefes Deportes.<\/p>\n
In this new episode, produced by Nueva Network and Qu\u00e9Onnda, the sports industry’s most influential discussion panel put the recent Cl\u00e1sico Nacional under the microscope, leaving a conclusion that hurts in Coapa: Club Am\u00e9rica has stopped behaving like the league’s giant, while Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara seem to have finally found their identity.<\/p>\n
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What distinguishes Los Jefes from any other sports program is the hierarchy of its hosts.<\/p>\n
They don’t just analyze, they live soccer from the inside:<\/p>\n
\u00c1lvaro Morales:<\/strong> The orchestra conductor who has no filters and whose mission is to make the protagonists uncomfortable.<\/p>\n Carlos Hermosillo:<\/strong> The “Big Guy from Cerro Azul”, a voice that demands results based on history and hierarchy.<\/p>\n Ricardo “El Tuca” Ferretti:<\/strong> The strategist who provides tactical reading, order and discipline in analysis.<\/p>\n Dionisio Estrada and Juan Carlos Gabriel “El Rey”:<\/strong> Who provide the structure, the hard data and the historical memory of national soccer.<\/p>\n The conversation began with a bombshell from Carlos Hermosillo.<\/p>\n The historic goal scorer was blunt in his analysis of Chivas’ narrow victory over Am\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n “I was very surprised by the approach. Am\u00e9rica showed signs of respect or fear”.<\/p>\n For Hermosillo, Andr\u00e9 Jardine’s team has lost the mystique that led it to the three-time championship, becoming a team that is now surpassed by the union and collective performance of Guadalajara.<\/p>\n “The King” Juan Carlos Gabriel seconded this view, pointing directly to the Azulcrema midfield as the breaking point.<\/p>\n “America’s midfield today is paper thin. They don’t throw long passes, they don’t filter balls. Jardine is making a mistake,” he said, stressing that the lack of creativity is killing Mexico’s most winning team.<\/p>\n One of the most tense moments of the episode was when \u00c1lvaro “El Brujo” Morales lashed out at the National University.<\/p>\n Morales had no qualms in describing Pumas as a “small team”, arguing that their record does not allow them to be at the table of the big teams.<\/p>\n “A small team is one that is not in the top five top winners. Pumas is faltering because it stopped doing what it did in the 80s,” Morales said.<\/p>\n This provoked an immediate response from the board, reminding them that Pumas’ history and youth deserves respect.<\/p>\n However, the debate shifted to the current management of Efra\u00edn Ju\u00e1rez, where Hermosillo questioned the policy of debuting 17-year-olds over players with greater experience and ability.<\/p>\n Despite Guadalajara’s good momentum, \u00c1lvaro Morales made a dark prediction for the “chillahermanos”: Chivas’ undefeated record will fall this Saturday against Cruz Azul.<\/p>\n According to the analyst, the Reba\u00f1o does not have the weighty individuals that La M\u00e1quina has, such as Palavecino or Charlie Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n “Cruz Azul has gone from strength to strength. Guadalajara doesn’t have those individuals and the opposition they have faced has been less,” stated Morales, assuring that the mistakes that Am\u00e9rica forgave, the cementero team will charge them with goals.<\/p>\n Finally, Juan Carlos Gabriel highlighted a factor that few are seeing: the “Selection Effect”.<\/p>\n With El Tri more open than ever to new faces, the Chivas dressing room under Milito looks absolutely motivated.<\/p>\n The players understand that success with the Reba\u00f1o is their direct ticket to the national team, which has injected an intensity into the team that America, now static, seems to have lost.<\/p>\n The episode is now available on all audio platforms<\/a>, such as Apple Podcast and Spotify, as well as Qu\u00e9Onnda<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Filed under: Chivas bigger than ever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mexican soccer is experiencing a changing of the guard, or at least that’s what is in the air on the set of Los Jefes Deportes. In this new episode, produced by Nueva Network and Qu\u00e9Onnda, the sports industry’s most influential discussion panel put the recent Cl\u00e1sico Nacional under the microscope, leaving a conclusion that hurts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":145112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1318],"tags":[1368,886,1337],"class_list":["post-145113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","category-queonnda-tv","tag-los-jefes-videos","tag-main-video-en","tag-queonnda-tv","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nThe decline of the Tricampe\u00f3n and the rise of El Reba\u00f1o<\/h2>\n
The controversy of the “Small Teams”: The Pumas case<\/h2>\n
Will Chivas’ unbeaten run against Cruz Azul come to an end?<\/h2>\n
Motivation and Mexican National Team<\/h2>\n