Iván Alonso broke the silence and made known the reasons for the departure of Nicolás Larcamón of the technical direction of Blue Crossa decision that gave a lot to talk about due to the position in which the Machine was found and because it was just a few days away from starting the Liguilla.
The sports director, in an interview with ESPN, acknowledged that it was one of the most difficult decisions he has made within the institution, but he considered that It was necessary to change the direction of the team.
“It was impossible to know what was going to happen, but the feeling we had was that the outcome would be the same. And at that moment we understood that the ending could not be repeated. To try to build a different scenario, the measure we considered necessary was the departure of Nicolás”
Although the determination raised questions at the time, the celestial leadership ended up supported by the results. After Larcamón’s departure, Joel Huiqui took over on an interim basis and, after directing only seven games, led the club to win the Liga MX championship.
Iván Alonso also made it clear that the dismissal was not related to the numbers obtained by the Argentine coach with the Machine.
“Nicolás’s departure did not respond to a question of results. At that time the team had added 65 points and was still in first place in the general classification. Our objective was to finish, for the second consecutive tournament, as the best team of the year and we were still on track to achieve it”
What was your relationship with Vicente Sánchez like?
The leader He also spoke about Vicente Sánchezwho took center stage after the unexpected departure of Martín Anselmi. Under the command of the Uruguayan coach, Cruz Azul won the Concacaf Champions Cup, although they were eliminated in the semifinals of the Liguilla.
Alonso assured that his professional relationship with Sánchez was always managed under the same parameters as with other coaches, although He acknowledged that the personal relationship deteriorated over time.
“My working relationship with Vicente was the same as the one I had with Martín. I always followed the same processes. If personally there was wear and tear due to different situations that occurred during the process, it is something different. I am not in Cruz Azul to make friends”
