Mexico coach ‘Tata’ Martino leaves job after World Cup exit

Gerardo “Tata” Martino has left his function as Mexico coach after El Tri exited the World Cup on the group stage on Wednesday.

Mexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 of their ultimate group sport nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to make the final 16 as they missed out to Poland on aim distinction. Martino’s workforce took only one level from their first two matches in Qatar, failing to attain in a draw with Poland and defeat to Argentina.

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In a information convention after the sport, Martino mentioned his contract had ended following Mexico’s elimination.

“I’m the primary accountable for this horrible disappointment and frustration that we’ve got,” Martino mentioned. “Because the individual in cost, it causes loads of unhappiness, I absolutely assume accountability for this nice failure.

“My contract ended as quickly because the referee blew the ultimate whistle and there’s nothing extra to be performed.”

It’s the first time Mexico is not going to function within the World Cup knockout stage since 1990, after they have been banned from the event. The final time El Tri certified for the event and did not make it out of the group stage was in 1978.

Martino, who beforehand coached his native Argentina, took over as Mexico boss in January 2019 after he led Atlanta United to victory in MLS Cup.

However he turned more and more unpopular amongst Mexico’s supporters because the workforce made arduous work of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, dropping to the USA and Canada on the street and solely drawing with them at dwelling.

Throughout Martino’s tenure, Mexico have been additionally overwhelmed by rivals the US within the finals of the CONCACAF Nations League and the Gold Cup.

Martino was closely scrutinized for his choice to proceed excluding report goalscorer Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez from his squad, notably amid Mexico’s scoring struggles in Qatar.