π²π½ It's Always Black Monday in Liga MX...delphia
The NFL has a day that sees all the coaches get fired. In Mexico, clubs ask 'Why wait?' PLUS: A new Selecta manager in the Conca-catch-up!
On Saturday, Guido Pizarro suited up and put in a 90-minute shift helping Tigres to a 2-1 victory over Necaxa.
Sunday, he put on a different colored track suit and led his first session as the teamβs new coach.
Amidst rumors of a fallout between Veljko PaunoviΔ and players in the locker room, Tigres bid farewell to Pauno and appointed the captain as the new manager.
And just like that, the 35-year-old midfielder who also played at center back became the new boss. Pizarro goes from executing his part of the tactical plan to creating the whole thing, from listening to the team talk ahead of the match to giving it.
He is not, as some hoped, going to serve as player-manager, retiring immediately to focus on coaching. Reportedly, Pizarro has been preparing to transition into a coaching role for more than a year and has a staff ready to go.
He better because he makes his managerial debut TOMORROW in Cincinnati.
The story is strange enough, but itβs even stranger when you consider itβs Tigres. The big-spending Nuevo Leon club typically makes very considered moves.