Fesfut President Hugo Carrillo confirmed financial agreement for Mexican coach’s departure at surprise news conference
Carlos De los Cobos has ceased to be coach of Selecta. The news was announced by the president of Fesfut, Hugo Carrillo, in a surprise press conference, on Wednesday afternoon, in Fesfut. “We are 34 months away from working with the senior team, it is a remarkable moment and it has had results,” the coach commented.
The federation was tasked with defending the work of the Mexican coach in his 24 games, with a balance of 15 wins, two draws and 7 defeats. “The results and the balance are positive in terms of what has been achieved and we have not given it importance”, Carrillo declared.
Carlos De los Cobos: “I am very pleased with the result I have had in these two games”
“This afternoon, as chairman of Fesfut and representative of the Executive Committee, I would like to inform you that before the March FIFA matches against Granada and Montserrat I spoke with Professor Carlos De los Cobos and Sergio De los Cobos and we made assessments of the continuity and leadership of the senior team and reached a financial agreement “Carrillo said to announce the departure of the coach.
The federation also stressed that a “financial leverage” was sought to cover the technician’s compensation clause, which came into force on Wednesday, which led to the coach’s departure.
Carlos De los Cobos, coach of Major Selecta, is confident that the team will have an improvement in equality. Photo EDH / Archive
His words
“I have to thank President Fesfut for putting his trust in me to lead Selecta, to try to achieve the dream of so many Salvadorans, who have always been proud and committed. Thank you to the fans for the support they gave us, it has always been a fundamental point for El Salvador “, said Carlos De los Cobos after Carrillo’s announcement.
“We had an agreement in a meeting before the matches against Granada. There are things I have to do at the family level and I came to this decision in a friendly way. “, stressed the Mexican strategist.
He dedicated words of respect and gratitude to the players to all those who were part of his process, “they are the ones who build everything, I have always admired and recognized the Salvadoran footballer, they are brave, because without having the best tools are competitive, “he said.
“The results mark things, I was ninth in CONCACAF, now we are sixth and our country was the only one injured (with the change of format). I had a productivity of 65.72% and it was pretty good. I left the Selecta classified for the Golden Cup “, he explained as reasons that determined him to move away.
