Chivas failed to have another European coach When Jose Luis Higuera It was part of the rojiblanca directive. Moreover, he himself acknowledged this He had it closed and, in the end, the strategist decided not to come to Guadalajara even though the negotiations lasted a year.
“That one day I will say. He was imprisoned (the European coach), I think It was my most interesting negotiation in my entire time at Chivas“I learned a lot and today he is a great friend, I made a close friendship with him,” he told Mediotiempo.
“I fell in love with him, It took us a year to visit him, to make him fall in love with what Chiva is.yes, but hey, someone who tied up, accepted, because i had to get some things to say no “
Who were the European DTs that could have been from Chivas?
Higuera remembered talking to several, including Frank Rijkaard and Ronald Koeman, and three others with which there were several approaches. He considered one of those mysterious as Top, although he ruled out that they were Marcelo Bielsa or Quique Setién.
“He was a top coach, really. I was able to stay with that world-class, historical man who told us it wasn’t a joke. He really liked the essence I told him about Chivas, for me he is above Bielsa and that coach is still active in the Premier League “, he gave as a clue.
“Then there were two technicians. One of them was the one I got, today it shows that he is one of the best technical directors of the moment. The third equation is now in Ligue 1 in France and we also got a positive run from him, nothing more than there was no closing. He agrees to direct and when we were between one from France and the other who accepted, we preferred the other and we thanked the one from France, “he said.
“We would have made the best Chivas”
Various sources assured that Higuera in that 2019 talked with Fernando Hierro and Julen Lopetegui, The Spaniards who led the selection of that country, the first in the World Cup in Russia and the second during the whole trip before the mentioned fair.
“I think we would have made another story as strong as with Matías. I think he would have been the best Chivas of the time Due to the type of coach he has with the youth and the Basic Forces, I think he would have been a Chivas as Jorge (Vergara) dreamed of with that valuable career. That technical director would have focused a lot more on us than Matias managed to do. ” Higuera said at the break.
After unsuccessful negotiations to bring someone from Europe, Herd opted for Thomas Boy, who always said he took on four games, although conditions led to a longer stay.
Héctor Moreno was not left to anything by Chivas
In his career as a manager, José Luis Higuera was also very close to bringing him in as a reinforcement Chivas to Héctor Moreno, however with Javier Hernández the answer was always no.
“I had a serious relationship with Héctor Moreno and I went deeper, but for some situations it didn’t happen. Javier (Hernández) no, he was always very clear, he has an incredible love for Chivas, but he is a focused player and at that moment he focused on Europe “, he remembered.
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