For date number 2 of the BetPlay I-2024 League, América de Cali received Atlético Nacional at the Pascual Guerrero stadium and with a resounding 4-1, the Scarlets left the Antioquians humiliated and created a new “hell” in the purslanes .
This “hell” is being experienced firsthand by the technical director Jhon Bodmer, since after the win, the fans of the ‘king of cups’ began to demand his departure from his position as coach and the directives would agree to change his position. course.
It was the journalist Felipe Sierra who revealed that the Bogotá strategist could soon leave the bench of the Paisa institution. If Bodmer does not demonstrate quick results, the directives would no longer hesitate to cut his process to make way for a new strategist who will allow them to redirect the ship to a successful port:
“Jhon Bodmer’s continuity at Atlético Nacional hangs by a thread. At this moment there is support, but linked to a demand for results in the short term. From today, coaching offers began to arrive at the club.”
The reasons for Nacional’s directives to remove Bodmer
Despite having won the 2023 Copa Colombia title against Millonarios, the Bogota helmsman’s game idea has not been to the liking of the fans and the most recent defeat against América put the administration’s machinery to work again looking for a possible replacement .
The main reason why Bodmer would leave the purslane’s technical position would be due to the instability when achieving results against big-name teams. The match against the Scarlets represented the second defeat suffered by Nacional under the command of the capital strategist, the first was the 5-0 against Medellín last year, which did not even end due to excesses in the stadiums.
The Paisa team, always the protagonist in the Copa Libertadores, will participate in the tournament from the previous phase II and cannot allow itself to fail in its mission to qualify for the group stage, which is why a stable sporting process is urgently required.
Nacional will have its debut in Libertadores on February 21 against an opponent that has not yet been confirmed. This means that Bodmer has five league matches to win on a trial basis before introducing him to the international tournament.
However, the patience of the directives would be less at this time. With the aim of being able to give at least a couple of weeks of work to the new “tentative” coach, John Jairo would only have two to three more games to prove his worth, if he fails, he would leave office.
What is 100% certain is that the helmsman from the capital will direct Nacional’s next match in the BetPlay I-2024 League against Once Caldas this Thursday, February 1, for the third round-robin match.
If the Antioqueños suffer a new defeat, the club’s leadership could make the radical decision to end Bodmer’s cycle in the team and start a new one for the remainder of the year.
Bodmer took responsibility for América’s win
In the post-match press conference, the Bogota native bowed his head and agreed with the fans, who showed their annoyance with the team once the ninety minutes of play were over:
“By losing I will never be satisfied and people have the right to complain and collect, it is normal, but I cannot lose my mind. There are still many dates left, on Thursday we already have an important match and we have to rebuild.” With Infobae
