He inter miami preparing for landing Lionel Messi in the Major League Soccer. The American club, chaired by david beckhamseeks to give the greatest amount of comfort to the Flea so that his only concern is to perform on the field of play. For this reason, at the moment that he confirmed his departure from the European continent, he went in search of a technical director who speak Spanish and know how the player from Rosario moves indoors. Quickly, Gerardo Martino appeared as a candidate and will be the one to assume responsibility.

As confirmed by miami heraldthe presentation of the Argentine coach will be given next Wednesday June 28. He daddy60, will replace the former English footballer Phil Neville who was fired on June 1 for poor results. Waiting for Martino to take the reins, Javi Morales He works in the technical area in a team that cannot raise its head: he has seven consecutive defeatscomes from losing 4-1 against the Philadelphia Union and is located in the last position of the Eastern Conference.

Local media They classified Gerardo’s arrival as a “surprise” but two reasons were enough to convince locals and strangers. To start, he directed Messi twice. First, in the 2013/14 season at the FC Barcelona and then in the Argentine national team from 2014 to 2016. In addition, he daddy already has a year of experience in the MLS for his passage in the atlanta united during 2017 where he raised the domestic championship and was chosen as the best coach of the season.

The portal added that at the table of the owner Jorge Mas there were three finalists of technical directors and that the high dome pointed without hesitation to Martino. Notably in recent days there have been two meetings between Gerardo and Lionel, both in Rosario. First in the country where the Flea during his stay in Argentina and then at the farewell match for Maximilian Rodriguez which was held on the field of Newell’s Old Boys.

“MLS is my weakness. I was part of an extraordinary project with Atlanta United that had a clear direction, a lot of communication and similar goals that were very quickly set and executed. After working in MLS, I was drawn to her. I like the league”, declared the daddy to The Athletic in an interview when he was still selected from Mexico. And if it is about returning to the United States with Lionel Messi as a companion, the offer was even more seductive.

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