Should He Stay or Should He Go? Mexico Have to Decide over Juan Carlos Osorio

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Published: June 21, 2016

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Juan Carlos Osorio, a coach known for keeping his players guessing over team selection, now finds himself waiting to find out what the future holds for him with Mexico.

The Colombian finds himself on a suddenly hot seat after Saturday's embarrassing Copa America Centenario exit in Santa Clara, California.

Losing in the quarter-finals to Chile—the 2015 champions—was hardly an upset, but to go down 7-0 was a huge shock.



The automatic reaction to such a heavy defeat is to look for a scapegoat.

The players are far from blameless, but turning on them is not going to necessarily result in a change for the better. The majority of them are going to be representing their country the next time El Tri are in action.

The coach, however, is much easier to replace. Finding better players takes years of development, making a change at the helm is a quick and easy process.

To his credit, Osorio accepted responsibility for the dreadful result.

Per Reuters (h/t the Daily Mail), he said in his post-match press conference: "What happened today was shameful, a football accident, it was a very poor performance and I offer my apologies to everyone and all the Mexico fans.

"I got it all wrong, I erred in my choices for the squad, I assume that responsibility, none of our players were at their best."

Now, Osorio, like Mexico's fans, is waiting to see what happens next.

If the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) feels someone should pay for what happened at Levi's Stadium, it's clear who would top their hit list.

As Ryan Rosenblatt of Fox Sports pointed out, the governing body are not afraid to make a change:

Keep in mind, this is a team that went through three managers in two months in 2013. They fire managers like it's their way to blow off steam, but only after dramatic deliberation, consternation and ru...
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