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Was the womanizing part really necessary? I mean, does it have anything to do with the job offer or the man's ability to coach? Then calling Adu a bench warmer... i guess wherever you go you immediately start... thats how it all works.. how bout "home to American Freddy Adu" that would have been just fine as well. This writer is a joke.

mijin | 05/16/08, 07:38 AM

Can a pale 60-year-old coach from Sweden with a reputation for womanizing really be what Mexico is thinking?
What the above comment has to do with anything bro? I bet if I were to dig in your life I will find that whomever posted this is a closeted turd-burgler!
You are a pathetic human being , what a waste of life you are!

I is the man | 05/16/08, 08:42 AM

At first I was thinking about the cultural differences, but then I thought, Sven coached Benfica and had success with Lazio. I think Sven can work in Mexico, and everybody underestimates how tactically-gifted Mexicans are. The Mexican problem has been mentality. They can beat the best (Argentina, Brazil) but lose to teams they should dominate against (Central America and some South American teams and Angola in '06). Hugo Sanchez said he would fix Mexico's mentality problem but he made it worse.

Big Chaco | 05/16/08, 08:49 AM

Can a pale 60-year-old coach from Sweden with a reputation for womanizing really be what Mexico is thinking?
What the above comment has to do with anything bro? I bet if I were to dig in your life I will find that whomever posted this is a closeted turd-burgler!
You are a pathetic human being , what a waste of life you are!

I is the man | 05/16/08, 08:57 AM

I am going to be the devil's advocate and say that they shouldn't have fired Hugo so quickly. He got some really good results, and paid the price for working with the impatient Mexican Federation... who for me, is the biggest problem because they don't allow a system to be put in place and give it a chance to work. The funniest part is they fired him after Olympic qualifying in which he clearly couldn't bring his most talented squad.

If I were a manager/coach, there is no way I would want to work for a place that wouldn't give me some time to develop a program.

David James Brown | 05/16/08, 09:15 AM

Can a pale 60-year-old coach from Sweden with a reputation for womanizing really be what Mexico is thinking?
What the above comment has to do with anything bro? I bet if I were to dig in your life I will find that whomever posted this is a closeted turd-burgler!
You are a pathetic human being , what a waste of life you are..
I woukd contact the LA times and have this guy fired.....

I is the man | 05/16/08, 09:20 AM

David James -- the problems was the HE - Jugo Sanches - made a lot of promises and you know how it is in life ...if you make guaranteed promises you better come true bro!!!

I is the man | 05/16/08, 09:22 AM

as the saying goes --- dont write a check you cant cash son!

I is the man | 05/16/08, 09:23 AM

The question should be does Sven really want Mexico? The answer should be no.

J. HOVA: CATCH A FIRE | 05/16/08, 11:29 AM

Mexico not going to the Olympics is more than just Hugo's fault, if any of you caught some of the games the forwards missed some easy shots at goal, like with no keeper, and they were ultimately eliminated by 1 goal (the penalty that was missed hurt quite a bit) so yeah the players def were a let down, and it didnt help they couldnt bring the brightest stars

the next game he coached Mexico beat Ghana which is a good opponent on neutral ground

but hes gone no sense in getting stuck on that

and for all you haters, why the **** would Sven not want to coach Mexico? hes always coached smaller underdog teams, England probably being the highest position he has had, he did a great job there too, what was it only 5 losses in 5 years?, Mexico has a great generation developing right now and with a coach like Sven they can really increase their level of play

if you think its cuz Mexico is poor then you must not know the FMF actually has a lot of money, the MNT is a money making machine

rodsky | 05/16/08, 12:55 PM

What's so wrong with him coaching Mexico? I'd much rather see a coach taking a team that is overlooked by everybody and put the pieces together for them and win something, because that's just pure greatness of coaching football in display. Not to mention somebody who wouldnt take any job untill he gets an offer from a team that's willing to break their bank to get all the superstars needed for him. Yeah, I'm talking about Mourinho.

MUNTD | 05/16/08, 02:16 PM

Hugo should've got fired after the Gold Cup. In every game Mexico barely beat their opponents. The Olympic qualifier was just too much. It didnt matter that Mexico didnt have Vela and Dos Santos, Mexico's B squad should beat central american's A squad any day.

mundo001 | 05/16/08, 02:28 PM

I do not think Mexico is poor, rodsky, so please calm down. I think the reason that Sven won't take the Mexico job is because I think he will look for a spot in European Club Football first.

J. HOVA: CATCH A FIRE | 05/16/08, 04:34 PM

Possibly Benfica. He did have some success there. He can easily go back to Portugal and start again.

J. HOVA: CATCH A FIRE | 05/16/08, 04:35 PM

mexico blows. go USA

cavman5 | 05/16/08, 05:05 PM

The only reason why Mexico did good in the American Cup was because no one knew Nery Castillo and he basically dominated everything and scored. Once eliminations started and Mexico played Argentina they shut him down after they saw what he did to Brazil, so the reason why we sucked was because of Hugo, who had way more talent than any other coach has ever had. Now with Sven-Goran Eriksson, he might give our players that mentality to win and not seem confident against lower opponents and the opposite against good teams.

ramirez993 | 05/16/08, 06:12 PM

Forget Benfica. They've moved on. They want a manager now! Because they need to plan next season, not last year (fired the coach after 2 games (1 win for UCL qualifyings and a draw).
He's a good coach but he hasn't done great things in the few years. But with Benfica and Lazio, he did great things. I think Mexico need someone with international/european(higher level of competition) knowledge.
Not to ofend the Mexicans coaches, there's only one in Europe at the highest level, and, in soccer, in Europe is the big stage. That's why they should hire him or someone with the same qualities so that Mexico can grow from a "local" power to a world power.
Also lacks, in my opinion, the players. Some are here with results - Salcido, Rafa Marquez(had better days but still a good player)Guardado and Gio dos Santos(still young), I've heard so much about Ochoa but he's still "stuck" at Mexico, no offense intended. And most of then aren't playing in european competitions(UCL & UEFA Cup).

Ricardo 1169 | 05/16/08, 08:00 PM

The writer of this article clearly doesn't know anything about the "beautiful game." I am amazed that a newspaper such as The Los Angeles Times would allow someone to write something so imprudent. England reject? Womanizing? We all know Sven's hgihs and lows as England manager, but the British media love to antagonize, and Sven unfortunately got the raw end of it.

The Mexico National Team, as much as most of you will disagree with me on this, is mediocre. No longer the "giants" of CONCACAF, the MNT is using the same strategy as the USNT did when searching for a manager. My theory is that Sven-Goran Eriksson's name is being mentioned merely to attract other "top name" managers. Unfortunately, like the United States, Mexico will lose out and appoint a relatively unknown manager.

Unfortunately, Eriksson's short tenure will be over after Man City's tour of Thailand in the summer, and he will wait around until another fairly large club comes calling.

'Poolmyfinger | 05/16/08, 09:51 PM

i really dont like the idea of him in mexico, just doesnt seem right, like a spaniard in serie a

jeevs BS | 05/16/08, 11:14 PM

Salcido, Marquez, Osorio, Pardo (the few mexicans in Europe) have already won silverware in Europe; more than the Yanks abroad

Big Chaco | 05/17/08, 01:31 AM