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Posted Tuesday May 13, 2008, About: Eriksson linked to Mexico job
It is very interesting that people think Ochoa is overrated. As with any young goalkeeper (keep in mind he is just 22), there will be times he will make a young player's mistake. But he has tremendous upside. Dismissing him would be a mistake. He was the only goalkeeper from the Americas mentioned by France Football (one of the best soccer magazines in the world) as one of the 50 best players in the world and got nominated for the Balon D'Or.

I was watching one of the Copa Libertadores matches as broadcasted by Brazilian TV and they had nothing but good things to say about Ochoa (I speak Portuguese too), and they wouldn't have a bias in his favor since he was playing against a Brazilian team and this TV station is not owned by Televisa.

Yes, Tim Howard is a very solid keeper, but keep in mind he is already 29 and in his prime, and playing in the premier league already.

As for the whole Sven Eriksson deal, it does appear to be a very legitimate possibility at this point. It seems this has not been officially announced since Eriksson needs to fulfill his initial contract or lose a lot of money in the process, and I believe he will leave Manchester City by the end of May, when his current contract expires. For those who think Mexico wouldn't be able to hire him, they have already offered him 9 million dollars between salary and incentives for only 2 years, which is an incredible amount of money, and the Mexican Federation can easily afford this type of money since they are backed by Televisa and TV Azteca.

The only way I can see this deal being derailed would be if Benfica gets serious about getting him and offer him a better deal. After all, he has already coached them twice. As for the language barrier, you keep forgetting the guy has already coached for Italian and Portuguese teams. Picking up Spanish (assuming he doesn't speak it at this point) should be fairly easy, plus it wouldn't be the first time a foreign speaking coach has been in charge of a national team and used a translator, just ask Guus Hiddink or Leo Beenhaker).
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