What hinders the departure of Carlos Queiroz from the Colombian National Team

After the heavy defeats of the Colombia National Team against Uruguay and Ecuador, the continuity of coach Carlos Queiroz has been questioned, even within the Colombian Football Federation (FCF).

Well, the sports journalist Javier Hernández Bonett announced in his program ‘Sports Blog’ on the Blu Radio station, that the FCF leaders were quite annoyed with the performance of the Colombian National Team in Quito and are considering changing the Colombian coach to achieve the goal of qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

This was announced by Hernández Bonett in this Wednesday, November 18, edition of his radio program:

At 2:05 in the afternoon, most of the Executive Committee of the Colombian Football Federation are determined to remove coach Carlos Queiroz. In the survey that has been done that is the conclusion. There would be a majority to remove it, it will be defined in the Committee. They will do it with a cool head

The journalist also said that Within the Colombian National Team there were frictions between players who were part of Queiroz’s call to face Uruguay and Ecuador. “Queiroz told the players that if the problem was him, they should tell them, that he would make his resignation letter available, that he was not for money, but had come to Colombia for a professional challenge. Only the players went to the dressing room, he did not let managers in, but no player referred to the DT’s words, to the challenge he imposed on them, ”Hernández said on Blu Radio.

So, Queiroz, what He has led 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses with the tricolor team could leave the Selection after criticism received within the FCF and the problems of dressing room management in the concentrations of Colombia.

But nevertheless, The Mozambique-born coach’s coaching staff contract is signed until 2022 for a total of $ 12 million ($ 3 million annually), which is not an easy decision for the board of directors since, if the contract is terminated unilaterally, it would have to compensate Queiroz with a multimillion-dollar sum that would further affect the finances of the FCF, after the effects of the pandemic of COVID-19.

And although at the beginning of the pandemic Queiroz had offered to lower the salary of his entire coaching staff considering such economic effects, Ramón Jesurún, president of the FCF, considered at the time that it was a great gesture of chivalry but it was not necessary.

In addition, the FCF is involved in a scandal on account of the fine imposed by the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce in the scandal of the resale of the ticket office for the matches heading to Russia 2018 that the Tricolor played in Barranquilla. This was announced via Twitter by the sports journalist from Somos La Titular de Red + Noticias, Alejandro Pino Calad:

In this way, the simplest way out so that FCF executives do not have financial complications in the event of a possible compensation is for Carlos Queiroz present your resignation. However, during the press conference after Colombia’s 6-1 win against Ecuador, the strategist did not seem to step aside before public opinion, but asked for patience to carry out the process that allows carrying out Colombia its seventh world championship in history.

After the first four qualifying dates, Colombia is in seventh place in the standings, accumulates 4 points and after Bolivia, it is the second most thrashed team in South America in the tie, with 11 goals against. The last two defeats left more doubts than certainties regarding the work of the coaching staff led by Queiroz, with which the FCF must continue to respect the coach’s contract, unless it decides to indemnify him or he chooses to step aside.

So things, Colombia would have to pay Queiroz the remainder of the contract (6 million dollars) or reach an economic agreement to dispense with his services. Otherwise, he will remain in charge of the National Team until his contractual relationship ends, whether or not he qualifies Qatar 2022.

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