For Fernando Ortiz, technical director of Monterrey, there is no tomorrow. Or at least that is what countless versions close to the Rayados board say in the sense that they will not tolerate being stuck in the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2024 tournament group, where they will face their team. archenemy Tigres de la UANL, in a series where more than just an elimination is at stakebut the pride of an entire city.
With four leagues in his record where he has been stuck, three with América and one with Monterrey, The Rayados board is aware that the so-called “Tano” should not continue at the helm of the striped team, much less after the resounding fall in the semifinals of the Concachampions against the Columbus Crew.
Ortiz is a sought-after coach who became known in Liga MX when he was hired by América to relieve his compatriot Santiago Solari, who with all his background could not make the Águilas fly either. However, his offensive style has been questioned for not finding the balance between knowing how to go forward and defend coherently, especially because it is the small detail to be able to add successes.
Now Rayados in the Clausura 2024 tournament added one point less than in the previous tournament, but with a big difference that it fell to fourth place in the classification, behind the leader Americathe sub-leader Cruz Azul and the third place Toluca, which commits them much more to Fernando “Tano” Ortiz at the helm, who has been placed as the preferred target of all the evils of the striped eleven.
In his first group in the Clausura 2022 tournament he was eliminated from the final party by Pachuca in the semifinal stage at the head of América and where there was not so much complaint because it was his first tournament and above all that he took over the team as a replacement for Solari.
For the second tournament in the Apertura 2022, his executioner was Toluca in a series in the semifinals where the Diablos Rojos coach, Ignacio Ambriz, took his place. Later, in the Clausura 2023, which represented his departure, he lost to his staunch rival, Chivas del Guadalajara, in another edition of the national classic.
Finally, in the recent Apertura 2023 tournament, now with Monterrey they were surprised by Atlético de San Luis, generating resentment about the true ability of the Argentine strategist to resolve complicated moments like a league.
So Ortiz has no other way but to make Rayados walk, because the cards are set for his future.
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