一系列令人失望的友谊赛结果让墨西哥队陷入混乱。但问题远不止是新任主教练这一因素。
A series of dispiriting friendly results have El Tri reeling. But the problems run much deeper than the team’s new coach When a new coach ascends to lead Mexico’s national team, fans say he is sitting in “la silla mas caliente” – the hottest seat in town; one that can also burn.
每当有新教练接手墨西哥国家队时，球迷们总会说他是坐上了‘最烫手的位子’——一个极易让人‘栽跟头’的位置。通常新教练会带来新理念、新战术和新承诺。起初，大家都会觉得球队确实有了变化。然而一旦遭遇首次失利，气氛便急转直下。
Usually the coach arrives with a new idea, a new vocabulary, a new promise. For a while, everyone agrees that something has changed. Then comes the first bad night. The mood changes.
新理念沦为失败的尝试，新承诺也成了空话；这位教练最终也成了众多未能拯救墨西哥足球的失败者之一。
The new idea becomes a failed experiment; the promise, another deception; the coach becomes just another name on a long list of those who were supposed to fix Mexican soccer, but couldn’t.