John van' Schip has been sacked by CD Guadalajara
So as it turns out, it's not just Chivas USA that seems to be in total disarray. The franchise's Mexican "parent club" tossed yet another coach today, former Melbourne Heart boss John van' Schip. The Dutchman's firing comes after his adviser Johan Cruyff was sacked last Decemeber.
Initially it appeared that van' Schip and his staff would dodge the axe. Chivas scraped enough together toward the end of the 2012 Apertura campaign to finish 8th and qualify for the Liguilla. However, the Goats fell to eventual finalists Toluca by an aggregate of 5-2. The final straw seemed to be losing to lower division side Estudiantes Tecos 3-2 in a friendly on Sunday.
Schip seemed to be fairly confident that he'd be staying on earlier this week, mentioning that he might have to juggle his lineup for Chivas' Clausura kickoff against Toluca. He observed that his players didn't look ready to face the challenges ahead. Well, now they'll face them with a different manager at the helm.
That the Chivas organization would whack a coach a couple of days before their opener shouldn't shock anyone familiar with Liga MX or the Goats' little American stepchildren, Chivas USA, who have been the doormat of MLS for a couple of years now. The brand seems to have lost a little bit of it's luster, and it sometimes it seems like the Vergaras make changes for changes sake. If they were going to sack van' Schip, why wait until now, because you lost a friendly? The new manager is going to have quite a bit of work to do.
Reports suggest that former Chivas and Santos Laguna boss Benjamin Gallindo will take the helm for the time being.
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