André Jardine acknowledged that he decided to leave and leave the door open for another cycle in America

Faced with the versions that have emerged about a very thorny and bellicose relationship that led to the departure of the America of the technician André Jardine, the Amazonian coach clarified in a press conference that the decision to leave was his due to the deterioration of the relationship between both parties.

“Clarify so that there are no rumors. Once the tournament was over, we digested it. We gave ourselves time to think about the future, the next step, and a feeling of thinking about continuity in various aspects grew in me. That is why he did not rule out that there is another new opportunity to return to America,” he highlighted.

“The wear and tear of three years at the head of a club with this demand that America haswhich leads the coach to work to a limit in every sense. Three years seems like days to you, gray hair is coming, you are tired more than usual. As much as he has affection for the club, for the players, the wear and tear on his know-how is already quite great,” said the strategist.

Jardine also said that: “I had a first conversation with Baños explaining my feelings; He told me it’s regular. At three years old, I feel very tired with the pressure, I can’t imagine Baños with more time; You have to admire it because it is not easy.”

“Later there was a second meeting with Emilio; we talked about the things that were happening in my heart, in my head, we let a few days pass to make the decision and there the club began to have the same thoughts as me. “We close this stage, after what we did here, to protect relationships a little”highlighted the strategist with the best numbers in the history of America.

Jardine in his last conference as América coach He specified that the break in the relationship with the American team was due to several factors and that after the elimination with Pumas he told the board that he would take a few days to analyze the situation, but he made it clear that it was not because of a break with the board or because of different visions.

The winningest coach in the team’s history mentioned that: “It was a decision on both sides to see that the wear and tear of this cycle was already great for the three years they lived,” highlighted Jardine, who is also credited with making bad decisions in the recent tournament. with the hiring of Raphael Veiga, Rodrigo Dourado and Vinicius, who ultimately did not give the expected results.

Jardine also commented that he later had another talk with Santiago Baños and the team owner, Emilio Azcárraga, both parties reaching the conclusion that the relationship was worn out and that it was best to end the project.

He explained that the expenses incurred by the company that manages América, such as the remodeling of the Azteca Stadium and the arrival of a new directive, were not the cause of his departureespecially because he recognized that the way resources are distributed allows technicians to be well served, but it is a fact that strong investments from other teams generate greater competition.

“This league is complicated, the other teams put in a lot of money, 10 or 15 million. Cruz Azul is deserving of that title. There are five or six teams that, due to their form, compete aboveba; Now we have to take steps forward to fight again,” he concluded.