Marcelo Gallardo has become the main objective of the Uruguayan Soccer Association to replace the dismissed Oscar Washington Tabárez in the celestial team for the remainder of the South American Qualifying process for the Qatar World Cup 2022.
The Doll was contacted by the AUF to know his intention to take office and, as we confirmed in Fichajes.net, the Argentine would be interested but has not yet made a decision. His departure from River Plate seems to be imminent, but the fate is still a question mark because several European teams have shown interest in him in recent years due to his great subtractions in South America and now that he became the new champion of Argentina by first time in his career.
The 2 doubts that stop Gallardo from accepting Uruguay’s offer
The main doubt that Marcelo Gallardo has is that he is not convinced about Uruguay’s situation in the South American Qualifiers and that he does not want to be the coach who failed to qualify for the Qatar World Cup in 2022. The scenario is not so complicated and the Celeste He depends on himself to qualify, but without time to work and only four games to finish the process, it is difficult to have a significant impact at the game level.
The contract would be of long duration, until the 2026 World Cup, so the Doll is not sure whether to accept a national team job at the best moment in his coaching career and with many offers from Europe on the table, even with Flamengo from Brazil with the intention of hiring him. It seems to be early although he himself knows that it is an important opportunity to direct his first World Cup and lead a generation with a lot of individual talent. What will Marcelo Gallardo do?
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