Following last Friday’s defeat to the hands of ‘superlíder’ León by a final of 2-1, Mazatlán FC announced the firing of head coach Francisco Palencia the following day. And just a couple days after that, the club’s social media account announced Palencia’s replacement, Tomás Boy, which leads me to believe that both sides had already established an agreement if Palencia was unable to right the ship.
With his appointment, Tomás Boy, 68, will be taking over his 11th overall franchise (1 MLS, 10 Liga MX). While many believe the election of Boy for the job is the ‘recycling’ of yet another head coach in Liga MX, I actually believe this decision isn’t a bad one.