Juan Carlos Osorio wasn’t even a year into his stint as manager of Mexico’s national team when the country’s fickle fans began calling for him to be fired.
Most new coaches get a honeymoon period. Osorio went straight from the altar to divorce court.
So after Sunday’s stunning upset of defending champion Germany in their World Cup opener – arguably one of Mexico’s most important wins in at least a decade – Osorio’s players weren’t shy about speaking up for their coach.
“Osorio has had to deal with a lot of things. But he has kept working,” added Miguel Layun, one of many Mexican players who began sobbing at the end of the game.