Always critical, he blames the management for the actions that have affected Mexican soccer, such as allying himself with the MLS.
That generation from the ’86 World Cup to the one that succumbed to Argentina in the 1993 Copa América, is, for Hugo Sánchez, the best Mexico has ever had.
One with a unique style, one that Bora Milutinović and Miguel Mejía Barón implemented, but that in subsequent years has lost generations due to the mismanagement of directors.
The former Real Madrid striker believes that the business model implemented by directors in Mexico is poorly executed. Copying the United States is bad; if anything, they should emulate Europe, where the best soccer in the world is.
One year before the 2026 World Cup at home, the leading figure in Mexican soccer said he is excited to be an analyst. He saw it as a child in the 1970 World Cup, he was a player in 1986, and now he’s a commentator hoping for more anecdotes.
THE PUMAS’ LOST VALUES HURT
The Pumas’ lamentable title drought isn’t surprising to anyone, at least not to Hugo Sánchez. They haven’t won a Liga MX title in 14 years, and the outlook for the future isn’t good.
For the Pumas’ top representative, who was a champion as a player and a two-time champion as head coach, there’s no grit, spirit, or those values that characterized the Universidad Nacional team.
Sánchez Márquez, the first scoring champion for the UNAM Pumas since the Cantera (Academy), sees the main mistake in the squad today as the number of foreigners blocking the youth.
As if that weren’t enough, there hasn’t been a scoring champion since 2004. The last was the Argentine Bruno Marioni, precisely when Hugo was managing him, and a Mexican goalscorer since the winter of 1999 with Jesús Olalde.
