Surprised, even annoyed by the refereeing issues, the Pumas coach, Efraín Juárez, on the eve of the grand final vs. Cruz Azul assured that he never thought that greeting or congratulating the whistlers was a sin in the MX League after the controversy that arose with Daniel Quintero Huitrón.

As you will remember, a great controversy was generated on social networks by a video where the Pumas coach can be seen greeting and congratulating whistler Daniel Quintero Huitrón for his “good work” last Sunday against Pachuca and even telling him that he was waiting for him in the grand final for the good work he had done.

Under this panorama, the strategist of the felines was one of the most requested on the media night prior to the first leg duel between Cruz Azul and Pumas, where the central issue with the feline strategist was the refereeing matter after the board of directors of the celestials challenged the designation of the whistler, whom the strategist of the Pedregal team greeted with great effusiveness.

Juárez ironically regretted that it is no longer possible to congratulate someone for their good work and in this case, he explained that the issue of referees is very peculiar in Mexico and explained that the congratulations were for someone who, from his perspective, did a good job and nothing more.

"In relation to the matter of the referees, I left my country a long time ago and I returned a year ago and it seems that it is wrong to congratulate someone for doing their job; next time I have to say rude things to them, yell at them; we would be happier and there would be no problem," said the feline strategist in the midst of a hundred recorders and microphones.

A pride that two Mexicans lead in a final

Efráín Juárez also highlighted that it is an outstanding fact that two Mexican coaches lead in a grand final of Mexican soccer: "I think that today all of Mexico has to be happy and excited. At the beginning we were four coaches; there are very few of us, a small percentage of Mexicans. That means that things are done well. I am very excited, two young coaches. For his part, Joel will be doing his part to win the championship."

Juárez wants to be the “Mexican Ferguson”

Efraín Juárez also commented on a long-term project at Pumas and said he would like to have a similarity with former British coach Alex Ferguson, who left a legacy at Premier League club Manchester United.

"I want to stay in this club for 20 years. I have the hope, it's my dream, it's my club. I want to be the Ferguson of the Pumas," Juárez said about his future and added that: "It depends a lot on the project, but I can tell you that today there are approaches from MLS teams, teams in Europe and teams in the league itself that have been interested in my services," the Mexican revealed.

Juárez, meanwhile, knows that compared to his desires, there is a Mexican soccer where long-term projects do not work as the environment is very results-oriented. “I understand that my president, I understand that even the rector said it: we must give continuity to the Efraín project.

"What I don't understand is many times the ways in which, for example, today people from the club haven't approached my representative to analyze a possible renewal. That's what gets me off the topic a little, because saying: 'Maybe I don't deserve it yet,'" concluded Efraín Juárez.