Aguirre The Great

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“Javier Aguirre is called upon once more to clean up the mess left by Sven Goran Eriksson. The last time he was called up it was to clean the mess left by Enrique Meza. He answered the call and led the Mexican team to the 2002 World Cup.” (Goal)

Soccer is a hot topic for these letter-writers (Los Angeles Times)
“The United States and Mexico do not resume qualifying play for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa until early June and do not play each other again until Aug. 12 in Mexico City, but that does not mean interest in the two national soccer teams has evaporated.”

Three easy suggestions for Mexico (SI)
“Javier Aguirre was officially welcomed to his new job Thursday as he began his second stint with the Mexican national team. And while the hope — perhaps expectation is a more adequate word — is that Aguirre not only will turn around a struggling Tricolor side, but will have the team firing on all cylinders. Still, he started his era off trying to stress he’s no Superman.”

Aguirre shuns `savior’ or `superman’ role (AP)
“Mexico’s fanatic fans are expecting new coach Javier Aguirre to be the club’s savior — even a type of superman. Aguirre officially took over the team Thursday, but promised to be neither.”

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