With only a few days until the qualifying stage for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil start, the Executive Committee of the Colombian Football Federation (FCF [1]) reported that on the night of Sunday, August 21, Hernán Darío Gómez [2] ratified his resignation, adding to it the character of irrevocable, as head coach of the national football team.
This new resignation was made hours after President Juan Manuel Santos [3] asked for Bolillo's resignation due to recent events [4]and suggested a foreigner replace him. This also caused the resignation [5] [es] of Bolillo's closest collaborators: his assistant (Leonel Álvarez [6]), the team's physical trainer (Elkin Sánchez) and Director (Francisco Maturana [7])
Consequently, negotiations with the Argentine Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino [9] to fill the vacancy are moving forward [10], which has sparked all sorts of surveys [11][es] about who should be the new head coach. At the same time, this issue continues to generate online reactions.
Carlos V. Morales (@CarlosVictorM [12]) from Ecuador expresses [13] certainty about the new head coach:
Ya hay acuerdo entre Federación Colombiana y Martino. Presidente Bedoya prepara viaje a Rosario para cerrar negociación. Tata será el DT de Colombia.
Journalist Gabriel de las Casas (@gabodelascasas [14]), presents [15] options for the vacant post and raises the question:
Hoy NO se conocerá técnico de la selección. Opcionados, Comesaña, Gareca, El Tata Martino. ¿Cuál le gusta a usted?
Chinita Berrío (@chinitaberrio [16]) welcomed [17] the resignation of the head coach and his adviser:
Bolillo y Maturana fuera…. Gracias
Bolillo and Maturana are out…. Thanks
Andrés Echeverría (@AndreloE [18]) is one of the few people who after the acceptance of Bolillo's resignation makes a comment [19]
in his favor:
Me hace reír, un equipo mediocre como el de #Colombia [20] necesita un buen técnico y no un mediocre como el Tata Martino, prefiero al Bolillo.
Journalist Felix de Bedout (@fdbedout [21]) criticizes the Colombian Football Federation's lack of effectiveness:
La ineptitud de la federación llevo a tiempo extra lo inevitable, a esta hora ya tendríamos técnico y al bolillo arreglando sus asuntos.