![]() There is hope that de los Cobos, who was born in the central Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the border with Texas, can draw other Mexicans to Chicago. The Fire missed a chance to advance to the MLS Cup last fall when they lost on penalty kicks to eventual champion Real Salt Lake. ![]() ![]() With all these problems, he did a good job in El Salvador.Īs the Fire's fifth coach, it will be more of matter of advancing the course rather than changing the course, as in El Salvador. "No coach could handle the situation that this guy lived as coach of the national team in El Salvador," Polanco said. That served as a springboard to the country's national team, which hadn't reached the final stage of World Cup qualifying since 1998 - and hadn't kept the same coach for more than two seasons since Pipo Rodriguez retired after leading La Azul to its World Cup berth in 1982.Įl Salvador didn't make it back under de los Cobos but it did make the hexagonal stage of qualifying for the first time since 1998, beating Mexico and playing the United States to a tie. ![]()
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