The Venezuelan Federation announced Pekerman’s departure with a “stick” for DT

THE Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) announced this Wednesday the termination of employment with the Argentine coach Jose Nestor Pekerman as technical director of the Venezuelan national team. And, as speculated, he proved that the relationship didn’t end in the best way.

The FVF has indicated in an official statement that the working relationship with the Argentine has also been terminated. Pasquale Lezcanowho had been part of Pekerman’s team since he took over as national coach Red wine. Even if he doesn’t mention Fernando Batista.

The statement indicated that for the FVF “It is essential that everyone on our work team shares the highest standards of commitment and delivery”. Elevation blow to the former coach of the Argentina national team and the Colombian national team, who left his post after 10 games.

Pekerman took the lead in the selection November 2021 and with him they formed the technical team of the Venezuelan national teams, former Argentine footballers of renown such as Fabricio Coloccini and Fernando Batista.

Under the Argentine’s technical direction, the Venezuelan soccer team recorded five wins, one draw and four defeats.

In official matches, all during the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) qualifier for the World Cup in Qatar 2022, the Venezuelan national team only managed one victory against Bolivia and three defeats against their counterparts from Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia.

The FVF did not disclose the person who will succeed the technical director, but insisted that they will continue with the job so that the “commitment and delivery standards” they are met “professionalism, seriousness and rigor”.

The reasons for Pekerman’s departure from Venezuela

Pekerman had made a reserve tournament – called the Projection Tournament – a condition of carrying out his work to strengthen the growth of local football. However, the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) did not execute the initiative and the short circuit would have been one of the reasons for the technician’s decision, even if not the only one.

Another of the violations would be linked to the promise of improvements to the properties and structures in which the selection was to work. Also an “the accumulation of debts with personnel and collaborators, which has made daily life difficult in recent times”, according to the statements of a source collected by the newspaper Olé.

The sum of the violations ended the process that began early last year and lasted until 2026, just like the Pekerman seal, a lover of long-term projects.

After his successful spell with the Colombian side, the 73-year-old coach slammed the door and La Vinotinto was sidelined just over 20 days from the two friendlies scheduled in Saudi Arabia, against that country’s selection and that of Uzbekistan. .