Goran-Eriksson Sacked As Mexico Boss

The ticking's over and the bomb has exploded.

After suffering an embarrassing 3-1 loss to Honduras last night in San Pedro Sula, the Mexican Soccer Federation (FMF) has had enough of the Goran-Eriksson experiment.

With a quick thanks and a swift kick to the behind, Eriksson was out the door wondering what went wrong.

There were a number of things that went wrong:

Firstly, the national team looked as confused as a Swede in Mexico trying to get directions on how to run a football team.

They played without any ideas, without any creativity, and worst of all, they played with no heart.

The hanging heads and hunched shoulders told the story of the first half.

El Tri was down 2-0 with no hope of coming back. It was over. The 30,000-plus crowd knew it, the players knew it, and Goran-Eriksson knew it.

Truth be told, the Mexicans never bought in to Eriksson's scheme. They never believed in a manager who never played or even coached in the Mexican league.

The biggest question that haunted Eriksson ever since his arrival was whether or not he knew Mexican soccer.

Secondly, there was mass lack of discipline in the squad.

This may go back to the team never believing in Eriksson, and therefore not respecting him.

There were reports of players showing up late to the team camps, players blowing up at the media, and players who just didn't feel interested in playing for the national team.

Thirdly, Eriksson experimented. There were a number of  occasions in which players were out of their regular playing position.

Could this confirm that Eriksson didn't know Mexican soccer, or was it Eriksson's desperate attempt to try to make something happen?

Another interesting thing of note is Eriksson's attempt to change the style of play.

Mexico was a slow-tempo, possession team. When Eriksson came to take the reins of El Tri, suddenly, Mexico was launching 50-50 balls into the middle of the field, hoping its center forward would flick it on to a small, fast forward.

The Aztec squad's six wins, six losses, and one tie prove that his strategy didn't work.

Eriksson is just another prime example that you can't stick a square peg into a round hole. With only seven games left in qualifying, Mexico will have to search for their round peg before it's too late.

Rumors have Javier Aguirre coming to the rescue, but it's been widely suggested that sequels are rarely a good idea.

Another possibility is Jose Manuel "Chepo" De la Torre. Whatever El Tri's front office decides to do, it has to be done in the next few days.