The Jamaica Soccer Federation (JFF) Normal Secretary, Dennis Chung, has confirmed that Heimir Hallgrimsson’s resolution to resign as head coach of the Reggae Boyz was not linked to the workforce’s efficiency on the 2024 Copa America.
Hallgrimsson introduced his resignation following Jamaica’s last group stage recreation on Sunday.
Jamaica concluded the match with a sequence of defeats: a 1-0 loss to Mexico, a 3-1 defeat by Ecuador, and a 3-0 scoreline towards Venezuela. Regardless of these outcomes, Chung emphasised that Hallgrimsson’s resignation was influenced by private causes and his need to return to Iceland after two years in Jamaica.
“He had indicated when he spoke to us that it’s a private state of affairs,” Chung acknowledged. “It had nothing to do with efficiency or something like that. He had needed to return to Iceland and the surroundings, so it had nothing to do with something about efficiency points.”
JFF had full religion in Hallgrimsson’s imaginative and prescient
In keeping with Chung, the JFF had full religion in Hallgrimsson’s imaginative and prescient as head coach and didn’t ask him to resign at any level. The resignation was a mutual resolution, and each events left on amicable phrases.
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“He expressed that the state of affairs right here was very completely different from different teaching conditions that we see around the globe,” Chung defined. “Nobody was fired nor was anybody requested to go away. He took the choice voluntarily due to his private state of affairs. It was a really amicable factor as a result of he did categorical that he would nonetheless be very supportive of the workforce.”
The JFF is now targeted on discovering the subsequent head coach forward of the CONCACAF Nations League fixtures in September and the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June subsequent yr. Chung famous that Hallgrimsson had put plans in place to help the workforce’s administration in his absence, which is able to assist clean the transition.
Easy the transition
“The technical committee has already began the method. However keep in mind, we do have a supporting workers and one of many good issues that Hallgrimsson was excellent at was making certain that he had correct documentation and every thing in place to clean the transition. He was in a position to present us all the knowledge that he had and he shared all of that with the workers there, so we don’t suppose there can be an enormous concern.”
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Whereas the JFF has but to convene relating to an official report on the workforce’s efficiency on the Copa America, Chung personally believes the workforce gave an excellent account of themselves. Regardless of being eradicated with no win, he felt the Reggae Boyz had been in a position to match up towards groups anticipated to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
“We expect the gamers are very skilled, and it’s unlucky how every thing performed out. Individuals don’t perceive that to make it to Copa America is critical. It’s like ending eighth in a 100m finals however you’re among the many eight finest on this planet. There’s some enchancment that may occur, however once I take a look at that workforce, I’ve little doubt that the workforce could make it to the World Cup.”
