Almeyda: I had problems with a boss in Chivas that’s why I left

Currently he is the managing San Jose Earthquakes but he confirmed that he had problems with a boss in Guadalajara that caused him to leave the club.

After months of speculations about why he really left Chivas after winning everything, Matias Almeyda confirmed that the reason he decided to leave was because he had problems with a boss and that is why he decided to leave the club.

This has been a rumor since he left Chivas in 2018 but today he confirmed that this rumor is true during an interview made my TyC sports. “What we lived in Mexico was very strong because I found an institution with a lot of passion, a team that represents a whole country. Chivas has 40 million fans and it was about to be relegated. In only two years and a half years we played in 7 finals, which we won 5. I had to leave because I had problems with one of the bosses at that time”.

In 2018 one of the bosses at Chivas was Jose Luis Higuera, since then the rumor was that he was the man that forced Almeyda to quit after winning 5 finals. Another rumor was that not only he had problems with Higuera but he had a discussion with the now presidente, Amaury Vergara. During that time, Francisco Gabriel de Anda was also working in Chivas but he left at the same time Almeyda left because he was not happy how the situation was managed.

In almost three years managing Chivas, Almeyda led the team to seven finals, which he won five of them: Liga MX (Clausura 2017). 2 Copa Mx (Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2017), the Supercopa MX (2016) and the CONCACAF Champions League (2018).

Almeyda is very happy in the MLS

Currently Matias Almeyda is managing San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS and in that same interview he said he was very happy there, he even decided not to manage Argentina's national team. “I came a year ago and they let me work freely, but most importantly is that they believe in my work. I know I can win with this team but it’s going to take me a few years to take them where I want to take them. The day I return to Argentina I will never leave again and right now is not the moment to go back,” he said.

Almeyda also said he always admired the MLS and he has seen how much improvement there has been throughout the years.