Former Real Madrid star Hugo Sanchez heads a list of applicants for the coaching position at A-League side Wellington Phoenix, ESPN understands.
This is very interesting, high risk move you'd say but potential to step things up a notch. A lot would depend on how he was able to adapt to working with, let's be charitable here, less technically able players...partly it's going to be about fit
Part of me says brilliant, go for it. Great football experience far beyond anything we've seen in NZ previously, part of me thinks this has car crash written all over it.
Criticising him for a less than stellar spell with Mexico national team is a little rich - that's a very high level we're talking about. Ricki was coach of NZ, gets loads of criticism but no-one doubted that he was in the right ballpark in terms of experience to coach the Phoenix.
This guy is the type that of manager that Sydney would buy.
We'd all be sceptical about his appointment, and then laugh when it blow up in their face.