A day after officially announcing his departure as coach of Club América, Brazilian coach André Jardine appeared at the Coapa Nido facilities to hold his final press conference and a special gathering with the blue and white fans, who touched the coach's heart with their chants and applause. André Jardine jumped onto the training pitch to attend to the faithful followers of Club América, who did not stop chanting his name and surname for having made a team of the season between 2023 and 2024. The gestures of the public were emotional for the carioca who could not contain his tears before delivering his final words to the press. "I believe today in my head that I could direct a team with the greatest fan base in the world," said the coach, generating shouts of emotion and applause that left the hands of the blue and white fans red, due to the mutual sentiment that exists between both parties in virtue of the tricampeonato in the Liga MX. "Ladies and gentlemen, from the heart, it is to be able to leave with the form we are leaving in this moment, but not saying goodbye, but until later," continued André Jardine. "With the certainty that the second chapter of this story will have the classification and we will conquer it all together, safely and with a deadline. Thank you for all the support". And to conclude his brief speech, the Brazilian coach thanked for the "fuel" that made possible a unique sentiment towards Club América and its people. After thanking, the people from the stands began to descend to surround André Jardine, who gave his last autographs before leaving the Nido after three years at the helm of the first team. Previously, André Jardine appeared in a press conference to inform that his future will be in foreign football, highlighting that this was his first experience as coach of Club América, leaving it clear that his goodbye is not definitive. "I tried to pass on my feelings, the things that were happening in my heart, in my head And we let pass a few more days to take the decision together And I think the club felt the same as me," he declared. "Perhaps it is the best path for all parties to close this stage, it was a concern I had after all we lived here, to protect a little the relationships we built with Emilio (Azcárraga), with (Santiago) Baños, with the players, with the fans, to give a pause in the sense that also for the players it will be important a new command, another way to motivate, another way to train". "The players will have to demonstrate how the first day with me would be impossible, because the relationships are already there. For the club, this is like oxygen. In this fire that has to be strong all the time due to the demand and for me a little oxygen. Probably, in front of a new challenge, another club, probably another league, that will also add experiences, will leave me stronger as a coach in all aspects". "We left some objectives to be achieved that we still did not achieve in this first stage, but in the second I imagine that it could pass with another energy, in another moment, even we could come with the same force and hunger that we arrived at"
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Club América: André Jardine says goodbye with tears on his last day at Coapa
André Jardine says goodbye to Club América with tears in his eyes, thanking the fans for their support and commitment to the club.
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