English football tactician, Steve Mclaren, has announced his withdrawal from services as coach of Jamaica national team after failure to pick an automatic group qualification for next year’s FIFA World Cup.
Mclaren, in a press conference, said that he had stepped down from the position having held the job since July last year.
The 67-year-old stated that leading the team was one of the greatest honours of his career, but added that he had an honest assessment of the failure to pick the automatic ticket and came to a decision to resign from the role.
”I have given everything I have to this job, to this role,” the tactician started.
”Leading this team really has been one of the greatest honours of my career. But football is a results business and tonight we’ve fallen short of our goal, which was to qualify from this group.
”It is the responsibility of the leader to step forward, take accountability and make decisions in the best interest of the team, for them to go forward.
”After deep reflection and an honest assessment of where we are and where we need to go, I have decided to step down as the head coach.”’
The Reggae Boys would have claimed the apex position of the group and for the mundial soccer competition if they had won their match against eventual qualifying side, Curacao, who they trailed before kick-off. However, the game ended 0-0, paving the way for their opposition to qualify for the competition for the first time in their history.
However, Jamaica still has the chance to go through in the Inter-Confederation play-off to be held next year.
The Yellow and green kit side will have to navigate their way in a contest involving Iraq, DR Congo, New Caledonia, Bolivia and Suriname to be eligible for the competition.
