Guillermo Cantu, the man in charge of the Mexican National Teams has resigned from his post and publicly taken full responsibility following the U – 20′s failure to qualify for the U – 20 World Cup, the U – 17′s failure to qualify for the 2007 World Cup following their win in 2005 and most notably, the U – 23′s failure to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Via SI

“I am responsible for the national teams and all of their results. The Under-20 team is no exception and because of that I need to go,” Cantu said.

The Under-20s lost twice and tied one game in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament held in Trinidad & Tobago earlier this week. Federation officials had blamed former coach Jesus “Chucho” Ramirez for the squad’s performance and for abandoning the team – Ramirez left last month to join Club America – but Ramirez said the team was in good hands.

Cantu tried to deflect from the criticism that has been launched at Ramirez.

“I know there has been many things said about Jesus Ramirez and I would like for that to stop definitively,” Cantu said. “I have a great relationship with him. We grew together. The step he took is a great one for his career and I knew sooner or later it would happen. That there was nobody prepared to step in and take over is my fault. I understand that, and that is why I am here today.”

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