Monterey /
If a manual had to be made on how to distance a product from its customer, without a doubt the leaders of Mexican soccer would publish a book worthy of the Pulitzer.
Nowadays the Liga MX stadiums look empty and this is due to multiple factors ranging from economic, schedule availabilitythe quality of the product offered and even the service by which it is transmitted.
The lack of competitive demand, the absence of promotion and relegation and the multiple cases of timeshare ownership have created an atmosphere in which few teams make the effort and care to present an attractive team that provides results, as said by owners and managers, Maintaining a football team is not because it is business.
In the end, the one who ends up paying the consequences is the fan who is proving to be reaching his limit after seeing that there is no attraction on the field and the prices are becoming inaccessible, coupled with the complicated schedules that are managed.
“We prepare to play at the hours they give us, we try to do our thing, that It is also a consequence of the fact that it is difficult for people to come with the weatherwith this circumstance it is complicated, what else would we like for more people to be in the Stadium”, mentioned José Manuel de la Torre, coach of Puebla, regarding the issue.
Precisely the Angelópolis team registers one of the poorest entries in Mexican soccer and the situation is becoming more and more worrying. On matchday 4 they received Atlas in front of 10,847 fans and since then they have lost 1,425 spectators on average per match until registering only 5,147 in the duel on matchday 10.
Atlas, Querétaro and Mazatlán are other teams that every 15 days They lose a considerable number of fans, Curiously, these clubs are among the main ones involved in the lower part of the quotient table, of which there is only a financial fine at stake, which is only in the interest of the board and not the fan.
In addition to the lack of attractiveness on the court and the complicated schedules, Ticket prices also play a role in declining attendance To the stadiums, the costs vary widely depending on the team and the game, ranging from 150 to 3,500 pesos, but in general they are a problem for the target Liga MX fan.
“I don’t know if the price is high for people, if it is very expensive or because people are stopping going, what I am sure of is that football only makes sense with people, the more they can go to the stadium, the better.” There is the atmosphere for both teams, I don’t know the reasons, but some solution must be taken so that people fill the stadiums again,” said Miguel Barbieri, coach of FC Juárez.
To this is added the transport spending, consumption and safety or comfort offered by a Mexican football venue, which little by little are becoming obsolete to modern stadiums worldwide that, in addition to having cutting-edge technology, offer a covered, air-conditioned stadium with easy access and mobility.
Even the two-time champion of our football has been affected by this influx crisis, América moved to the Ciudad de los Deporte Stadiumyes and despite being the team that dominates the league, it is not enough to have a full house at home and the results of this campaign do not end up helping.
With a capacity of 34,253 fans, the Naples neighborhood venue received 26 thousand 40 spectators for the National Classic and 23 thousand 401 in the Capitalino, something that is strange as it is the most striking duels in the country’s capital and that reflects the lack of identity that the azulcremas fans have with their temporary home.
“Our fans are very important, we are not able to translate the support into a victory, tell them to keep coming, they are intelligent, they know the accumulation of things that are happening, it is normal for a type of loss that is happening to us in the league, I hope they continue to support and believing,” said André Jardine about the lack of support for his squad.
SHowever, a city that does not seem to suffer from this problem is Monterrey, which day after day sees how, whether in the Volcano or the Steel Giant, there are a capacity of more than 40 thousand fans.
“I have to be grateful to our fans, to our attendance, today was a considerable inning,” said Tigers coach Veljko Paunovic.
Even In the Sultana del Norte they do not distinguish between men’s and women’s parties or a meeting of FIFA stars, nor do they see it as an impediment if the meetings are in the middle or on the weekend, since almost 170 thousand fans attended the six meetings that took place in a period of 10 days in the two properties of the city.
Apertura 2024 is barely crossing the halfway point; However, the 10 percent loss of fans in the stadiums can still increase, the reality is that what happened today is a cause-effect reflection of the fans’ fatigue with the results of the League or National Team of our country.
The fan raises his voice through his indifference and is now waiting to see a reaction that will make him regain his love for football and awaken his desire to support that team that makes him dream.
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