Akan tetapi, kegagalan tim Olimpiade-lah yang membuktikan kegagalan dia saat Meksiko tersingkir pada babak pertama turnamen kualifikasi CONCACAF setelah berakhir di tempat ketiga di bawah Kanada dan Guatemala dalam grup mereka.
However, it was the Olympic team's failure which proved his downfall as Mexico were knocked out in the first stage of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament after finishing third behind Canada and Guatemala in their group.