National Soccer
A study reveals that negative emotions exceed the positive among the fans regarding the selection of Guatemala, which faces a decisive stage towards the World Cup.
On November 5, 2021, it became official that the Mexican coach Luis Fernando Tena had been chosen to take command of the National Team of Guatemala; The news was well received by the fans.
From the beginning, it had the total support for the process, but after almost four years and notice that the performance of the national team remains unable to be imposed in the area and even be reached by selections of lower rank, that illusion has been diminishing and optimism has been fading between a good sector of the Sele followers.
The Datalab agency, free press, through Goodid a study in which he analyzed the behavior of the last year and a half regarding the reaction of fans around everything related to the Guatemalan team.
The bicolor generates a lot of passion and identity Among the followers but, according to the results obtained, It has caused more negativism (60 %) and anger (43.6), compared to positivism (33.3 %), Being at the gates of a vital series where its continuity is played in the World Cup tie against Dominican and Jamaica Republic.
Guatemalan lives football as an expression of its identity. If the result is negative, frustration and reactions in social networks are unleashed They revolve around disappointment, reflecting a collective sensation of failure, ”says part of the analysis by Datalab, from Press Libre.
“The selection transmits collective emotions within a social context. There are people who not only see it as a distraction, but on the side of fans, since they have high expectations and, not having the expected results, that causes them greater frustration. Negativeness could come because they have not seen the results they have expected,” said the sociologist Katherine Orozco.
