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Fourth time's a charm? Puebla brings back El Chelis

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

Puebla announced Wednesday it is once again turning to Jose Luis Sanchez Sola, better known as "El Chelis", as it looks to get back to respectability in Liga MX. It will be the fourth stint in charge of La Franja for El Chelis, after the manager coached the club between 2006-2008, 2009-10 and in 2014.

The manager most recently was working as a pundit but previously had a spell with the USL Championship's Las Vegas Lights in 2018.

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His links with Puebla extend back to the second division, with Chelis helping the club earn promotion from the Ascenso in 2006 (though even during his time with the club in the second division, he was let go and rehired).