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After Marcelo Flores made it official that he is going to play for Mexico, the Canadian press spoke about it and despite the fact that they published that they are not surprised, yes cataloged the decision of the footballer of 18 years as a frustrating loss.
“Although this decision is not unexpected, it is a frustrating loss for Canada that a potential future star in the region is lost” declared the OneSoccer portal after learning that Marcelo Flores chose to wear the colors of ‘El Tri’.
We must remember that Marcelo Flores was born in Canada and, on multiple occasions, the national team made formal invitations for the soccer player to join the ‘Maple Leaf’ team, however, the offensive midfielder always had demonstrations of love towards the Mexican team.
“Flores has his heart he’s committed to playing for El Tri, and Canada is out of the running. It is believed that Herdman and Canada went to great lengths to try to convince Flores to choose Canada for his international soccer. The discussions continued until the last few weeks, when Flores informed Canada of his decision” , explained the aforementioned portal.
As well as Canada, England also showed interest in Flores and although it recognized that he feels good there and that the European country has become his home, his decision was always clear in his head.
Finally the portal He added that Flores’ decision is a blow to Mexico, since the Canadian team does not have a player with the characteristics of the Mexican.
“The decision to play for Mexico is a serious blow for Canada, since Herdman currently does not have a player the profile of Flores on his campus; a game number 10 naturally endowed”, asserted the portal.
Marcelo Flores made his decision official through his Instagram account, where he left a message of thanks to both Canada and England for having been a fundamental part of his development as a person.
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