By Wilson Florez
Nov 21, 2023, 09:51 AM EST
The Mexican team has just left a very bad image in the Honduran National Stadium. El Tri was beaten 2-0 by Reinaldo Rueda’s team and now they will have to look for an epic comeback at the Azteca Stadium. Jaime Lozano is aware that he must change the mentality of his team and he has already expressed this to them.
“Jimmy” received one of the hardest blows in the process with the Aztec team. The Mexican defeat against Honduras It left a discontent among the fans, analysts and the Mexican coach himself. Jaime Lozano stressed that the main problem of his team was the mental issue and it is something he hopes to solve before returning.
“We talked to the players, it was a matter of ambition, of enthusiasm.we did it with Germany, we cannot allow that, we must be the same, you can lose a game, without a doubt, but the image, the desires you face, are the same, not because it is Germany or Honduras. We are going to change, if you let them grow, there are the consequences,” Lozano said at a press conference.
The former Rayos del Necaxa coach hopes for the support of the fans at the Azteca Stadium. However, Lozano is aware that people’s motivation is only possible with good performance within the network. and that is what they aspire to in the second leg.
“It was my turn as a player, he will see a lot of what we do on the field, encourage the people, we love them, like Honduras had its people, obviously the idea is to qualify, to improve what was done in Honduras. When the fans see that the team is representing them in a good way, they usually do so.”he explained.
Jaime Lozano on the tightrope
A few weeks ago fans and analysts were happy with the performance of the “LamborJimmy”. But the praise and applause turned into criticism after the game with Honduras. In the event that Mexico is eliminated from the Concacaf Nations League and does not qualify for the 2024 Copa América, Jaime Lozano’s position would be in doubt.
“This position is like that, I have been clear about it since I started and playedWhat the national team needs are processes, it seems to me that the national team that has grown the most is Panama and Canada, we face it at the beginning of the process, which will lead to a good path (…) You may have a contract, but I am clear, they hire me to deliver results.the result is the Copa América, I said it in the Gold Cup, I go game by game, that makes me happy, That mentality has me where I am.”, he concluded.
Jaime Lozano has accumulated 11 games in charge of the Mexican team. “Jimmy” has a record of 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In his short stay in El Tri, Lozano has already accumulated a Gold Cup.
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