The technical director of the Mexican national team, Javier ‘El Vasco’ Aguirre, made the announcement official of the list of players summoned for what will be the friendly matches of the Aztec team against Valencia and the United States, as part of the FIFA date that will be held in the current month of October.
Santi Giménez the most sensitive loss
Through the social networks of the Mexican team, the Mexican Football Federationshared the names of the players who were called by the coach and highlights the absence of Feyenoord forward from the Netherlands, Santiago Giménez, due to injury. It must be remembered that ‘Chaquito’ recently suffered an injury in an Eredivisie match and will not be able to see action again for the remainder of 2024.
New blood for ‘El Tri’
In the presentation conference for the match against Valencia, Javier Aguirre let it be known that he would be calling to new players for the FIFA date, and also left it for granted that all Mexican players have their doors open to the Mexican national team, completely.
“They are preparation matches, yes there will be new people, we want to see how they behave off the field of play. Inside we have everyone very visible, what they are like, their behavior, it takes me 365, I know what you do inside, but I want to see what you do the rest of the week. It’s very important to me that they understand where they stand. Yes, I’m going to call different people,” declared the coach.
“It is difficult for the list to please everyone, I think that, being Mexicans and footballers, with careers abroad, are a source of pride. Nobody has closed the doors,” he added.
When are the Mexico games?
The Mexican National Team will be facing Valencia next Saturday, October 12 at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla and on Tuesday, October 15 They will face the United States at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara. It should be mentioned that in this new cycle of Aguirre as head coach of the Aztec team, El ‘Vasco’ debuted with the National Team on the September FIFA Date with a victory by 3 goals to 0 against New Zealand and, later, tied 0 goals against Canada’s national team.
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Ángel Malagón and Raúl Rangel.
Defenses: César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jorge Sánchez, Rodrigo Huescas, Obed Vargas, Bryan González, Jesús Orozco and Jesús Angulo.
Media: Edson Álvarez, Luis Romo, Roberto Alvarado, Carlos Rodríguez, Orbelín Pineda, Marcel Ruíz, Diego Lainez, César Huerta.
Forwards: Alexis Vega, Sebastián Córdova, Ozziel Herrera, Germán Berterame, Henry Martín, Guillermo Martínez, Raúl Jiménez and Andrés Guardado.
Why was Andrés Guardado summoned?
León’s midfielder, Andrés Guardado, was called up by the Mexican National Team for the October FIFA date, this as a result of a tribute that will be paid to him by the Mexican Football Federation for his great career as a playerespecially when defending the colors of their nation of origin.
The Little Prince, as he is known, announced his official and definitive retirement from the Mexican National Team. after the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Their last match was in the group stage against Argentina.
Andrés Guardado has seen action in a total of 179 games with the Senior National Team and five soccer World Cups, between 2006 and 2022.
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