Photo: Rafael Vadillo / Imago7
By: EFE
Tuesday, October 1
The “Tata” does not care about El Tri: Gerardo Martino is calm because of the performance that Mexico showed against Canada
The Argentine Gerardo Martino, Mexico coach , asserted this Tuesday that his team should not have lost 2-1 to Canada because its players annulled the rival in the duel of the Concacaf Elimination towards Qatar 2022.
“ We shouldn’t have lost. We made a correct first half , we canceled the offensive possibilities of Canada, although we lacked offensive play and depth. In the second half we had depth in the last 15 minutes ”, said the technician.
Canada dominated the game against Mexico and took advantage thanks to the double of Cyle Larin , in pair of errors of the goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. It was difficult for the visiting team to generate danger options on the rival goal. Scored 2-1 through Héctor Herrera in compensation time.
Martino underlined the confidence he feels from his group of players, despite losing to the United States last Friday, and now against Canada.
“Seeing how we finished the game I am convinced that the players and coaching staff we are going in the same direction . That’s why at this moment it occurs to me to improve and nothing else ”, he emphasized.
With the defeat Mexico stayed in 14 points; the same as Panama , which it surpasses in goal difference; and fell to third place in the Concacaf tie. Canada is first in the ranking with 16 units and United States second with 15.
In Concacaf qualify directly for the World Cup the first three places and the fourth place has the right to play a playoff.
The strategist acknowledged that his team must amend the flaws in the last line and the aim in front of the enemy frame, since that has cost them to fall in their two recent games.
“We must improve our offensive and defensive work; we have to reduce the errors that in recent games have made us lose “.
Gerardo Martino refuted the criticism against the midfielder Héctor Herrera scorer of the goal for his team.
“ Héctor Herrera was today the best player of Mexico“.
The next match for the Mexican team in the Concacaf tie will be the 27 of January of 2022 when visiting Jamaica.
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