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For: Kike Frías Updated 03 May 2022, 22: 04 pm EDT
Due to his talent and promising future, the Mexico coach, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, ended up calling the attacking midfielder of Arsenal’s basic forces, Marcelo Flores, for the last FIFA date.
Although El Tri did not show his best side against Guatemala, Flores showed some of his good football, the one that the 19 years has him in the orbit of Arsenal’s first team in the Premier League.
Son of Rubén Flores, soccer player with a short pace in the Mexican league but a long career in the soccer Canadian, Marcelo has the nationality of that nation, so defending his shirt has always represented an option, although in recent months he declared that the Aztec tradition of his parents encourages him to play with El Tri … But that can change.
In an interview for the outlet football.london, Flores showed his indecision about which of the two teams to defend
, considering that Canada has already contacted him several times. This represents a real romp of the young promise with Mexico, which has insisted on having him among its ranks and proof of this is the last call of the Tata.
“I want to go to the World Cup before having 19, but my birthday is in October, so it will be a month later, but I want to be in a team that goes to the World Cup”
Marcelo Flowers
It is not the first time that Flores has expressed his desire to go to Qatar 2022, previously conditioned his presence in El Tri to be summoned to the great event of football , something that the Argentine coach did not like at all, who came out to answer him.
Rubén Flore s has been one of those who has defended the decision made by his son: “He knows what is best for his future.”
Y Marcelo spoke a lot about the future in the interview. He showed his ambitions with Arsenal, a club in which he aspires to debut in the Premier League very soon, although he does not rule out a transfer to see more minutes in another team.
At the moment Flores has only been called by the Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta, to warm up the bench, but his debut in the prestigious English league has not yet happened.
In the season 2021 – 2022 has disputed 22 encounters, between the sub-18 and Premier League 2, plus the EFL Trophy; 03 goals and three assists in the matches he has been present are a guarantee of his enviable talent. He was called up to the first team on April 4 for the match against Crystal Palace, but he never entered and remained on the bench.
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