Alexis Vega was one of the players who attracted the most attention during the debut of the Mexican team in Qatar 2022 and he did so even before that the meeting began, since the tears he shed during the Mexican national anthem made him attract the spotlight from that moment on. He spoke about this and other things in an interview published by Milenio.
The player described being in a World Cup as a dream, which, added to the heat of the moment, led to tears in his eyes. run down my cheeks.
“I think mixed feelings, ever since I left the hotel for the stadium, I had been thinking about everything I went through. Especially in my family, my wife, my children, my parents, they know how much it has cost us to get here. And then, arriving at the stadium, goosebumps. Then we sang the national anthem and it was something I dreamed of since I was little . Now that the dream comes true, I am very happy and motivated so that there can be many more, “he explained.
DREAMS DO COME TRUE!😭🙌Alexis Vega is proof that with work, effort and dedication, dreams do come true. It all started with an illusion, she raffled her in Toluca, then she made the leap to Chivas. Now, he is one of the best soccer players in #MEX. A crack.🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/Pcx6KxlMRJ— juanfutbol (@juanfutbol) November , 2022 550
And it seems that this extra motivation helped him to give a great game, since, along with Memo Ochoa, he was one of the most outstanding players in the match that, unfortunately for he finished tied at zero, after a broad Mexican dominance for much of the game. This is because El Tri had arrivals, but not forcefulness in front, something that Vega described as worrying.
“We had arrivals and we could not be calm when it came to defining. Obviously, we are worried about not being able to score a goal, getting several chances and not being able to make it happen. We have to give a little more to be able to be very forceful, it is what makes a difference in this tournament. The forwards must try to specify the plays so that the result can be better”, he added. victim, since they expect a very even duel, in which they will have to leave inspired to be able to get a good result against an albiceleste team that arrives injured after their defeat against Saudi Arabia.
” It will be a very close game and the details will set the course of the game. We must be very focused to look for that result. Argentina had their first defeat in the World Cup and they will want to win no matter what, but so will we . It will be a game in which each ball will be defended to the death and we will try to get the result, play a good game to give the fans joy”, concluded Vega.
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