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Javier Aguirre more angry about the defeat than about the aggression in Honduras

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By Edgardo Avelar

Nov 16, 2024, 01:34 AM EST

Javier Aguirre, The coach of the Mexican national team, despite having been morally and physically hit with the 0-2 defeat against Honduras, was more upset by the setback in which the Tricolor once again showed its serious bipolarity, than by the aggression he suffered by a misfit Honduran amateur

The reality is that the “Basque” had a hell of a night in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Well, at the same time that the Catracha team dealt him a moral blow due to the defeat they gave to the Mexico team 0-2, he was physically attacked by a misfit at the end of the hostilities, which caused a spectacular wound that generated a quantity of blood fluid. over the head of the strategist

“I am upset by the result: my players did not deserve to go 2-0. I am the main person responsible”

Javier Aguirre minimized the aggression he suffered and assumed his guilt for the defeat of the Mexican National Team in Honduras ⚽🔥

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For this reason, when going to the press conference with the wound already properly treated by the national team’s medical service, the Mexico coach downplayed the aggression. and he warned that he would not talk about that topic, since he said he was a person who does not usually complain.

“Nothing, nothing is football, the cause of the match was clean, They deserved to win, all I have left to do is congratulate them and try to lift my team’s spirits. As for the other thing (violence), not to mention it, I’m not one to complain.”

Aguirre said that right now his concern is recovering the team and try to turn the score around on Tuesday to move forward in the tie: “It’s one more game, we have to recover, reorganize, we were going well, a bad clearance, trying to tie and in the end we got messy, they made it 2-0 ″.

“I hope that in Toluca we can reverse this, I trust my players and I hope that in Toluca we can reverse this situation” The Aztec coach indicated that he is most responsible for the defeat and he pointed out that he is leaving upset because his players did not deserve to leave with a two-score disadvantage.”

Finally, he once again stated that his anger was due to the result and for the manner of the defeat against Honduras: “I am upset by the result, I think my players did not deserve to go 2-0. Specific errors condemned us and in the area we were not forceful. I am responsible, I have faith that I can turn the game around.” Finally, Javier Aguirre revealed that his players are injured, but warned that they will lift their spirits for Tuesday’s game.”

San Pedro Sula, Honduras, November 15, 2024. @@@@ during the first leg of the Quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League 2024-2025, between the Honduras National Team and the Mexican National Team, held at the Morazán stadium. Photo: Imago7/ Etzel Espinosa
Javier Aguirre is escorted by members of the Mexico national team staff to the press conference where he showed his anger at the defeat and downplayed the aggression he suffered from a misfit.
Credit: Etzel Espinosa | Imago7

The Mexican Football Federation condemned the attack

Shortly after the attack suffered by Javier Aguirre, the Mexican Football Federation through its famous press releases condemned the event and demanded that the CONCACAF authorities investigate the event and apply the sanctions established by the regulations.

Review the statement from the FMF:

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