After a smooth move from Barcelona, he manages the Mexican team Gerardo Martino has already arrived in Qatar and moved slightly and then rested. “Tata” has four days to define the starting eleven against which he will take the field Poland for Group C, completed by Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Mexico have a key game in their debut. He knows a win will leave him in a good position for the second clash, against the team no less than Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez.
New in development
Al Khor welcomes the Tricolor
El Tri has already arrived in Qatar
Immediate. The Mexican team, commanded by Tata Martino, has arrived in the lands of Qatar. (Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP).
The Mexico soccer team arrived at Qatar and received a warm welcome by the fans. “Chiquiti Bum a la Bim Bom Ba Mexico, Mexico, Ra, Ra, Rasang the fans of the Tricolor as the bus carrying the players and the rest of the delegation approached the “world cup bunkerwhere will they stay.
path to hope
Title Funes Mori?
Rogelio Funes Mori appears at the debut.
The sports media described the decision to include Jiménez as “hasty”, but Martino did point out after the match played at the Montilivi stadium in Girona, Spain, that the striker might not play in Mexico’s debut against Poland, in program on Tuesday 22. He clung to having him in the list of 26 players for the World Cup, leaving aside the attacker who is probably having the best moment. This Wednesday, Raúl Jiménez was finally able to play after three months, but it became clear that he is not making his debut in Qatar 2022, at least in his debut against Poland,” indicated the digital site Medio Tiempo.
Martino stressed yesterday that “it is hasty” to think of Jiménez playing against Poland, so the battle for position in the axis of the attack would be between Mexican nationalized Argentine Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey) and Henry Martín (America).
A rival from Mexico loses one of its figures
Nicolás González will miss the World Cup. Photo: EFE
Nicola Gonzalez, striker for the Argentina national team, has been excluded from Lionel Scaloni’s squad due to an injury. Instead, he travels to Qatar Angelo Correathe Atlético de Madrid player.
Mexico and Argentina will be played on Saturday 26 November.
The home of the national team in Qatar
Tata Martino, in the eye of the storm
The Argentinian coach of Mexico’s soccer team, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, faces harsh criticism from fans and the press in Mexico. Photo: EFE
Fans on social media, former players and journalists ruthlessly fired at the ‘Tata’ after the defeat against Sweden, to the point that the coach, with a mixture of condolences and relief, thanked a tactical question during a press conference at the end of September. “It took four years for someone to ask me a question like this. I thank you and everything you said is as it is. I would go and give you a hug,” said Rosario, who even when he managed Barcelona of Messi did not suffer so much pressure. This Thursday, in the Qatar night, the Mexican expedition will land at Hamad International Airport. From there you will travel to Simaisma Murwab Resort, approximately 40 kilometers from Doha.
“Maybe I’ll look crazy, but I bet the team will be in the final”
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez
Mexico says goodbye to Girona and flies to Qatar
The team and coaching staff greet Girona with mariachi songs.
The national team left the concentration hotel in Girona, Spain to leave for Qatar 2022. He was fired by a group of mariachis to the singing of “Cielito Lindo” in the background, in an emotional farewell to the team and the technical staff. Alexis Vega did not hesitate to don the mariachi hat and together with the rest of the team and staff posed for the souvenir photo as they left the hotel.
Niño de los Milagros, number 12 of Mexico
The statue wore the uniform for the faithful to pray for the Mexican team to do well at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. (Photo by RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP)
Dressed in a tricolor uniform and with a ball on his feet, the Miracle Child becomes every four years the hope of Mexican believers for their team to win the World Cup when football or luck runs out.. and the
depiction of Jesus: the statue depicts the Child enthroned with a green shirt, white shorts and red stockings. In a country with a strong nationalist accent, the tricolor pennant in the left hand of the effigy could not be missing, solemnly sheltered in a glass urn in the church of San Gabriel Archangel, in Mexico City. “It’s a tradition that starts from the World Cup in Mexico-70“, which crowned Pelé’s Brazil, recalls the parish priest José Godínez, who witnessed this rite for the first time.
Jorge Campos defends Martino: “It’s not his fault”
The Mexican soccer team, managed by Argentinian coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino.EFE/David Borrat
The Argentine coach is questioned by the press and fans. The style of play, the squad and an uncertain ranking put him in the crosshairs. The historic goalkeeper Jorge Campos came out to defend him.
“Martino is not responsible for everything. They all go against the coach, but he wasn’t around 15, 20 or five years ago. Where will you get players with 10 foreigners? They said they would call players from Atlas, but that team won the championship twice with eight foreigners and four Mexicans,” Campos told ESPN.
And he added: “What is Tata’s fault in all this? Everything goes against him and he doesn’t know what to say because there are no level players. Anyone can be in the selection, because if they stand out for two weeks, the coach will can see”.
The Jiménez case, according to DT
Raúl Jiménez in the friendly between Mexico and Sweden played this Wednesday at the Montilivi stadium, in Girona, as part of the preparation for the World Cup in Qatar. EFE/David Borrat
After losing against Sweden, ‘Tata’ underlined the striker’s physical condition Raúl Jiménez It is still far from adequate, although its evolution has been important in recent days after overcoming the pain in the groin.
“The most important thing is that he felt very well, he played 45 minutes after a long time, he also played 27 minutes of football during the week, he hadn’t played football in normal spaces yet, between what we did during the week and today he has collected a good amount of minutes and above all to overcome the injury”.
“I would like to see Messi as a scorer and world champion”
Javier Aguirre, former Mexico DT
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