David Ochoa reported to the training sessions of the Mexican National Team, however, he will not be part of the squad that will play the fair
MLS Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David ochoa reported with the Mexican National Team directed by Gerardo Martino, prior to the first game of the tricolor in the gold Cup, in view of Trinidad and Tobago in Arlington, Texas, sources close to the national team reported to ESPN.
The Mexican National Team will work in the afternoon this Thursday and David Ochoa will have the opportunity to train with the hosts of Gerardo Martino, and in turn, be observed by the coaching staff. It should be noted that the call is only to see him work, not to take part in the contest organized by Concacaf.
Since the end of last year, David Ochoa was in the sights of ‘Tata’ and that, even, they had already talked to include him in the tricolor in a not too distant time.
Facing the Gold Cup, David Ochoa is emerging as a firm candidate for the future, to occupy a place in the Mexican National Team, in which he would be and prepared to be part of that generational change in El Tri at some point.
Considering that goalkeepers of the stature of Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera and Jonathan Orozco are already leaving football due to their high ages, Martino decided to give David Ochoa the opportunity to work with them, today that they are in the United States waiting for their first confrontation in Arlington, Texas..
David Ochoa represented Mexico in the youth teams, however, the United States called him in recent calls And despite that, the young goalkeeper still has the opportunity to choose between the two countries.
Lived a bitter moment
David Ochoa comes had a bitter drink defending the colors of the United States Under 23 National Team, since an unusual mistake of his left said team without the Olympic Games.
How will it be remembered, In a vital duel for that team, Luis Palma, from Honduras, took advantage of a false start by Ochoa to score the second goal for his team at the start of overtime., in the match that took place at the Jalisco Stadium as part of the Pre-Olympic.
The Real Salt Lake goalkeeper tried to start playing from his area and when he passed a teammate, Palma went ahead in the movement and intercepted the ball, which bounced towards the American goal.
The United States recovered and later was able to discount, but it was not enough and ended up succumbing 2 to 1 against the catrachos.