The Mexican team lived one FIFA date convulsa, due to the results obtained against Nigeria, Uruguay Y Ecuadoras well as by the forms that the team maintains five months after the World Cup Qatar 2022because the forcefulness is a theme that carries from the final stretch of the concacaf qualifier.
El Tri won 2-1 against the South African rival, although the winning goal came from an own goal, while in the following game a shock was obtained after the 3-0 win and they closed with a scoreless draw against the team Ecuadorian.
ESPN presents the players who stood out from the call thanks to their good performance, as well as the weakest links in the squad.
Approved
The goalkeeper saw minutes in the duel against Ecuador and rose to prominence as one of the team’s most relevant players, again, thanks to his reflexes under the sticks, which prevented a goal from Romario Ibarra at 40′. Furthermore, the key errors of Alfredo Talavera Y Rodolfo Cota the arguments for him to be the undisputed headline increased.
After neglect of Nestor Araujo Y Jorge Sanchez inside the area before a diagonal of Michael EstradaIbarra hit the ball with his right leg on the edge of the small area, but Ochoa He placed the right-footed booty on the path to goal and finished off the job with a slap to send for a corner kick.
Despite criticism for his irregular performance throughout the tie, the left-back showed a better level against Nigeria and a match with regular performance against Ecuador.
Against the African rival, Gallant He gave a solid 90 minutes, in which he faced the rival openly, stepped on the area on multiple occasions and even scored an ‘and a half’ assist.
With the instruction in mind to quickly touch the ball, Gallant received a ball over the left vertex of the area at 12′, gave in first intention with his head to Santiago Gimenez and the striker, with luck, finished off the goal to open the scoring.
In the 2 to 1, Gallantin an offensive run, took the one with segments on the front of the large area, raised his head, crossed with his left leg and tried to connect with Rudolph Pizarrobut the defender William Troost–ekong he put a leg up and deflected it into the net.
Against the South American team, he held a fierce duel with Xavier Arreaga at both ends of the court, which prevented him from collaborating in attack, however, his behavior in defense was enough to get a positive note.
With the uneven performance of Jorge Sanchez In the discussion for a place in the starting eleven, the right-back showed few flaws during the duel against Nigeria, as well as for his constant swing from end to end, good mid-range crosses into the area and good defensive positioning, within a area of the field where Gerardo Martino does not find an immovable player.
As an inside player on the right, the midfielder was brave enough to reach the rival box repeatedly against Nigeria Y Ecuador.
Against the African rival, he had the initiative to take the ball and he was right in most of his decisions. It is worth mentioning that the chemistry he showed with Eric Aguirre and, to a lesser extent with Robert Alvaradoalso gave him credits.
Versus Ecuador showed points to improve, but Gerardo Martino It gave him confidence to add more minutes and fight for a starting position, thanks to the handling of the ball on his flank and vision to occupy a place as a hitch.
The offensive midfielder joined the discussion for a ticket to Qatar 2022 thanks to the minutes he saw in front of Ecuador as inside on the right -and direct competition with Fernando Beltran for a place in the final call.
Before the Ecuadorians, in the belt of the field he did his job and showed sparks of good offensive soccer. Also, he scored points because he was used by both flanks and his level didn’t decrease.
Failed
Both archers walked away from the possibility of competing with William Ochoa for the starting position and even raised doubts about his future with El Tri due to occasional errors under the sticks, which in a top-level competition can condemn the team due to the importance that the position entails.
Cota acted as a starter against Nigeria and he did not have many arrivals to the frame, however, he threw a heavy slab on his aspirations because, in the only dangerous play, the ball slipped from his gloves in front of a header on the front of the small area of Cyriel Dessers and the ball ended up inside the net at 54′.
Talavera saw action against Uruguay and, far from blaming him for the win completely, he also made a decisive mistake because, in a corner, he mistimed a shot from Edinson Cavani on the left vertex of the small area, he left a rebound inside that area and Matías Vecino pushed the ball with a sweep at 40′.
Despite the good games he has given in the Tri shirt in the past, the left back showed one of his worst versions against Uruguay and it was a disaster to stop Facundo Pellistri in the race, because he won his back in each duel, as well as Federico Valverde in their approaches on that flank.
In addition, a lack of attention in the area from a set piece culminated in the first goal of Uruguayas he conceded spaces at the first suit to Edinson Cavani and the striker finished off comfortably to take badly stopped Talavera and propitiate the first goal.
The central defender maintains a questionable performance due to the fact that he tends to lose marks easily and arrives late to appointments to collect risky balls throughout his sector.
Against Ecuadordespite the line of five defenders with which Mexico faced the rival, the presence of the defender did not provide confidence in that area, as he constantly positioned himself wrongly and they beat him back in balls through the air, as well as in counterattacks.
Versus Ecuadorlived a duel to the limit against Michael Estradabecause the Ecuadorian’s speed was also a problem for his back, because he repeatedly took him out of position.
The ‘Tecatito’ is one of the players of the tricolor squad that shows a different version of what he contributes to his club because, with the international jersey, he collaborates little and disappears for long periods of the duel.
In view of Uruguayhis soccer conditions were nullified due to the iron brand of Mathias Olivera, as well as the lack of balls from the center of the field to his side. He traded bands for Vega later, but it didn’t make a difference either.
Against Ecuador He had the opportunity to clean up his image, but a clear mistake in front of the frame condemned him to criticism, since he received a ball filtered by Jesus Gallardo towards the right side of the area, but it impacted little angled and the ball crashed into the goalkeeper just at 15 ‘.
After said action, Crown He fell into the area with a blow to his foot and right knee, which ultimately forced him to leave the field at 28′.
The starting attacking center of El Tri maintains a negative streak of minutes without scoring, -with three goals since October that he returned to the national team, all from penalties- in addition to the little forcefulness that he shows in the face of the few opportunities that the team manufactures on offense .
In view of Uruguay he missed the clearest of the team during the duel, after poorly finishing off a filtered pass that gave him a certain advantage inside the area with respect to the rivals at 40′.
Against Ecuador He showed more confidence but little forcefulness, despite the signs of momentum even outside his zone.
-With information from Sergio Dominguez
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Approved and disapproved of the Mexican National Team on the FIFA Date against Nigeria, Uruguay and Ecuador