To the Tata and to the Tri, Panama can open them in channel

LOS ANGELES — Under the sinister shadow of Plan B (Miguel Herrera); with the ultimatum signed by Yon de Luisa (7 of 9 points); disdained by the disdain of the rebozazo of the FMF president himself (“in life there is nothing [ni nadie] safe”), passing through the stab in the back of the father of Rogelio Funes Moriuntil reaching the #FueraTata patibulario, thus, under that troubled climate of execution, Gerardo Martino arrives at the head of the Mexican Selection to the clash against Panama this Wednesday night at the Azteca Stadium.

With absences due to injuries or sanctions, and with soccer players low in pace and testosterone, or functional deserters of their commitment to El Tri, Gerardo Martino understands that victory is the only panacea capable of rescuing his job. If Mexico stumbles, he goes headlong into the precipice.

While the Hugo Boss tailors take the measurements of the Piojo Herrera, the Gayosso Funeral Homes calculate the cubic meters in which Gerardo Martino’s fuselage should fit. The last word has Panama.

Tata must have it very clear: he is the loneliest guy in Mexico, where everyone repels him, whips him, except for his squire, the basilisk Jorge Theiler. An island, in the middle of the ocean of repudiation.

Mexico is third in the Position Table with 18 points, behind the United States (18) and Canada (22), which a little over a year ago reeked of cold meat and today is already applying for a visa to Qatar. Meanwhile, Panama is fourth with 17 points, and Costa Rica woke up in the Azteca Stadium and adds 13 units.

But the problem is not just Panama this Wednesday night. A victory does not solve anything, although it calms the storm. Because Mexico has yet to receive its Nemesis: the United States, which in 2021, gave it three monumental spankings. After? Visit Honduras and receive El Salvador. These two selected share a refrain that unites them: “We are not going to the World Cup, but we beat Mexico.”

With unmusical percussion by the name of Miguel Herrera, Gerardo Martino will make at least four moves, all necessary, to face the Canaleros. At last he will have Raul Jimenez in the center of attack, even though the Wolverhampton Wanderers striker has not been prolific in the tie.

Although he assured this Tuesday that his mind is calm and focused on the game against Panama, the statements of the father of Rogelio Funes Mori, who ranted against the same coach, but also only a sack full of vipers in the locker room, blaming Hector Herrera of his Twin’s inability to score.

There will be a nice atmosphere in El Tri, when Herrera and Funes Mori exchange more words and glances than balls with each other. Obviously, these irruptions of neighborhood midwives, like that of Funes Mori’s father, ends up further souring a dressing room embittered by the very poor performances throughout the Octagonal Final of the Concacaf.

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‘The pentapichichi’ pointed out that the CONMEBOL competition would have put him to a very strong test.

Beyond the fact that Yon de Luisa has already deleted it from his social networks, and surely even from Tinder, Gerardo Martino does not feel intimidated by it. The universe interpreted the pernicious little voice of the president of the FMF as an ultimatum, when he declared the continuity of the Argentine coach at risk.

Faced with the lack of courage of his boss to notify him personally, Tata Martino replied in neutral tones, in the press conference prior to the game: “At this point, with the age that we all have, there are no warnings, this is not a school . Each one knows the responsibility that he has in tow”.

Since the Azteca Stadium ceased to be a fortress, and today is an amusement park for visitors, Martino is in the hands of the players. The grandstand will once again be invaded by two thousand paleros, grouped together, carried or patiños, who have indications not to issue the #ElGrito so feared, but they are authorized and sponsored by the FMF, to burst players and coach, if there is no victory about Panama.

The adversary is a threat. Panama has stood out under the command of Thomas Christiansen, with a mixture of German soccer and the essence of Barcelona, ​​where he trained as a soccer player. It is not enough, although in the end, as a player he wandered through 15 European clubs, and a brief passage through the Spanish team.

Pressure, possession and transition are the best exponents, when the Panamanian team feels comfortable, solid, festive, on the field. Two unexpected defeats, against El savior and Costa Rica, and a win against Canada, secluded the canaleros in the table. His possible offensive obsession usually plays tricks on him.

The referee of the game will be Salvadoran Iván Bartón, and an American will lead the VAR: Timothy Ford. Curiously, Bartón whistled the game between Panama and Mexico in the League of Nations. Also, in the game against Martinique in the Gold Cup, he scolded Gerardo Martino for protesting his decisions.

This Wednesday, then, Gerardo Martino and his Tri-tanic inevitably have a canal destination: either they sail triumphantly through the Panama Canal, or they sink hopelessly into the drainage canal.