However Javier Aguirre He did not want to blame the players for the 2-0 defeat against River Plate, finally in the press conference after the game at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires he ended up acknowledging that several players do not have the level to wear the national t-shirt
“It is the law of life, football does not forgive you, you have to be there to always improve and we saw that for some it is not enough, I drew conclusions from what I saw, I’m happy for the tour, not for the result, I hoped we could fight more, but that was what it was for us,” said Vasco about the lack of football level of some players.
However, Aguirre also said that several players showed the opposite and although he did not want to name names, he stated that three or four earned their repetition in other games for the Mexico team: “I do not want to give names so as not to affect the other players, But there are three or four who earned their repetition.”
The future plans of the Mexican national team
Regarding when Mexico’s next game will be before facing the Nations League semifinal match against Canada next March, the Tricolor coach said that the director of the national teams Duilio Davino already has the requests.
“I already told Duilio all the requests, he put them together in a calendar that has not reached where it should go, The plan is made, I was delighted to come to this type of environment, today many players grew up and I told them to continue competing in their teams, I did not guarantee that they would be able to return, but I told them that it was not a shame, that this is football “, Vasco explained in the face of the uncertainty that reigns in the Mexican team.
About the performance against River, the coach. from Mexico said that: “Individually I rescued several players who did not hide and who were not affected by the environment, but collectively you cannot rescue much, But it was budgeted to see each player in this type of environment.”
Finally he explained that there were no excuses for the defeat: “There are no justifications for the defeat, neither the grass, nor the referee, it is my fault for not foreseeing some things“That’s a lesson for me, but River is a team designed for great things, it’s a world-class team, its achievements are obvious, I came here to compete and this was wonderful and a way to grow.”
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