By Edgardo Avelar
With the authority conferred on him by having played in two World Cups and being one of the living figures in the history of the Mexican national team as Ramon Ramirezassured that coach Javier Aguirre should bet on Raúl Jiménez, Julián Quiñones and Armando “Hormiga” González, as part of the Tricolor forward line for the World Cup.
In a talk for the newspaper’s “Tiempo Additional” edition The OpinionRamírez stated that: “I don’t know who they should lower, but I do see the “Ant” González in the World Cup. I don’t want to name names, but I think that Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones have a guaranteed place and from there I think there should be another forward“.
At first, Ramón did not want to give names, but later he stated that: Yes I say names, it is not that it is in those positions, but I think the Ant must be there, while Santiago Giménez and Germán Berterame, I don’t know.”.
The skilled left winger of the Mexican national team for seven years, insisted that Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones must be called up, while the decision of the other options of Santiago Giménez, Germán Berterame and Guillermo Martínez must earn the remaining space.
“I repeat, I understand that it must be Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones who should be there. No one will let Raúl down and neither will Quiñones because of what he is doing in Arabia, who is undoubtedly standing out on his team, as well as “Ant” González,” he said.
The new figure of Mexico
Regarding the new figure of Mexico, such as Jesús Arellano in the 1998 World Cup in France and who surprised everyone, Ramón Ramírez highlighted that this role may fall to the Xolos player Gilberto Mora, due to his own conditions and who has demonstrated it in his team.
“Well, I think that this boy from Xolos, Gilberto Mora, I think he has the conditions and the characteristics to achieve it and his playing conditions. There is also the one from Chivas, Brian Gutiérrez, who could cause a revolution,” he stated..
Against South Korea, the key match
The former midfielder of Santos Laguna, Chivas, América, Tigres and Chivas USA, assured that the key match for Mexico in the World Cup The duel against South Korea will be scheduled for next June 18 at the Guadalajara stadium.
“I think that the key match in the World Cup will be against South Korea on Jalisco soil, because against South Africa I think that the Mexican team willHe must have nerves of steel to score in that game and also against the Czech Republicbut the key is the match against the Koreans,” he concluded.
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