By Edgardo Avelar
The sought-after coach who led Borussia Dortmund and the Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp, disagreed with the performance of the Mexico team by describing the tactical level as very low and ensure that neither of the two national teams played well.
The German coach was clear and emphatic: “It was simply bad on a tactical level. Neither team played well” and also explained that the expulsion ofMexican defender César Montes reflected the lack of football quality on the field.
JÜRGEN KLOPP IS HARD ON MEXICO AFTER HIS DEBUT: ‘IT WAS JUST BAD ON A TACTICAL LEVEL’ ?????
Despite the 2-0 against South Africa, Jürgen Klopp broke down the game from the CDMX Stadium:
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.“You are playing as soon as against nine and they surprise you on the counterattack. Because? Because the last line was too low; “It was a total problem throughout the game, but South Africa didn’t know how to take advantage of it,” he added.
The Mexican victory was built with goals from Julián Quiñones in the 9th minute and Raúl Jiménez in the 66th minutein a match that brought together more than 80 thousand fans at the Banorte Stadium. Despite the numerical superiority after the expulsions of Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane, El Tri did not capitalize with more goals.
Klopp agreed with Mexico coach Javier Aguirre, who said in the post-game press conference that: “We didn’t play well in the first half; we could have gone up 3-0 and no one would have said anything. We were much superior, but the scoreboard did not reflect that.”
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Vasco also admitted that the atmosphere affected several players: “There was a drop in the game in the second half and that was due to the setting. It is a very strong atmosphere and some people’s legs trembled.”
Not only did the German coach disapprove of the Tricolor’s actions, but the majority of soccer experts questioned the soccer contribution. of the eleven directed by Javier Aguirre, such as the case of Jorge Valdano, Fernando Morientes and Luis Roberto Alveswho pointed out that Mexico was petty and miserly in its performance on the field of play.
Zaguinho, a former World Cup player from Mexico in 1994, said that: “Mexico had everything to go for the rival, but they settled too much and “That could cost them dearly against South Korea, with whom they will play for first place in group A.”
Continue reading:
– In South Korea they describe Mexico as a “power”
– Julián Quiñones and a World Cup goal with a Colombian flavor that highlights the coffee press
– For Zaguinho, the Mexican team was petty and timid vs. South Africa
