On the phone, Ricardo Antonio La Volpe to answer the call of The Opinion and tell him that within his analysis the goalkeeper Memo Ochoa He should not be called up for the World Cup, beyond the fact that he understands his weight in the locker room, as well as questioning the call of Santiago GimenezAC Milan forward.
La Volpe was consulted by this publishing house about his perspective on the World Cup list that will be announced this Monday with the players participating in the Liga MX, pero warned from his analysis that Memo Ochoa has no place and that Santiago Giménezas long as he surprises everyone with AC Milan’s remaining games in Serie A.
“Sometimes age is difficult; I think one has the knowledge of what the goalkeeper position is.”. He is a saver, which means he needs reflex, he needs a lot of reaction, he needs power, he needs speed and at a certain age he loses many of those things,” said La Volpe, who was a World Cup winner as a goalkeeper for Argentina in 1978.
The former Mexico national team coach, with his experience on the roster for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, He clearly stated that he would take Andrés Gudiño, Cruz Azul goalkeeper, instead of Memo Ochoa: “So, if it’s because of his weight in the locker room, I’d say he wants to carry it. In other conditions, I don’t know.”
—Would you take it?
Not me, I believe that there are young people; For example, at the time Cruz Azul needed Gudiño, I liked him a lot. Gudiño had good efficiency; He has age. I tell you that Tala is going to be the starter.
-But Sometimes you have to make drastic decisions and with Memo Ochoa would you have to sacrifice your heart?
I think I am knowledgeable about the position. He is not a goalkeeper; It never was. He was always a saving goalkeeper, as I said before.
—In this case, if you were the coach, who would you take to the World Cup as the three goalkeepers?
I already told you, for me Tala, I have no doubt that he will be the starter, after what happened to Malagón. Then there is Acevedo with his experience And I repeat, I liked Gudiño’s efficiency.
In the talk, La Volpe also took time to talk about who the forwards should be for the World Cup and in this case, he questioned Santiago Giménez of AC Milan for his recent incorporation into the activity and in this case, would take Raúl Jiménez, Armando González, Julián Quiñones and Germán Berterame.
“Surely the “Ant” González can go. Without a doubtwith Raúl there would be those two players. I think they would be the ones that can give you to play with two nines or play one more player on the outside, right? One is nine like Quiones, who can play a little bit just outside, and Berterame himself.
La Volpe added that: “But don’t forget that they also have Gilberto Mora and they are putting him in midfield when Mora, I saw him in the U-23, is a player as a second nine. That’s where he broke it, that’s where he stood out impressively, because when they put him at the wheelWell, let it be the player who is loose behind
—And Santi Jiménez, would you take him?
Santi, I don’t know where he’s playing anymore, logically, but I don’t know if he’s okay from the injury; He hasn’t played in a while.
—So, it would be in doubt to take it, right? Would it be a mistake to take it?
Yes, unless I play what’s left now, I will repeat these 15 days, 20 days. But I don’t think you’re going to call a player to put him on.
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