seleccion Mexicana de futbol - 2003

[Levante]

I don't know about you guys, but I'm anxiously awaiting to see what Ricardo Lavolpe's first convocatoria will look like. Regardless of what you might have against the guy (RDL :p) we should definitely look forward to seeing what the new Tri will look like.

I'm guessing that Lavolpe is going to use a lot of U-23 guys and some world cup veterans. I can definitely see Lavolpe using some of his Toluca cronies (Carmona, Garcia) because they know his system. One guy I would like to see in the midfield is Luis Perez.

Anyways..what do you guys think his first team will look like for the first few friendlies in January?

[El Dude Malacopa]

Originally posted by Levante
Anyways..what do you guys think his first team will look like for the first few friendlies in January?

I'm thinkin somethin like this:

Conejo Perez
Sanchez
Marquez
Brown
Carmona
Castro
Altamirano
Torrado
Luis Perez
Arellano
Morales
Chiquis
Palencia
Borgetti
Cuauhtemoc
Cacho
Bautista

[Don Boppero 3000]

Originally posted by _Ortega_
I'm thinkin somethin like this:

Conejo Perez
Sanchez
Marquez
Brown
Carmona
Castro
Altamirano
Torrado
Luis Perez
Arellano----------Won't he be retiring in 2 yrs.
Morales
Chiquis
Palencia
Borgetti
Cuauhtemoc
Cacho
Bautista


I remember him saying he's done in 2yrs or in 2 seasons either way should'nt they be looking for a replacement for future endeavors. Aside from that the list looks good to me excepet by the time the next World Cup starts Cuauh will be 33 and not to say that speed is greatest attribute but he getting any faster.

[Various Styles]

Gk's

Adolfo Rios
Oswaldo Sanchez
Oscar "el Conejo" Perez


Defenders

Israel Lopez
Pity Altamirano
Melvin Brown
Salvador Carmona
Joel Sanchez

Midfielders

Jesus Arellano
Francisco Palencia
Rafael "Chiquis" Garcia
Tato Noriega
Ramon Morales
Rafael Medina

Forwards

Adolfo Bautista
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Jared Borgetti


Others

Claudio Suarez
Parejita Lopez
Gringo Castro
Ismael Iniguez
Rafael Marquez
Gerardo Torrado

[KiQuE]

I'd like to see Antonio DeNigris and Omar Bravo get a chance.

[fdp]

He is my favorite Tricolor player.

I hope he is given the chance for one last W.C.

I have this feeling that the 3rd time will be a charm for Arrelano.

[LMvCP]

keepers
Adolfo Rios
Conejo Perez
Chritian Martinez

Honorable Mention: Alberto Becerra & Moises Muñuz

Defenders & Wings
Jose Antonio Castro
Rafa Marquez
Oscar Mascorro
Dulio Davino
Salvador Carmona
Rafael "Chiquis" Garcia
Hector "Pity" Altamirano
Jose Luis "Parejita" Lopez

Honorable Mention: Ignacio Hierro, Joaquin Beltran, Melvin Brown, Pavel Pardo, & Raul Salinas

Midfielders
Jesus "Cabrito" Arellano
Gerardo Torrado
Ramon Morales
Luis Perez
Antonio Naelson "Zinha"

Honorable Mention: Miguel Zepeda, Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Braulio Luna, Alberto Medina, Victor Gutierrez

Forwards
Jared Borgetti
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Fransisco Palencia
Antonio de Nigris

Honorable Mention: Ismael Iñiguez, Juan Carlos Cacho, Jesus Mendoza, Adolfo Bautista, Rafael Marquez, Jesus Ochoa, Mariano Trujillo


Those are the players that I think Lavolpe will work with. Some of them I like and some of them I think need to step aside and let the younger ones progress.

[LMvCP]

Lavolpe wont play for a central midfielder since he knows we dont have that magical number 10 in the midfield.

His team will consist of 2 strong centerbacks (a player like Marquez or Davino or Mascorro) SOmeone that is somewhat tall and agile)

Then beside his 2 centerbacks he will have 2 backs that push forward and defend (a player like Pity, Carmona, Chiquis or Castro)

Infront of those 2 backs he will have 2 wings (a player Arellano or Morales who can run inside and outside)

He will have one defensive mid (Torrado or even Perez)

Then he will have 2 floating attackers such as Blanco, Palencia, Zepeda

And will go with one striker...Borgetti

[Various Styles]

I dont think there is a better Mexican keeper than Oswaldo Sanchez at the moment. I do not understand how you chose Martinez over him. Christian was partially responsible for Santos elimination against Toluca by commiting heinous mistakes !!!

I was also surprised that you picked "Zinha" unless you are thinking that Lavolpe will call him up. Which i doubt given that Lavolpe said he would not call any nationalised players in his first year with the team..

Other than that i doubt Marquez and Torrado would be called in for non FIFA sanctioned Friendly "A" Matches..

[LMvCP]

Originally posted by Various Styles
I dont think there is a better Mexican keeper than Oswaldo Sanchez at the moment.

Right now, I think Rios has been the most consistant keeper.

I do not understand how you chose Martinez over him.

I didnt

Christian was partially responsible for Santos elimination against Toluca by commiting heinous mistakes !!!

I thought Christian Martinez plays for America who also played for Necaxa. The keeper for the Nigeria 99 games. THe keeper for the Winnepeg 99 games. The keeper that played for America alot during the 2000 Copa Libertaodres. HE is considered to be part of the overhyped, less productive era. (The osornos, Juan Pablos). The fact is, there were some good keepers but just got the bad press because of the lost generation.

You are thinking of Adrian Martinez

I was also surprised that you picked "Zinha" unless you are thinking that Lavolpe will call him up. Which i doubt given that Lavolpe said he would not call any nationalised players in his first year with the team.

I think he will use him sooner. Its not whether I agree or not..but i know that he will get called up...considering he stays healthy

Other than that i doubt Marquez and Torrado would be called in for non FIFA sanctioned Friendly "A" Matches..

I dont know..

[Various Styles]

I see your schwartz is as big as mine.

[Rafael Hernandez]

I think that Lavolpe should look for more consitant players. Rafael Medina was great for La Piedad but did Jacksquat for Chivas. On his Chivas form, there is no way he should be in the Tri. Zinha is superb right now but he has to at least have one more year to see if he is that good.

Keepers
Oscar Perez
Oswaldo Sanchez
Adolfo Rios

Defenders
Rafa Marquez
Dulio Davino
Salvador Carmona
Pity Altamirano
Melvin Brown
Joaquin Beltran
Victor Gutierrez


Midfielders
Gerardo Torrado
Zinha
Javier Saavedra
Rafael Garcia
Ramon Morales
Braulio Luna
Jose Luis Lopez
Jesus Arellano
Tato Noriega
Mariano Trujillo


Forwards
Cuathemoc Blanco
Jared Borguetti
Juan Carlos Cacho
Fransisco Palencia
Antonio Denigris
Bofo Bautista
Ismael Iñiguez

[Various Styles]

Victor Gutierrez is a good player, very agile and if he can improve his shot at goal he can become a good asset for the National Team. Other players i like from your list are Braulio Luna, he is very versatile and can play in many positions which is the ideal player for Lavolpe. I also forgot about Luis Perez who is a good contencion. He is in the U-23 and im not sure if Lavolpe will be using him with the Senior team as well. At least i dont think he will mix both squads this early..

[Levante]

Good lists from all of you, but I think that Lavolpe is going to surprise us all. I definitely see Zinha in the mix because that Argie bastard is stubborn. I'll produce my list a little bit later.

[Aguilas Del America]

what about cristian patiño?
hes preety good

[LMvCP]

Originally posted by Aguilas Del America
what about cristian patiño?
hes preety good

Pre WC form- YES
After WC form- NO

Maybe I am being a little too harsh on him, but he was not as consistant as he has been before. America didnt really have an effective creative midfieldr, so much of our attack came from the sides.

If he steps it up again next season, SURE..put him on for a try out

[Various Styles]

One good season with Club America should not guarantee you a spot with the Mexican National team. Last time this happened el Tri got stuck with Villa and Lara for over five years.. :(

[fdp]

Does anyone know if the FMF are going to let Lavolpe smoke during the matches?

[LMvCP]

http://www.esto.com.mx/esto/021228/futbol/10futbol.asp

A partir de 2003, el Centro Pegaso se convertirá en el "Centro de Capacitación de la FMF". "Desde luego, la prioridad la seguirá teniendo la Selección y después los clubes. Las instalaciones serán rentadas al equipo que desee, a precios competitivos".

[LMvCP]

http://www.mural.com/deportes/articulo/233925/

Rolando del Bosque/Mural
DF, México.- (01/Ene./2003) Con una mayor atención a las Fuerzas Básicas, con una economía sana, completando la profesionalización a nivel administrativo y esperando mejorar en el plano internacional a nivel de Selecciones, así vislumbra Alberto de la Torre, Presidente de la Federación Mexicana de Futbol, el próximo 2003 para el futbol mexicano.

El máximo dirigente del balompié nacional, señaló que este año se comenzarán a recoger los frutos del trabajo que comenzó hace más de un año.

"El 2003, va a ser otro año de profesionalización, de seguir trabajando en el plan a cuatro años que nos propusimos hace año y medio y creo que ya va a dar algunas satisfacciones el trabajo hecho anteriormente", aseguró.

¿Cuál es el principal objetivo para Alberto de la Torre y la FMF durante el 2003?

"Uno de los principales objetivos es mantener los torneos juveniles, de Fuerzas Básicas, mantener el torneo universitario que ya inició, ver que todas las Fuerzas Básicas del país trabajen bajo un mismo sistema, hay muchas cosas, seguir con la profesionalización administrativa y sobre todo que los equipos se pongan en un punto de equilibrio económico para no tener los problemas de otros países", dijo.

¿Cómo se alentará este crecimiento?

"Por parte de la Federación (Mexicana de Futbol) se están pagando todos los gastos que implican estos dos torneos, tanto el Universitario como el de Fuerzas Básicas y la idea también es traer capacitadores importantes a nivel mundial, técnicos y preparadores físicos para poder dar cursos durante todo el año, hacerlos durante todo el año, a todos los técnicos jóvenes mexicanos", aseguró.

¿Qué le faltó al futbol mexicano a nivel Selección en el 2002?

"A corto plazo nos faltó la medalla de oro en los Juegos Centroamericanos, nos faltó dar el siguiente paso en el Mundial de mayores, en Corea-Japón, pero yo creo que se está trabajando para eso, para que ese pequeño pasito que falta, sobre todo en lo deportivo, podamos darlo", reconoció.

El apoyo a las franquicias que durante el pasado 2002 sufrieron un cambios de sede, como Jaguares, Veracruz y ahora Celaya, es también un punto que De la Torre reconoció como prioritario durante su gestión y aseguró que se trabajará en un estudio a nivel nacional para conocer qué estados cuentan con la infraestructura suficiente para albergar futbol en cualquiera de sus categorías.

"No solamente ellos (Colibríes, Veracruz y Jaguares), todos los equipos que quieran cambiarse deben de ser equipos que queden arraigados y creo que es importante que se sepa también que estamos haciendo un análisis de todas las plazas de la República para dar certificaciones para que en su momento sepamos qué plaza puede tener equipos de Primera División, Primera A, Segunda y Tercera", comentó.

¿Se modificará el formato de los Torneos Cortos?
"La verdad es que no se ha encontrado todavía un sistema que pueda ser tan rentable como lo son los dos torneos cortos con las dos Liguillas. Sí se está buscando un método para que sea un poco más productivo en lo deportivo y en la creación de jugadores, pero no lo hemos encontrado. Lo ideal sería hacer una Liga Premier, pero eso ya sería a largo plazo", comentó el dirigente quien concluyó señalando que económicamente el 2003, será un año de estabilidad financiera para el futbol mexicano.

"Yo pienso que vamos a trabajar con números totalmente negros, creo que en eso se está trabajando muy fuerte y creo que en ese sentido el año que entra va a ser mucho mejor que el año pasado", reconoció.