2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Costa Rica vs Mexico; January 30, 2022

It's unfortunate that the team could not put Costa Rica away. It's no surprise we don't have any strikers with the exception of Raul. Tata would die on the sword of Funes Morí then give a young forward a chance.

 

I sometimes disagree with Pepe del Bosque but this thread is a great example of how bad the criticism of some Mexican fans are. And I think HH had a poor game.

El debate con Héctor Herrera me parece de lo más bizarro que he leído en esta red social. Se le está juzgando como si fuera un futbolista acabado, y aunque no atreviese su mejor momento, es un jugador –POR PERFIL– único en este equipo mexicano. Me explico.

— Pepe Del Bosque (@PepedelBosque) January 31, 2022

Apparently TV Azteca were all over HH and that's why all the "Pon a Aldo Rocha" tweets are coming in.

 

Another good thread about Pepe which shows how the main problem is on the bench. Canada has the coach that studies their rival best and although they might not have as good a squad as the United States and Mexico, they have the best team.

Vista con calma la victoria de Canadá 2-0 vs EUA. Independientemente a que el arquero Borjan tuvo un par de atajadas clave, sobre todo un cabezazo de McKennie en el cierre del 1T, una vez más el equipo de Berhalter generó poquísimo. Y, además, sufrió defensivamente.

— Pepe Del Bosque (@PepedelBosque) January 31, 2022

Especially this tweet.

Del 4-4-2 asimétrico con Osorio y Kaye, el doble pivote, a distintas alturas, el despliegue de Laryea-Buchanan/Adekugbe por banda, la movilidad de Larin-David en punta o la modificación a 5-4-1 y los ingresos de Fraser y Hoilett. Están compitiendo realmente bien.

— Pepe Del Bosque (@PepedelBosque) January 31, 2022

Herdman is going to win the hex as Osorio did in 2018 which means that at least in World Cup qualifiers, knowledge is key.

Also for the people that talk about Piojo, he didn't coach except the qualifiers with New Zealand. The weakest part of his tenure was by far when he had to face CONCACAF and won the 2015 Gold Cup playing the worst competition so I don't know if he would do great in World Cup qualifiers.

 

It's a shame Chucky was not able to score the header at the 2 minute mark. It would have changed the game completely. Costar Rica was able to absorb as much pressure and counter.

 

No he wasn't. He had a god awful game but it was still not worse than Chaka and Gallardo. Those players were key. Gallardo never moved up and when he did, he stunk. Chaka did so more but did a terrible job. One of the key things why Mexico sucked besides the attack was the fact that Costa Rica counters were always dangerous and thus the team lost the ball after trying every slow attack. Most of it was because Campbell did a great job but also that even when Mexico improved, they placed him in Chaka's flank and he got over him every time. Martino tried to change things but Pined and Romo also stunk. The thing that did better for Mexico was when Arteaga came in and finally the left flank could produce something and Costa Rica had to worry about it besides Corona.

 

Didn't they already approach him once way back when? And he told FMF to fvck off? Or did I imagine this?

 

Yes. Everyone in BSMX was celebrating him quitting Marseille thinking that it was to join the NT and he told them to fvck off. Just as almost every coach to the point that Ferretti had to be caretaking the NT while they tried to sign Osorio. That was a time before the World Cup qualifiers had started and yet people think he will do it this time during crunch time. People think that people just take any job for money as if Mexico was the only place that pays.