Mexican national team: Qualifications after defeat against Qatar

ESPN has been providing player ratings since 2013 after a Gold Cup group stage loss

The Mexican team A victim of overconfidence, he fumbled before coming together Qatar 0-1 in the last match of the group stage Gold CupThe same errors in definition the team carried over from the previous World Cup process, with six changes to the starting eleven raised by Jaime Lozano in the first two games.

After 90 minutes, the Mexican teamDominated the ball but didn’t know what to do with it, 25 shots, six on target, 77% possession, 644 passes with 90% efficiency, against one shot by the opposition, which ended in goal.

The goalkeeper spent most of the fight calm, however, failing on the only occasion he needed his gloves, a header from Shehata in which he was depicted due to a poor mark by Julian Araujo, but he could do more to hold on to the ball. .

The right-back gave a poor performance, with striker Shehata constantly mispositioning on the mark and winning a few duels for the ball; He cooperated in a small and flawed way in the face of aggression.

He crowned his misplay as the main culprit in Qatar’s goal as he lost Shehata’s marker inside the area and allowed him to finish alone in the 27′. He got out on 81 for Uriel Antuna.

As a center on the left, the defender continued to press the Qatari attack, but exposed his zone on several occasions and gave up spaces that the forwards exploited to approach the box.

The versatile player once again worked as a central defender, with the task of staying free in the face of some of the opponent’s attacking plays, left good feelings in duels on the ground, and in the air he took advantage of his height. Dominated the gaps, although he missed a clear shot in the 52′ at the front of the small area.

Without neglecting his defensive work, the left-back covered the field end-to-end and his constant presence on the edge of the area made him another attacking presence, thanks to his good relationship with passes and crosses.

The midfielder fulfilled his control tasks satisfactorily and inspired his attempts to place interesting lines inside the area. He was dismissed for 81 runs by Eric Sanchez.

Inside on the right, the midfielder pushed his efforts to create attacking options in his area of ​​the pitch and was too shy to break into that area or partner up with Ozil Herrera. He came out in Henry Martin 70.

Despite the confusion in the group, the left midfielder shined as the best player of the team as he gave lessons on touch of the ball, key passes, centers towards his teammates. And shots, even from medium distance, are a thing of poor quality in Mexican football.

He started as a right winger and was overlooked on the pitch, he was replaced with Orbelin Pineda and his performance did not improve. He was outed by Roberto Alvarado at age 60.

He started the match with plenty of movement to find the ball, but he disappointed the section of supporters who demanded his rights as he fell prey to his own frustration with a number of glaring mistakes in front of goal.

As a left-winger, he showed understanding with Gerardo Arteaga and created interesting goal options, but he added to the concert of defeats against the Qatari outfit. He was outplayed by Diego Lines at age 60.

Alternatives

Diego Lines (6.5)

(60′) The midfielder showed his ball-handling, dribbling and pace, but he got the team nowhere with his play.

Roberto Alvarado (6)

(60′) Half an hour into the game, the attacking midfielder provided most of his passes but did not provide any elements to stop his team’s offense against an opposition that defended with six players.

Henry Martin (6)

(70′) The striker touches the ball seven times in 20 minutes and registers one shot inside the area.

Uriel Antona (6)

(81′) Pace and dribbling down the right, but little clarity in his strokes.

Eric Sanchez

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(81′) Vision and clarity on the balls he touched, a good replacement for Luis Romo.

– With information from Sergio Domínguez Cardoso