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Edgar Pacheco and Jesús Corona Raise Their Hands in Mexico’s Victory
Published: February 11, 2011
It's still too early to make a complete tactical analysis of the Mexican side. De la Torre started and finished with a 4-4-1-1, using also a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-4-2, so we will probably see many tests in the upcoming games before De la Torres settles with one style of play.
Personally, I think El Tri looked better with the 4-2-3-1, the tactic that also seems to be the best fit for Mexico's current pool of players. Anyway, we can say that Mexico won more because the individual talent of its players than the team work delivered.
And talking about individuals, there were two players who made an early impact to earn a spot in Mexico's regular starting XI: Edgar Pacheco and José de Jesús Corona.
After the World Cup, we could say that Mexico had 12 clear base players: Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa; defenders Efrain Juarez, Francisco Javier Rodriguez, Hector Moreno and Carlos Salcido; anchormen Rafael Marquez and Gerardo Torrado; wingers Pablo Barrera and Andres Guardado; forwards Giovani Dos Santos and Carlos Vela; and striker Javier Hernandez. They were the core in the four friendly matches Mexico played in the second semester of the year.
It’s an obvious core. Nine of those players are based in Europe and Márquez had just left Barcelona, while Ochoa and Torrado have been linked with European sides in the past two years (Torrado already played for three Spaniard teams). Say what you want about the lack of activity most of the “Europeans” have had recently, but there is a reason why they are already in the top leagues and other players aren’t.
It’s not going to be an easy task for Mexican-based players to get a regular spot in De la Torre’s for...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football
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