What Miguel Herrera Must Do to Boost Mexico’s 2015 Copa America Hopes

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Published: December 18, 2014

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Miguel Herrera will have a busy 2015. Mexico will compete in two first-class tournaments during the summer, and it all starts with the Copa America.

El Tri have received an invitation to appear in the CONMEBOL event since 1993. Historically, Mexico have had good performances. They have been runners-up two times (1993 and 2001).



However, in 2011, the U23 squad couldn't qualify to the knockout stage, marking El Tri's worst result in the tournament, with a 0-0-3 record.

El Piojo faces a tough scenario because 2015 brings the 13th edition of the Gold Cup, and with it half a ticket for the 2017 Confederations Cup.

As a CONCACAF squad, Mexico are obliged to bring their A-team to that competition, pushing Herrera to form a U23 squad for the Copa America, just as it happened three years ago in Argentina.

But El Piojo has committed to advance to the final match of this year's edition, at least that's what he said in a press conference held in October (h/t Goal.com). So how can he do it?

 

Players

Well, for starters, he can mix the squads. Put some of the European-based players with some from the Liga MX.

Mexico have a good base of footballers who have experience with the underage squads, just take a look at the couple of U17 world championships the country secured in 2005 and 2011.

Nowadays, being young is not a synonym for a lack of experience. The Mexican clubs have started to realize that these kids can make a real impact on the pitch.

Some of these footballers are a thriving force in their respective teams. A fine example is Arturo Gonzalez.

The Atlas midfielder netted four times during the 2014 Apertura tournament, becoming the top scorer of his side.



His force through the center of the pitch was instrumental in helping Atlas become one of the most lethal squads in t...
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