Hopelessness surrounds Mexico’s concentration in Qatar 2022 as players drop out of World Cup

Before the start of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 and selection Mexico had a goal that even became a cry for struggle and motivation for players selected by coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino, including fans: reach the fifth game (quarter-final) at least in competition.

El Tri have only been out of the round of 16 twice, curiously when they organized the World Cup in 1970 and again in 1986, the rest were eliminated in a 16-team phase. Twice he had to pack his bags after the group stage and this seems to be one of those because of the complexity of classification.

This reality seems to be known within the selection of the national team, which returned to training on Sunday after a heavy defeat against Argentina on Saturday and elongated faces and hopelessness were noted in the mood of the players.

With great seriousness, without jokes and smiles, without long conversations, 26 players from Tata Martino trained in this way. Andres Guardado, one of the team’s captains, experienced muscular discomfort and spent only 42 minutes on the field.

Few media outlets had access to El Tri’s workouts, but those few who were marked by the bad atmosphere presentfrom the coaching staff to the players. Gerardo Martino was reported to be “lonely, broodingaware of all the criticism surrounding his figure, ”reports the EFE news agency.

With this group attitude Mexico to play Saudi Arabia next Wednesdaysurprise of the tournament after defeating Lionel Messi’s Albiceleste on the first date in Group C. For its part, Argentina will face Poland with the obligation to win to reach the 1/8 finals.

For El Tri to get through to the next stage this should give an interesting cocktail of results and also that a victory over the Saudis is in place, which seems far away, given that this national team has yet to score its first goal in Qatar 2022 and you have serious problems ahead.

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