‘Tata’ Martino, after the loss: “There is wear and tear”

After losing to Sweden (1-2 in Girona) in the last friendly before the World Cup, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino assured that he is “excited” by what he sees “from behind closed doors”, but added that he is not can be “oblivious” and ignore “what happens behind the scenes” and admitted that “it is unquestionable” that there is “wear and tear.”

Martino explained that he feels “excited and confident”, but argued that “even accessing areas that have never been accessed” cannot “guarantee continuity”. “You can’t sacrifice everything, a generation of players, depending on if you are calm because the project being done is right,” he added.

Martino added that he could not “rule out” anything and insisted that in his head “there is no thought that is not focused on the World Cup.” “The projection of what I feel and think covers until the last day of competition for the Mexican team in the World Cup,” he said.

In this sense, he also assured that the “opinion of the people” will not change because of anything he or the players say, only “with the result seen and the result seen will have the best World Cup”.

Regarding the situation in Mexico, he also emphasized that he sees the soccer players “very involved” and emphasized that “from the doors inside there is a scenario that does not exist from the doors outside.” This “gives him hope” and gives him “certainty” that Mexico will compete “very well” against Qatar.

Regarding the match against Sweden, Martino stressed that his team “outplayed the rival and should have won the match.” He added that “with some changes in the tactical standstill” Sweden could be like Poland, their first rival in the World Cup, because they are “rivals who come back and go very well in space and who punish the smallest mistake in construction. of the game”. Mexico, he said, must “better defend large spaces.”