One of the names that attracted the most attention in the call of the Mexican team to face the friendly duel against chili this Wednesday, November 8 was Marcelo Flores placeholder image, Mexican jewel that could also wear the jacket of the national team Canada or England.
Although in the Aztec team there were other footballers who also received their first call to develop and be observed as Julian Araujo, Luis Olivas, Salvador Reyes or Carlos Acevedo, the fans, media and analysts were with high expectations of seeing the player of the Arsenal, which has attracted attention from the lower categories and the English team.
Many would have expected the midfielder to start, enter at halftime or at least receive half an hour, however, that did not happen and the Argentine coach Gerardo Martino He only decided to give it about ten minutes, marking his debut with El Tricolor.
It was at minute 83 that the Georgetown-born entered the field of play instead of Uriel antuna, touching the ball only three times, receiving three fouls and taking a free kick in a bad way, where he opted for a low shot that did not carry any danger.
Obviously with the little time he received, he could not show his great qualities, something that unleashed the fury of fans and journalists on social networks, attacking the Tata for having made him travel more than ten thousand kilometers to only put him to play for ten minutes, where he could not even get warm.
After being questioned by the media about his controversial decision, the South American released at a press conference: “That he comes from afar is not a reason for him to play more, he plays what we understand he should play and he entered the moment I understood that he could enter. I ask people to be prudent with the weight carried by an 18-year-old boy”.
The Tata was shielded through the player’s age Gunner, putting that as a pretext, implying that he could lose the ground with his young age, but it must be remembered that several powers in the world are not afraid to debut at 18-year-olds, so his words only penetrated strongly in the fans .
It remains to know what Marcelo He previously spoke with the helmsman, if he was aware that he was going to receive that short time or if it was a surprise. If not, perhaps he, as well as his family, take it as an offense and decide to put aside the Mexican invitation and prefer to defend the cause of The Maple Leaf, who is really interested in your services by having a successful generation.
Finally, there was not only a bad taste in the mouth for the selected Aztec, but also for another name that attracted attention such as Benjamin Galdames of the Spanish Union, who defends the Tricolor in minor categories and was called by the Major even when chili He wished he had it, although he did not have the confidence of Martino and he stayed on the substitute bench.
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