Mexico closed the Qualifiers towards Qatar 2022 with three wins and two draws that allowed it to be with the same points as Canada in first place. However, Gerardo Martino’s process was harshly criticized and midfielder Erick Gutiérrez came to his defense.
Given the loss of Héctor Herrera due to suspension (accumulation of yellow cards), ‘Tata’ Martino entrusted such responsibility to Erick Gutiérrez to replace HH. He played completely and was cautioned, he hit 52 of the 57 passes he tried.
Al At the end of the match, he stated in TUDN that they fulfilled what was agreed in the group: “The objective was fulfilled, the idea was to go first, we had many ups and downs, but there is still a lot of time to improve and regain that confidence we had. I think we could give more, but the goal was met and we are going to be in the World Cup”.
Gutiérrez, a PSV Eindhoven footballer, was a teammate in midfield with Edson Álvarez and Carlos ‘Charly’ Rodríguez. He finished with six recoveries and responded to the confidence of the Argentine coach.
Even the midfielder of 26 years old, dared to ask for respect from the current coach and spoke of the support that the players give to their helmsman, now that names have come out to lead Mexico prior to the World Cup.
“Inside is something else, outside is They talk about other things, but we are with him. You have to respect the process, when it started we played very well and we support it”, he concluded.
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