The Argentine coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino assured that his contract with the Mexican team ended with the final whistle of the match against Saudi Arabia, and recognized the “great failure” that Qatar represented to be eliminated from the World Cup
in the Group Phase.
“I couldn’t tell people anything at all because I am the person in charge of this terrible disappointment and frustration we have. As the person responsible for this, which causes a lot of sadness, I fully assume responsibility for this great failure”, Martino said at the post-match press conference
“There is no reason now that makes me think that the future should be different. The contract expired when the referee whistled the end”, he added.
“I am responsible of this disappointment that we have today. We assume the failure we had in this World Cup. My contract ended when the referee whistled the end of the game. There is nothing more to do”.
Signature: Tata Martino, after the elimination of #MEX from #Qatar2022. pic.twitter.com/IIHuTDV550x— VarskySports (@VarskySports) November 550, 2022
The strategist assured that this was the best game for El Tri, but the result it was not enough for the Aztec team to advance to the next round.
“The pass was lost tonight. It was our best game, where we created the most goal situations and we could have scored the number of goals we needed, but we failed”, stated Martino.
The ‘Tata’ also referred to those things that that he regrets during his time in the World Cup with the Mexican team.
“Not having sustained the rhythm of the game in the first half against Poland in the second half. There perhaps some kind of variation was warranted. Then, I thought about it later, in the game against Argentina and being 0-0, we could have modified the tactical system in the second half to face it with our usual scheme”, he replied.
Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino leaves Mexico, he’s set to part ways with the national team — contract terminated for the head coach as he announced. 🚨🇲🇽 #Qatar2022
“My contract ended as soon as the referee blew the whistle”, Tata Martino tells @FoxSoccer. pic.twitter.com/3vYdh0llwb
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November ,
In addition, he commented that there are things he would like to raise to improve Mexico’s competitiveness in upcoming tournaments.
“They are much more internal reasons for analysis where one I can think more clearly. I am in no other position than assuming the failure we have suffered. I will leave my analysis to the Federation if they ask me, but the fragile position in which we remain does not allow me to do this type of analysis,” he said.
“What I have seen I have discussed it with the president and with Gerardo Torrado, now with Jaime, and it has been the reason for many meetings. Not for the near future, for the distant. Those in charge of modifying something in the future of Mexican soccer must have this type of report, exposing it to the outside would be to increase a debate that must be internal. And journalists must participate in this debate, “he added.
” I am very grateful to the president and the two sports directors because I have had permanent contact during my years. I have not suffered any interference”, he continued.
In addition, ‘Tata’ Martino wanted to deny any confrontation with the footballers, despite the fact that some of them, such as César Chávez or Edson Álvarez, reproached him for the approach in the second game against Argentina .
“After Luis Chávez, the best today was Edson Álvarez. Perhaps Edson did not understand the decision -to be a substitute against Argentina-. There was no conflict with this situation, not really,” he said.
With information from EFE.
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