For Maribel Domínguez, former national team of Mexico Women at the end of the 90s and the beginning of the new millennium, the victory of the Aztec team is a victory for all of Mexico and all the national teams, not just one gender.
“It is a victory for the Mexican Women’s National Team, it is a victory that everyone deserves, it is a victory for all of Mexico and of every national team. We are working well, today we can continue dreaming and show that there are no limits,” highlighted the former World Cup winner in the United States 1999 and Germany 2011.
Interviewed by telephone by La Opinión, Maribel Domínguez applauded the way they defeated the United States and at the same time he highlighted: “the important thing is that the victory is a reflection of what is being done in the Liga MX Femenil and will be the basis of what can be achieved with Mexican women’s soccer. I have said it in previous interviews and it is not difficult for me to repeat it, that Mexico is on the way to being a world power, but the important thing is not to arrive, but to maintain it so that they continue making us enjoy as they did.
What does the victory over the United States tell you?
It is a privilege, a joy to see a team play, especially with clear ideas, especially with a lot of feeling about what is happening in the game and I also find a free Mexican team, I feel it without pressure, I feel comfortable on the field game, very good playing block. I think that today a clear game system is drawn and above all that the girls were able to carry it out, they maintained it against a team like the United States, which we know is a power, which has unbalanced players.
Domínguez went further in his presentation: “Evidently Mexico was clear about the game at all times and it shows, it shows when a Mexican team is loose on the playing field, without any fear and also proposed the game. So the truth is that the match reflects many positive things for the Mexican team in question in our Liga MX Femenil, what is happening and the growth that has been achieved,” he assured.
Do you think that victory is a turning point forward or do we have to take firm and calm steps?
I think the important thing is that the Mexican team is reflecting it on the playing field, things are taken seriously. with what is being carried out in this tournament, which is the W Gold Cup, where there are unbalanced players, but I think we should not get too excitedsimply and simply a giant step was taken and nothing more.
Maribel had no problem highlighting that the victory over the Stars and Stripes team is a reflection of what women’s soccer can achieve in the short term: “I think the important thing is that the victory is a reflection of what is is doing in the Liga MX Femenil and will be the basis of what can be achieved with Mexican women’s soccer. I have said it in previous interviews and it is not difficult for me to repeat it, that Mexico is on the path to being a world power, but the important thing is not to arrive, but to maintain it so that they continue making us enjoy as they did,” she stated.
You, who were a pioneer of this sport in Mexico, what tells you about the growth that the Liga Mx Femenil has had?
I am very happy about that, but everything must take a process and with the development that the League has had and that has allowed the players to have the number of games under their belts, it has obviously helped them a lot. Mexico looks strong, very good physically, they are doing great work in the League and it is fair to give them a round of applause.
Many people want to give the victory a gender connotation, but in the end it is a triumph for Mexican soccer?
Of course yes, what matters is what Mexico is achieving and not who is achieving it, of course the girls have their merit, but the results are going to be reflected, things are going to come and happen. But I think that first of all, we ourselves must show that we can put on a show, that we can also bring smiles and that we can also make our fans fall in love with the way they played.
At this point, he gave an example of the style of the scorers of the two Mexican goals, Jaqueline Ovalle and Mayra Pelayo: “Because without a doubt it was exciting to see the unbalancing players like Mayra Pelayo who has a powerful shot and Jaqueline Ovalle who always He has been characterized by fighting for every ball. We are walking well. The important thing is for the girls to see that their work is paying off and to see that Mexico played well, beautifully, and that they knew what to do on the court to always keep the North Americans in check,” she stated.
Is it a victory for Mexican soccer, not for a gender?
It is a victory for the Mexican Women’s Team, it is a victory that everyone deserves, it is a victory for all of Mexico and the entire national team, they are working well, today we can continue dreaming and show that they have no limits.
Surely your opinion is important because of all the barriers you have faced in your career?
I am very calm, I think that everything I achieved in the Mexican National Team It continues to motivate me to fight, to continue working, all of this fills me with happiness that there was an exciting match and that now as a spectator, I see a team with great ease. We are very happy with the great growth we have had.
What is your present, what are you dedicating yourself to?
I continue to prepare, take courses, I am working with children in grassroots soccer, but I am ready for when the opportunity arises to return to the Liga MX Femenil in some project.
Are the versions that they wanted to involve you in negative issues left behind?
I am very clear and I am not afraid to say it, I think that at the time it was handled how they wanted to handle it, but the people who are clear, the journalism that followed my career, a clean trajectory and that put themselves above these people who wanted get involved in negative things. But the demonstration of what happened in Mexico is proof that the support of the managers is key to achieving important things and not harming this sport like those people wanted to harm me.
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