The Argentine technical director of Inter Miami, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, could not help but react when asked by the recent statements made by Hirving “Chucky” Lozano and Edson Álvarez about the South American strategist’s time with the Mexican National Team.
With a sharp “no comment” settled Gerardo Martino the question they asked him this Friday at the press conference after the training session held by Inter Miami, which is preparing to face the New York Red Bulls this Saturday in Major League Soccer.
Although he avoided commenting on the statements of the Mexican players, the experienced strategist’s face changed when he was consulted about the words of both players who questioned what his cycle with El Tri was in which the worst performance in a World Cup was experienced. .
Gerardo Martino assumed the reins of the Aztec team between 2019 and 2022 after the failure in Qatar 2022 where El Tri was eliminated in the group stage, an instance in which they faced the Argentine National Team, a match that did not leave very good feelings.
Beyond that defeat against the Albiceleste (2-0), which ultimately ended up being crowned champion, El Tri added a goalless draw against Poland and a victory over Saudi Arabia (1-2) that It was not enough to access the next stage of the World Cup, something that had not happened for 44 years..
In the run-up to the Mexico National Team’s match against Panama in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League, which ended with a clear Aztec victory (0-3) Those moments of “Tata”’s time at the head of the team were relived with the statements of “Chucky” Lozano and Edson Álvarez.
What did the Mexican players say about Gerardo Martino?
At the time he was harshly criticized for Mexico’s performance in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but recently Hirving “Chucky” Lozano recalled what Gerardo Martino’s time with the national team was like where he did not connect well with a group. of players, including the PSV Eindhoven striker.
“There was never a good connection with him and the players, so much so that they treated us like little children and managing the group like that I think was a very big mistake. For me there were decisions on his part that were not correct and the World Cup was the straw that broke the camel’s back.”“Chucky” Lozano said.
For his part, Edson Álvarez recalled that although at some point he had a good relationship with the Argentine coach, once the World Cup started things changed drastically.
“When the World Cup arrived I didn’t feel like a starter, but I felt like I had a good chance of playing. Until the game with Poland everything was going well with him, the relationship as always. The Argentina game arrives and pretend that I was a stranger to him, someone strange, as if he had never seen me play.”commented the West Ham player of the Premier League.
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