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Funes mori5/29/2023 ![]() MF Hector Herrera, 6 - A crucial distributor, but also one that became almost too calculable and unimaginative with his build-up play. His connection with the rest of the midfield, though, needs to be better. MF Luis Chavez, 7 - A decent performance from the recent Liga MX champion that was highly involved in playmaking. He made small improvements once he moved near the center of defense. An active evening for the left-back that provided a goal, assist and dangerous overlapping runs on the flank.ĭF Hector Moreno, 7 - A fairly straightforward outing for the captain that spent most of his time dishing out lateral passes and the occasional long ball.ĭF Cesar Montes, 7 - The Monterrey defender worked well with Moreno (his club teammate) and was vital with a few of his duels and clearances.ĭF Nestor Araujo, 6 - Not his fault for being placed in an unnatural position at right-back, but Araujo looked uncomfortable in the spot. GK Alfredo Talavera, 7 - Very little work to do for Talavera, but he was effective during the few moments he had to come off his line and intervene.ĭF Jesus Gallardo, 9 - Mexico's MOTM. Player ratings (1-10 10 = best, players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating) Even when things became predictable with playmaking in the first 45 minutes, the manager did an excellent job of altering his tactics that secured three goals in the second half. Gerardo Martino, 7 - Outside of the midfield and the eyebrow-raising decision to place central defender Nestor Araujo at right-back, there are very few complaints about Martino on Wednesday. Looking ahead to the last friendly against Sweden, it will be curious to see if Martino brings back his usual starting defensive midfielder, Edson Alvarez. Substitutions seemed to reawaken this sector of the field with the inclusions of Erick Sanchez and Luis Romo, but there was also no real threat against them from a very defensive Iraqi opposition. The starting trio of Hector Herrera, Carlos Rodriguez and Luis Chavez were disjointed at times and lacked creativity throughout the first half. ![]() The midfield looked like a work-in-progress. Funes Mori and Gallardo, in particular, are often slammed for their runs of form, but were also undoubtedly game-changers against Iraq.Īt the very least, the trust on these options and more paid off on Wednesday - which is a very good sign ahead of the World Cup. "We were decisive, which is something that we've lacked, finishing plays very well," said Vega to TUDN after the 4-0 win.Įlsewhere, it was noteworthy to see impressive performances from a handful of Martino's regular call-ups that have dealt with severe criticism in recent months. In their latest result, they looked like a much more motivated team. ![]() Heading into the World Cup, Martino's squad have had plenty of difficulties in 2022 with capitalizing on chances in the final third. The most obvious positive note was Mexico's ability to score four times on Wednesday. ![]() 16, also set to be held at the Estadi Montilivi. Martino and his Mexico squad will continue their World Cup preparation with one last friendly against Sweden on Nov. Moments before the final whistle, Funes Mori won a penalty in injury time that set up Antuna to score from the spot in the 92nd minute to cement the result. Then, in the 67th, Jesus Gallardo pounced on a poor clearance from Iraq and sent a shot into the back of the net, pushing El Tri up to 3-0. ![]()
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