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Mexico to face Hong Myung-bo. He is going to make a strong lineup.
Coach Javier Aguirre of the Mexican national team unveiled the starting lineup of the friendly match against South Korea in Nashville, Tennessee, USA on the 10th (Korea time). On the front line, 'Chucky' Irving Rosano (San Diego FC) will stand, and work with Raul Jimenez (Fulham) and Herman Wertherame (Monterrey). Eric Lira (Cruce Azul), Marcel Lewis (Toluka), and Eric Sanchez (America) are in the midfield. Joan Vázquez (Genoa), Juan Purata (UNAL), Jesus Orosco (Cruce Azul), Rodrigo Ueskas (Copenhagen), Matteo Chavez (AZ Alkmaar) and Raul Langhel (Guadalajara) are on the defensive line.
Mexico drew 0-0 in a friendly match against Japan in Auckland on the 7th. Mexico, ranked 13th in the FIFA rankings, was leading 17th Japan with 4 wins and 1 loss. Although the dominance was overshadowed, it was clear that they struggled with giving up possession to Japan most of the time. Center back Cesar Montes was sent off, and midfielder Edson Álvarez also cracked as he injured his right hamstring (back muscle of the thigh). Coach Aguirre chose to make some changes to the midfield and defense lines by sending out Rosano, who had been replaced in the match against Japan. It is an experimental squad that utilizes veterans Rosano and Jimenez while starting Purata, who will make his A-match debut with Bertherame, Chavez, Ueskas and Rangel, who have a short career in the national team.
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Mexico is a team that has consistently been strong against South Korea. South Korea is inferior to Mexico with four wins, two draws and eight losses in 14 showdowns. Since winning 1-0 in a friendly match in LA in 2006, he has lost three consecutive matches. In 2014, he suffered a crushing 0-4 defeat in a friendly match in San Antonio, USA, and lost 1-2 in the second group match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. They also lost 2-3 in a friendly match in Austria in November 2020, the most recent face-off. Mexico, the strongest team in North and Central America, is a team with power as well as individual skills and speed. In particular, the game was difficult for Korea by playing in a rough style.
Hong Myung-bo, who won 2-0 in the first round of a friendly match against the United States, made a big change against Mexico on the day. Son Heung-min (LAFC) was put on standby and the defense line was also changed to a new face except for Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich). The combination of midfield, where Jens Kastrov (Mönchengladbach) will start for the first time in the national team, is also drawing attention.
Hong Myung-bo had played in an atmosphere like home in the match against the U.S. Most of the Sports Illustrated Stadium, which can accommodate 25,000 people, has been filled with Korean spectators. However, it is unclear whether the same scene will unfold in Nashville, Tennessee, in the southeast, not geographically far from Mexico. It is expected that Mexican fans who are much more passionate about soccer than the United States will be revealed. When the Mexican crowd suffered a four-goal defeat in a friendly match in the United States 11 years ago, the national team was shrinking with tremendous support.
Expectations for what Hong Myung-bo will look like against Mexico, which is not easy in many ways, are bound to grow.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
