This is not child’s play, this is power
Friend, what happened this Wednesday in Mexican soccer is worthy of a novel. Chivas, yes, the Sacred Flock, said ‘no’ to the call of the National Team. And it wasn’t a whim, it was a direct message from Amaury Vergara.
It turns out that Javier Aguirre’s plan was to bring together 20 players at the CDMX CAR at 8 at night. Everything was going smoothly until the FMF allowed Alexis Vega and Jesús Gallardo to stay with Toluca for their Concacaf match. There the balance that the clubs had agreed upon was broken.
“Agreements are valid only when all parties respect them,” Vergara said. And he ordered his boys to report first to Guadalajara.
And so it happened. Raúl Rangel, Luis Romo, Armando González and Roberto Alvarado appeared at the club’s facilities early on. The photos on the networks confirmed it: the boss’s instruction outweighed the ‘Vasco’ war cry.
The National Team’s response: either you come or you stay out of the World Cup
The FMF did not remain silent. In a statement that tastes like an ultimatum, they made it clear that the concentration was starting without exceptions. And the final message was like a punch on the table:
“The player who does not attend the training camp today will be excluded from the World Cup.”
That clear. Without detours. Either you are at the CAR at 8 or you say goodbye to your World Cup dreams.
Look, I know what I’m talking about when I say that sports teaches you about loyalty and commitment. This is not just a fight of egos between managers. Here there are players who have been sweating their shirts for years to be in a World Cup. And now, due to an administrative disagreement, its future hangs in the balance.
What is at stake is not a friendly match. It is the opportunity to represent Mexico in the World Cup. Let’s hope that dialogue wins this battle, because in the end, the one who loses is the fan who dreams of seeing his team shine.
