The challenge of direct elimination
The Mexican National Team ran out of time to celebrate. The group stage was left behind with three wins, but now come the final series. Ecuador will be the first rival in a duel that does not forgive mistakes.
Armando González, Tri forward, was clear when speaking from the High Performance Center. “We continue with the same mentality, the same commitment. Since we arrived we knew that we had to do important things and the first objective was already achieved, which was to qualify first, now comes the important thing that is to kill or die,” he declared.
The Chivas player also highlighted that the team learned and corrected during the first phase. “Everything we did in the group was left behind, we learned what we had to learn, we corrected what we had to correct and now comes the important thing,” he added.
No confidence against Ecuador
González warned that they do not underestimate the rival, led by Sebastián Beccacece. “We know that Ecuador is an important rival, it’s not for nothing that they are in the World Cup and they made it through such a difficult group, so we have to do what we know how to do and go out and win,” he said.
The match will be played at the Azteca Stadium. For the attacker, the motivation to play in a World Cup qualifier in that setting “is something indescribable.” If Mexico advances, the round of 16 would also be in the same building.
Those led by Javier Aguirre have home team, emotional momentum and support from the fans. But the margin of error is zero. “There are no second chances anymore, we have to give everything,” González concluded.
