The Argentinian Diego Coccatechnical director of the Mexican teamHe accepted that in the country everyone has an opinion about soccer and especially the Tricolor, but on his part he has things clear towards the 2026 World Cup.
The strategist declared prior to the duel this Sunday against Jamaicavalid for Group A of lto the Concacaf Nations League.
We are 140 million technical directors, but on this side I want to convey to the people that we have things clear; we want to make the selection grow, day by day; match by match.
Led by Cocca, Mexico defeated by 0-2 Surinam last Thursday in the debut of the Argentine as DT; the Mexican team was outclassed in the first half, but recovered and secured victory for jump to first place in Group A.
One day before facing Jamaica in the last match of the Group Phase, the coach promised to give his maximum effort with the idea that the players grow.
We are going to infect the players so that the players infect the people; we want a competitive selection.
Mexico was eliminated in the Group Phase in Qatar 2022 and saw a broken streak of seven consecutive World Cups present in the Round of 16after which Cocca was appointed as the helmsman of the project towards the 2026 World Cup.
The strategist confessed that leading Mexico in the Aztec stadium It is a greater joy and he reiterated his confidence that El Tri will improve, which the fans will notice.
When referring to his footballers, he moved away from the image of perfection and made it clear that there will be mistakes, but there will be dedication.
We are going to be wrong, everything is not going to turn out with three or four days of training but I want an iron conviction; that’s what i want to achieve. Later we will talk more about tactics, technique and strategy.
After the victory against Suriname, Mexico leads Group A of the League of Nations with two wins, one draw and seven points, two more than Jamaica and six over Suriname.
This Sunday Cocca is expected to play with a different team than the one presented against Suriname; however, the strategist clarified that they are a united group.
Here there is not an A and a B selection; the players of the selection are of the selection all.
(With information from EFE)