The inexperience of the Mexican National Team, key in the defeat against Honduras

The generational change that the tricolor team is experiencing was detrimental, since some players had not faced a match in Honduran territory, say the leaders

What happened on Friday at the National Stadium between Honduras and Mexico can only be summarized in two things: ambition and mentality.

In the words of the protagonists, the Mexican National Team “did not live up to the commitment” and paid dearly for the inexperience of the squad. Perhaps it is just the havoc of the generational change that the tricolor team is experiencing, although the reality is that now its ticket to the Nations League semifinals is in danger.

The national team was presented in Tegucigalpa with 12 elements who set foot on Honduran soil for the first time to play an official Concacaf duel.

Erick Sánchez, Santiago Giménez, Luis Ángel Malagón, Julián Quiñones, Luis Chávez, Uriel Antuna and Orbelín Pineda, of those who were active, had never visited Catracha lands with the Mexican National Team shirt.

The inexperience, fear and lack of clarity in the game were evident and now at the Azteca Stadium (Tuesday the 21st) they will have to reverse the situation. “Quite a few conclusions. I’m not going to come here to tell lies, we simply weren’t up to par, but hey, what better thing to happen to us right now to open our eyes to reality and realize that we have to continue improving,” said an experienced Edson Álvarez, player from West Ham.

For his part, Hirving Lozano emphasized that visiting Central America has always been this complicated and mentioned the newness of some members of the national team.

“Many of us had not had the opportunity to play a game like this, and so it is, it is a learning experience. “Many of my classmates understood what this is like,” Chucky declared.

Andrés Lillini, director of youth teams, has constantly stated that the Mexican soccer player, historically, lacks progress, international competitions from training and a change in mentality.

It seems that scenarios like the one experienced in Tegucigalpa prove the Argentine manager right.