‘Tata’ Martino and the Tri chose to let Johan Vásquez join his new team, Genoa, despite the club arguing an injury
Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, coach of the Mexican National Team, acknowledged that Genoa of Italy put an injury as a pretext for not letting Johan Vásquez come, At the start of the qualifier for Qatar 2022.
“The club shielded itself from an injury that would not have prevented the footballer from coming, but we chose not to harm Johan and let him adapt to his new club,” acknowledged the ‘Tata’ Martino, technical director of the Tri.
Johan Vásquez appeared in the initial call of the Tricolor, but later he was replaced by Julio Caesar “Tasting” Domínguez, Blue Cross player. The central defender has just been hired by Genoa of Italy and it was decided to give him time so that he can adapt to the routine of his club.
“(That of) Johan is an injury, which dragged after the Olympics, but there is also a situation, to give him better conditions to graft to Genoa, it is a rather confusing situation,” added Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino, previous in the game against Jamaica.
about Hirving Lozano, who also did not appear in the call, Martino clarified that it was because “he is not at 100 percent of his level.”.
‘Tata’ Martino acknowledges that it is not an obsession to be first in the octagon
The Argentine strategist has commented that it is not an “obsession” to be in the first place of the octagon of the CONCACAF and that the two finals that were lost against the United States do not influence the exercise of his team during the eliminatory course to the World Cup.
“The obsession is to qualify for the World Cup, the two finals we lost in the United States have little to do with the playoffs or what could happen in the playoffs,” added ‘Tata’ Martino.
Mexico begins the tie against Jamaica, without public, in the Aztec Stage: “it is not pleasant for the soccer players to play with the empty stage, is a sanction that we must fulfill, we will continue ahead, hoping that in another moment we can count with the support of the public “.