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In Mexico, each that the Mexican selection faces a CONCACAF team it is said that you have to win and score, And otherwise it is a failure, though Hernán Medford, An icon of Costa Rican football and who also played Mexican football with Pachuca, León and Necaxa, has stated that when they minimize Central American football is when the Tri takes surprises in the eliminatory one.
“Football on these sides is greatly minimized (Central America) and that’s the worst thing they can do, because that makes us go out and play with the knife in our teeth in the games against Mexico. they they are always the favorites and the ones we want to beat, And sometimes he gets very angry about that. Before Mexico came and went easy, but today it is more complicated and there is extra motivation when you play against Mexico, “Medford said in an interview with Medototope.
“Sometimes they let go of the bad information in the press and when they get here to play the playoffs they realize that it’s complicated, that it’s difficult and that they suffer and when they look at us with respect is when things turn out best for him in Mexico “.
-For the Ticos facing the Tri is a Classic
Although in recent years the rivalry between Mexico and the United States has grown to be the ones that usually reach the Gold Cup Finals and other CONCACAF tournaments, in Costa Rica they see the match against Mexico like a Classic.
“Mexico is always a favorite in our area, though we take it as a Classic for what both teams have done in the World Cups and statistics speak for themselves. They are complicated matches and it was up to me to win them in a very nice match at the Aztec Stadium. The numbers say that most of the time Mexico has won and that is why we also see it as a challenge and more in this tie that we opened at home with Mexico and to qualify you have to win all the matches at home and if you don’t you will it was very complicated. “
-Seeing Mexico removed something he never thought to see
In the qualifier for Brazil 2014, in the last game of the Hexagonal, Mexico was virtually eliminated of the World-wide one in the National Stage of Costa Rica, but the miracle was consummated in Panama thanks to the United States that won of last minute in Panama and thus the Tri was classified through a Repechaje.
“That was something that seemed complicated to see, Mexico usually qualifies before the playoffs are over and seeing him celebrate a goal from another team was weird“But it’s something that Mexicans need to understand, that the playoffs aren’t easy and in this playoffs what you don’t respect about the rival is what’s going to get worse.”