For Jorge Campos, the World Cup goalkeepers should be Malagon, Rangel and Ochoa
Jorge Campos believes that Javier Aguirre is clear about which goalkeepers he will take to the World Cup and they should be Luis Malagon, Raul Rangel and Memo Ochoa
For former World Cup goalkeeper Jorge Campos, current analyst for TV Azteca, the coach of the Mexico national team, Javier Aguirre, is clear about the choice of goalkeepers three goalkeepers for the 2026 World Cup and they should be Luis Malagon, Raul Rangel and Guillermo Ochoa.
The authoritative opinion of the World Cup player in the United States 1994, France 1998 and South Korea and Japan 2002, came up when he was questioned about the recent lack of performance of Luis Malagon and Raul Rangel, as well as the dubious contribution of Memo Ochoa in a league of little importance like Cyprus.
“I think there are two very safe positions, in my opinion they are Malagon and Rangel. The other spot is going to be difficult, but I think Ochoa has a bit of an advantage because of everything he has done, what he represents and because of his experience; the pace he is taking is normal,” Campos said at the press conference for the first international tournament organized under his name in Guadalajara.
But Campos did not see the matter as serious, but, on the contrary, assured that there is capacity to solve an event in goal. magnitude of a World Cup, especially considering that it was essential for Ochoa to be able to find a team to continue playing for the World Cup goalkeepers.
Criticism of the directors
On the other hand, the popular former player said that a huge mistake in Mexican soccer and the national team is not betting on young people, since the last World Cup a young goalkeeper should have been called up to be the undisputed starter at this time, as well as other players, and not continue to expect that the Mexican team will be competitive overnight.
"Canada and the United States started a process of young people two or three World Cups ago and we have to see how they play. They've already gotten ahead of us, they're two or three steps ahead of us," said the famous Brody, who on countless occasions has criticized the actions of Mexican soccer directors.
In this sense,Campos also criticized the way in which new generations of goalkeepers are trained in Mexican soccer: "They need to be taught how to play. I retired 20-30 years ago, and people still say they have to play like I did, and that's not true. It's out of fashion. Now, there are other styles of play for goalkeepers." The former World Cup goalkeeper's intention was not to disparage goalkeeping coaches, but rather to encourage them to update their knowledge and better prepare the new generations of goalkeepers.