Gilberto Mora, Edson Álvarez and Jorge Sánchez, candidates to start against South Korea
Javier Aguirre plucks the daisy to form Mexico's starting eleven for the key duel against South Korea next Thursday
Gilberto Mora, Edson Álvarez and Jorge Sánchez are in the front row to be part of Mexico's starting eleven against South Korea, next Thursday at the Guadalajara stadium and the three players would take the place of Brian Gutiérrez, the suspended César Montes and Israel Reyes.
So far nothing has been defined and even the Tricolor coach, Javier Aguirre, could be inclined to keep Brian Gutiérrez, who did not have one of his best performances, but who seemed very willing and well combined with Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez.
Nothing is clear; The only certainty is that, from these movements, Edson Álvarez would appear in the place of the suspended César Montes, although he could also lean towards Israel Reyes in the center and move Jorge Sánchez to this side, trying to take advantage of his greater outlet forward.
Nor can anyone rule out that at the right time he will lean towards Luis Chávez in the midfield in place of Brian Gutiérrez, trying to take advantage of his greater World Cup experience after that performance that this young Mexican player had against Saudi Arabia in the victory that was not enough for them to advance to the next phase.
It is true that Mexico's performance left many doubts and that the national coach could not motivate his squad to be stronger against South Africa, but even with all that, it is unofficially stated that, except for some movements, the rest will be the same as the one that faced South Africa.
The players who would take the field against the South Koreans will be: Raúl Rangel, Jorge Sánchez, Edson Álvarez or Israel Reyes, Johan Vázquez, Erik Lira, Álvaro Fidalgo, Luis Chávez or Gilberto Mora, Julián Quiñones, Roberto Alvarado and Raúl Jiménez.
Except for those movements, it is not contemplated that he opts for Armando “Hormiga” González from the beginning, although people request it at all times and his image is being considered key in the environment of the Mexico team.
Mexico cannot afford to fail against South Korea, especially because it closes with the Czech Republic and in the event of a negative result against the Asians, it would put them on the brink of elimination and on the verge of one of the loudest embarrassments in the history of the Mexican team.