True to his style, Javier “Vasco” Aguirre, head coach of the Mexican National Team, spoke clearly and directly regarding the controversial presence of five-time World Cup goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa at the Tricolor's training camp, as well as the possible debut of Hormiga Gonzalez this Saturday vs. Uruguay.

On the first topic, I have denied that Ochoa was present at the High-Performance Center to film a commercial, violating the Tricolor's internal code of discipline, and that the filming of said promotional material is part of each player's individual commitments, not a collective commitment to the national team.

“It's strictly a commercial matter between Memo and this company. Ultimately, as the Mexican National Team, we had nothing to do with it… Memo didn't enter the CAR, he didn't film that advertisement at the CAR,” assured the coach of the Mexican national team on the evening of the match against Uruguay this Saturday in Torreon, Coahuila.

Aguirre acknowledged that each player has their own individual commercial commitments and that it is their responsibility to resolve them as they see fit, but not to use the Mexican national team's facilities when there are scheduled activities.

“There are players who do a lot of advertising and it's none of our business, everyone can do what they want with their image. It wasn't at my facilities, I have limits, we allow "Family members and people who provide us with services can access the system, but that's it; it doesn't link him to the National Team," Vasco said.

The Possible Debut of "Hormiga" Gonzalez

Regarding the possible debut of Armando "Hormiga" Gonzalez in his second call-up to the Mexican National Team, Javier Aguirre stated that there are similarities with the career path of "Chicharito" Hernandez: "There are parallels in their careers, they are both sons of footballers, and they have the gift of scoring goals. Javier would get 15 minutes and score a goal; in the World Cup,he didn't start and he scored against France. That's how this kid is; the other day the ball hit the post, there were eight players in the box, and it fell to him." “I think this kid will fly to other latitudes soon, I hope so, he is proudly Mexican, he has that spark, like Mora. Mora continues that dynastic line of Tomas Boy, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, he has that personality to ask for the ball at 16 years old, very few come along from time to time, with a lot of quality," Vasco mentioned. Aguirre declined to say how many minutes the Liga MX top scorer would get: "I don't know, it's 180 minutes, but of course I want to see him play. I saw him in the training camp, I've seen him since he started playing football, and in the other camp too. It's a pleasure to talk to him; he gives everything he has on the field. He's Mexican, a goalscorer, and they're scarce. I really hope we have time to give him a few minutes. I was fortunate enough to give Chicharito his debut in national team matches, and look what he did. I would like to be involved in Armando's story and what's to come for him," he stated. Uruguay's challenge will raise Mexico's level. Finally, the Mexican national team coach acknowledged that Uruguay as an opponent will help El Tri raise its level: "Teams like Colombia and Uruguay are in the top 20 in the world, so if we want to take that step..." "We have to face these top 10 teams, because beating lower-ranked teams wouldn't be useful to gain any advantage," he concluded.

Solidarity with Piojo Herrera and Flaco Tema

Finally, the national coach lamented the situation of Luis Fernando Tena, eliminated from the World Cup with Guatemala, and Miguel Herrera, whose World Cup project with Costa Rica is on the verge of collapse: "It makes me very sad what's happening with Luis Fernando Tena with Guatemala, and with Miguel in Costa Rica, who still has a glimmer of hope, and I hope his presence at the World Cup can be realized."