"That's going to be England's problem. How much air they can get in. How much recovery they can do." Advice from former #swfc player Jack Whitham - one of the few Englishmen to win at the Azteca Stadium - ahead of Monday morning's game. My report for @itvcalendar
Liam Gallagher acaba de poner a todos ante una de las decisiones más difíciles del mundo 😭💊
México le gana a Inglaterra… o Oasis sigue viniendo a dar conciertos 👀
¿Tú qué píldora elegirías? 🇲🇽🎸
BREAKING: FIFA seriously considering moving England’s World Cup last 16 clash versus Mexico City from 6pm to noon on Sunday owing to a forecast thunderstorm. Final decision imminent. https://t.co/QfJqw9Bz2S
Ni en mis mejores sueños me imaginé un día ver al América tricampeón, las licenciadas ganaran histórico doblete que mi país fuera sede de un mundial, que México ganara sus 4 primeros partidos del mundial y verlos ganar una fase de KO
Mexico vs England is such an interesting tactical matchup because I’m not sure England know exactly what version of Mexico they’re going to get.
Mexico have shown they can defend in different ways. They’ve dropped into a deeper 5-4-1, spent long stretches against Ecuador in more of a 4-4-2, pressed higher, defended lower, played more direct into Raúl Jiménez, and also built through midfield. So if you’re England the preparation is not totally straightforward. Are you preparing for the Mexico that sits deeper and asks you to break them down or the Mexico that came out against Ecuador with more initiative and confidence playing through the middle?
The first 30 mins could tell us a lot. England may start carefully. Not passive but careful. Don’t concede early, don’t get pulled into a frantic game, and try to figure out what Mexico are doing. But if Mexico start well, the crowd gets into it, the players grow, and suddenly England are not just solving a tactical problem, they are solving a stadium problem too.
For Mexico, one of the big attacking questions is how they target England’s wide areas. Against Congo, England had issues defending wide when their wingers didn’t recover quickly enough, leaving the fullback in awkward 2v1 situations. That feels like an area Mexico can test.
On the left, Quiñones can attack the space behind England’s right back. On the right, Alvarado, Mora, and Sánchez can create different problems by combining in tighter spaces. If Alvarado comes inside, does the fullback follow? If the fullback follows, who protects the wide space? If the winger doesn’t track Sánchez, does Mexico get a free outlet? If the midfielder jumps, does Mora receive between lines?
That is why I think Mexico can cause England problems. Not because they are going to dominate the game, but because some of their best attacking patterns line up with spaces England have looked vulnerable in.
The risk for Mexico is transition. England are at their best when there is space to attack. Kane can drop and connect, Bellingham can arrive, and their wide players can hurt you quickly if the game opens up. So if Mexico are aggressive, the question is whether they can control the moment after losing the ball.
Mexico have done a good job at times of counterpressing and keeping the ball locked on one side. But if England break that first wave and get into open grass, Mexico’s back line may have to defend more direct, athletic, 1v1 situations
The game comes down to two questions
Can Mexico use their wide and half-space rotations to pull England’s defensive structure apart?
And can England survive those moments long enough to find transition attacks into the space Mexico leave behind?
England probably have more individual quality, but I’m not sure this is a comfortable tactical matchup for them. Mexico have enough variety to make England think, and enough crowd energy to make the game feel very different if they start well
The first 30 minutes will be massive.
@carlaafigueroa2 Está consciente que tiene que recuperar su mejor nivel y va trabajar en ello.
Agradece al equipo todo su apoyo y pide a los fans confianza en que puede llenar el hueco de SP.
Y finalmente me dijo que el tiempo que estuvo con Paños fue muy valioso para ella. Tipaza Palme
Entre Velasco, Espino y Jaydi, 'Palme' tiene todas las de ganar para finalmente consolidarse como la arquera titular del #América Femenil. Es una gran oportunidad para demostrar que ganó en experiencia y que aprendió de errores puntuales de relevancia (como en la Final de Conca).