The Mexico National Team remained perfect under Gerard “Tata” Martino, and in the process put one foot inside the Quarterfinals of the 2019 Gold Cup. El Tri were by far the more dominant side, but Canada managed to put El Tri under pressure on several occasions. Here are three tactical takeaways from Mexico’s 3-1 win over Canada.
Mexico suffers their first midfield woes
No surprise here, Canada’s gameplan was all about sitting back and absorbing pressure, and as you might have expected, they did that a lot better than Cuba did. Martino’s decision to go with Erick Gutierrez and Jonathan dos Santos as his interior midfielders was an interesting one, but also one that ultimately didn’t end up bringing the same dividends as Saturday’s midfield with Carlos Rodriguez and Andres Guardado.