International Players

New Mexican star plans to overshadow Hirving Lozano and Raul Jimenez in the national team

By Mauricio Saenz

Gerardo Martino already has in mind which will be his best team for the 2021 with a view to the World Cup in Qatar

Gerardo Martino already has in mind which will be his best team for the 2021 with a view to the World Cup in Qatar

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The year 2020 will undoubtedly remain in the history of humanity as one of the most difficult for this generation for having experienced what is a pandemic such as the Covid 19; However, the Mexican National Team knew how to handle the difficulties, finishing completely undefeated in all the matches that were played.

With a more than positive statistic, the national coach Gerardo Martino can afford to take a well-deserved vacation and then begin to plan what will be a very tight calendar, where in addition to the friendly matches he will be presented with the first commitments corresponding to the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

For the important challenge of participating in the World Cup event, Gerardo Martino already has in consideration several names that will finish ratifying this new generation of footballers, which will undoubtedly change the air of those who are already beginning to be history, such as Chicharito Hernández, Carlos Vela, Miguel Layun among others.

That is why the national coach has found his next star. This is Marcelo Flores, a 17-year-old midfielder who currently plays for England's Arsenal. This young man, born in Canada, but has a Mexican father, is giving his first minutes in the English first division and is already considered by many as one of the greatest promises in the world.

Marcelo Flores already had his first experience with the Mexico national team in an under 16 tournaments, after having rejected the invitation to represent the English team. In this way, the intention is that Mexico can get hold of this new talent in Qatar, who would arrive with just 19 years old.


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