He was better than Messi, but the grid was stronger, Martino and Ochoa banned him from the World Cup

The Mexican national team will face a complicated group for Qatar 2022. The team coached by Gerardo Martino will open the World Cup against Poland and then have matches against Saudi Arabia and Argentina. That is why El Tri must have the best players at its disposal, however, it has already vetoed one who was better than Messi.

According to Gerardo Martino at Media Day, the MLS player told him that he has no intention of participating in the World Cup and prefers to give his place to a younger player. Carlos Vela wanted to stay with his family and avoid troubles with the press or the coach.

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He escaped from El Tri and turned up in Malibu, now Gerardo Martino vetoes him from the World Cup

The request that Lionel Messi made to Scaloni prior to the game against Honduras

For this reason, Martino has decided not to resume talks with the player and simply move forward with the elements at his disposal. That is why the coach vetoed him completely from the team and he will not be at Qatar 2022 with Mexico.

It was precisely in the 2013/14 season when LaLiga recognized the three best strikers of the tournament and they included Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Costa and Carlos Vela. Lionel Messi would have been left out of that list in that season.