The reason why Gerardo Martino called Diego Lainez instead of Marcelo Flores

After the Mexico National Team roster that will face the upcoming FIFA window match was published, people immediately started talking about Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s decisions, as he called some people that deserve to be on the squad, as Johan Vázquez or Érick Gutiérrez, but he made a mistake by calling again players that haven’t had good performances lately.

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One of the absences that surprises more is the one of Marcelo Flores, who currently plays for Arsenal U-23 squad and keeps impressing everyone with his skills and accuracy, something that could come in hand for a El Tri that has been lacking goals.

Instead, Martino decided to call Diego Lainez in his place, even though the 21-year-old right-winger has only played in 4 games during the current La Liga season with Real Betis, most of them as a substitute, and has yet to gain his confidence and regularity back.

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Why Martino prefers calling Lainez instead of Marcelo?

Gerardo Martino is already thinking ahead, as he wants to stay with El Tri for the 2026 World Cup, hence why he prefers calling players he already knows and that they know how his system works, as Lainez, instead of trying new young players who will have to adapt to his system, something that will take time and that’s the last thing El Tri has.