Santa Clause CLARA, Calif. - Mexico's Copa America Centenario quarterfinal in Levi's Stadium speaks to the greatest test of Juan Carlos Osorio's rule accountable for El Tri to date, however he cut a casual figure on the eve of the match against Chile, just as he is savoring the open door.
"It will be an awesome amusement between two extraordinary national groups and the distinction with clearly be negligible," Osorio expressed. "We need to have a decent diversion to vanquish the fifth best on the planet and the [Copa America] champion."
The Colombian gave ostensibly his best news gathering of the Copa America to date, close by winger Hirving Lozano. It was outstandingly shorn of redundant inquiries concerning Osorio's pivot strategy, the questions about his group - regardless of his record of nine wins and one draw - and the record of El Tri's 22 undefeated matches.
Osorio opened up about his experiences with Sir Alex Ferguson, how he sees Marcelo Bielsa as "exceptional," "uncommon" and the best mentor on the planet, and of Arturo Vidal being one of the main three players on the planet.
However, the genuine business of this Copa America is presently in progress. Win, and Osorio has accomplished his first significant goal as Mexico mentor and achieved the elimination rounds. Lose, and there will be a reaction from pundits that have officially tossed some opening pokes. There have as of now been two or three strained news meetings this competition.
Not that Osorio appears to be excessively concerned.
"What [the amusement against Chile] suggests for Mexican football is more essential [than me]," he said. "[My role] isn't intriguing. We are discussing a footballing country going up against number five on the planet."
In any case, there is a mental hold in Mexican soccer of getting over obstacles. The failure to continue past the fourth session of World Cups has been imbued on eras of Mexico fans, with El Tri coming up short at the Round of 16 phase at each World Cup subsequent to 1994. Osorio and the gathering of progressively experienced, Europe-based players have a chance against Chile to demonstrate they are on the right way forward of Russia 2018.
The carefully arranged Osorio is measuring his alternatives to face La Roja. He indicated the development will be adaptable, likely importance a movement between a 3-3-1-3 and 4-3-3 relying upon how Chile lines up. In objective, it truly is impossible to say, with Guillermo Ochoa inspiring against Jamaica, yet Alfredo Talavera having played in the huge recreations in this way.
Beside the harmed Javier Aquino, Osorio will have a full group available to him. Rafa Marquez came back to camp Friday evening after speedy outing to Guadalajara to be available for the introduction of his infant kid and is accessible. The commander, nonetheless, missed Thursday's twofold instructional meeting, in which players were on the field for an aggregate of 240 minutes.
Both Chile and Mexico like to have the ball, as to assault in numbers and are maybe not all that agreeable when guarding for long stretches. The Bielsa impact Osorio said can be seen in both groups, maybe clarifying why the Colombian was on structure on Friday. Listening to Chile mentor Juan Antonio Pizzi, La Roja player Marcelo Diaz and Osorio talk made you think this is a common adoration in.
"It'll be an exceptionally troublesome and extreme diversion for a hour and a half," said Diaz in Friday's news meeting. "Chile and Mexico have awesome people and strategically they are comparable. It'll be high voltage."
In any case, there was an eminent distinction when they discussed planning for potential extra shots. Chile's players have been rehearsing, though Mexico haven't, even with competition rules demonstrating there is no additional time and the match would go straight to spot-kicks.
"I heard a companion say that punishments in preparing are specialized motions and in the stadium they are a passionate state," clarified Osorio.
Tickets for the diversion in Levi's Stadium have officially sold out as Mexico and Chile endeavor to book their place in the Copa America against Colombia, who best in class from Friday's quarterfinal.