Athletistic/ Football. On Thursday July 13, the Jamaican national team will face Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
July 13. CONCACAF Gold Cup. 1/2 finals. The first game
Jamaica – Mexico
Departure – 05:00 Moscow time
The Jamaican team is the main pleasant revelation of this tournament. The team covered the distance almost perfectly. It all started with a sensational draw against the United States. Moreover, the Jamaicans saw no resistance in the group stage matches and defeated Guatemala in the quarter-finals. Jamaica overtook the opposition in terms of danger created on goal, despite having a slim lead in scoring.
Initially, the team’s breakthrough could have been predicted. First, for the first time, the team had a European-level coach. Icelandic Hallgrimsson has already made history with his country’s national team. Now he has shown that these breakthroughs by the northerners were not accidental. Secondly, Jamaica have been able to attract players to their national team banner who would have previously opted for England. Currently, Gray, Antonio, Bailey and Reed are in the National Team forward line. All active Premier League players. The rest of the national team is also made up of non-mediocre teams. In the worst case, these are MLS teams. Lacks a bit of depth, but, for example, Spartak striker Shamar Nicholson only came out as a substitute. Another big advantage is that the leaders have no injuries.
Mexico gives no reason to doubt itself. The team simply don’t have top Premier League players on their roster. At the same time, in the complex, the composition is certainly stronger than that of Jamaica. The Mexicans easily left the group. There was a misunderstanding during the meeting with Qatar, but there the statistics of blows were too revealing: 24 against 1. The match did not have tournament value either. Mexico went without incident to the quarter-finals. The Habs beat Costa Rica 2-0. The advantage was great. A key link in this team is Ajax star Edson Alvarez. The midfielder controls his team’s play from the support zone. There are no major defensive issues. Legendary veteran goalkeeper Ochoa still justifies the first number.
Mexico have a deeper squad, but there aren’t many attacking players who can create a goal due to their individual skills. The Mexican national team is rightly the favorite in the line. At the same time, there is no easy victory in sight. Jamaica’s force is on the attack. The team is unlikely to defend. Previously, the islanders were not afraid of the United States. In addition to the goal scored, there was a missed penalty. Such a Jamaica is capable of sensation.
Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru
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