Las Vegas, Nevada – This Sunday night, Mexico go face Costa Rica for Copa Oro action, and the wahala no go small.
For dis match, we go see Miguel ‘Piojo’ Herrera, as e don switch sides and now dey lead di Ticos. This one na just one of those encounters wey don happen only five times in history, where Mexico dey face coach wey sabi di country well well.
Piojo no be stranger to di national team; e don run di show for Brazil 2014 World Cup. But as e come face Mexico, him wan prove say im fit make dem feel wetin di real Piojo wey dem no know be like. (We fit call am di battle of di Mexicans!)
To understand di whole gist, make we check how other Mexican coaches don fare against di national team in di past. One of dem, Carlos de los Cobos, don shake ground multiple times but e manage to beat Mexico once, not e plenty o! For 2009, as e take El Salvador, e enter history book when e beat dem 2-1. But, before dem go blink eye, Mexico return di favor four months later with a 4-1 slap down. Omo, dat one na serious wahala!
Den we get Luis Fernando Tena. E gree make history twice too. He lead Guatemala, and for 2020, dem end up in one goalless draw. Fast forward to 2023, Tena make we all stand gidigba as im lead dem to 2-0 victory over Mexico. Wetin happen for 2023? You no fit just vex allowed as di match dey run!
Juan de Dios Castillo come join di party too, but e no fit stand up so well against di Tricolor. In one single match during di 2014 World Cup qualifier, e end up collecting 2-0 loss. No vex, my brother, sometimes e be like dat.
Count wetin di ex-Guatemala coach Víctor Manuel Aguado do for di Panamerican Games. E shake hand with di Ticos but e no fit score more than a draw as di match end 1-1. I be wan ask say, wetin happen for your team, my guy?
And Jacques Passy? E no fit run am in di Pre-Olympic for 2021. As e face Mexico, dem show dem levels with 4-1 hammer. Na serious slap be dat, if you ask me!
Now, di question wey dey on everyone mind be: E go fit Piojo Herrera join dis shadow of coaches wey don beat di Mexican team? Inside di pressure, as di current champions and dem dey carry that title, dis match no go light at all. I dey tell you, if Mexico no perform well, di media go dey on top Aguirre like dem get grudge.
With both teams unbeaten for di tournament so far, dis last group game dey vex di Mexican side plus, dem sabi say Costa Rica don dey prepare for World Cup proper, no be play play.
While Aguirre don go para plenty matches, we sabi e go face steep questions if Piojo beat am on dis stage.
As di match dey approach, tensions dey rise. Place your bets, grab your palm wine, and settle in because dis one go hot like proverbial jollof rice!
