Rafa Marquez's Mexico have a point to prove against Jamaica - and Julian Quiñones' return is only the start
Turn Quiñones' return into a functioning attack Quiñones returns to bolster a Mexico attack that managed just two goals in four matches.
Key points
- Against Jamaica, that means giving him options when he receives possession: a forward threatening the space behind the defense, a teammate available for a quick combination and runners who can benefit when he draws opponents toward him.
- The forward who scored four times at the World Cup offers something Mexico struggled to reproduce: power, aggression, movement without the ball and the ability to turn imperfect situations into genuine scoring opportunities.
- But Raul Jimenez remains absent, and Mexico cannot expect the return of one forward to repair everything.
Mexico emerged from its historic summer having won four matches at a World Cup for the first time, recorded four consecutive clean sheets and broken a 40-year drought without a knockout-stage victory.
Additional details
- Mexico GFX - GOAL Winless in four matches, Mexico face Jamaica with a semifinal place at stake.
- Now Rafael Marquez and Mexico have something more immediate to prove.
- 14, in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal, before hosting the return in Monterrey on Tuesday, Nov.
- Give Gilberto Mora the supporting cast he needs At this point, calling Gilberto Mora Mexico's future almost feels outdated.
- Quiñones didn't play one minute during that window.
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