With the CONCACAF Gold Cup just around the corner, two of the region's most powerful nations will face each other in a friendly match that has nothing to do with that concept. The rivalry between these two nations is harsh, and we will watch a tough match before both start their Gold Cup campaigns next week.
Mexico's form in 2015 has not been what their fans expected. Following their more-than disappointing performance in Copa América, Miguel Herrera and his crew are forced to reach the final match of the upcoming tournament in order to avoid any decisions that could have the coach sacked before the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. "El Piojo"has called up his best squad for the tournament, and he is still running some tests to see which system gets the most out of his players.
Malaga's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, one of the World Cup's finest shot-stoppers, will surely be guarding El Tri's net, with the help of Watford's Miguel Layún on the left flank. The mid-section will have two of the best Mexican "legionnaires" available: Porto's Héctor Herrera and PSV Eindhoven's Andrés Guardado, while former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernández teams up with Carlos Vela up front to hurt the well balanced "Catrachos". Herrera needs his men to adapt as quickly as possible to his system, because time is running out and any mistakes will be heavily criticized by fans and media.
For Honduras, this will be a good time to redeem themselves after a sloppy qualifier for the North American tournament. Their disastrous performance in the Central American Cup almost left them out of the region's most important tournament, and once they qualified via playoffs, coach Hernan Medford was sacked by Honduras' Football Federation. The man that led Costa Rica to their best World Cup performance, Jorge Luis Pinto, will be in charge of creating a similar effect with Honduras, with the Gold Cup being his first and most important test so far.
Los Catrachos will be guided on the pitch by veteran Maynor Figueroa from Hull City, with a little help from Houston Dynamo's Boniek García and Anderlecht's Andy Najar. With a squad full of players performing in their local league, Pinto will try to give his men the chance to embrace his effective system before the competition, so their chances of a better future improve as days go by.
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