Efraín Álvarez was the surprise in the call of Gerardo Martino
for the friendly matches that the
Mexican National Team
will hold
against
Wales and Costa Rica
on this
date Fifa
.
The
18-year-old
footballer
was called with the
older
'
Tri'
to
familiarize himself with the 'Tata' work methodology
and to
convince himself to play for Mexico
, because having dual nationality, the
United States is also looking for him.
In an interview for
Azteca Deportes
, Álvarez said he was happy for his stay with the Mexican National Team for this FIFA date and commented: "
Right now I want to be here, I want to be an option of 'Tata' and show him my day to day
. I am like a sponge and Talking with him, he tells me to
learn a lot from this opportunity
and to enjoy it. He told me that he wanted to see me, to live with the group on a day-to-day basis and
see the possibility of me staying
. "
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Likewise, the attacker confessed that
his teammates received him with open arms
in concentration by making
him feel at home
.
In addition, he said that
he is happy to wear the Mexico shirt
in any of the youth categories;
remember that he
already played a U-17 World Cup
and was also being contemplated by Jaime Lozano for the Pre-Olympic, but in the end they chose to summon him to the major.
"
With the National Team wherever it may be
, even with the 20 it is a pride to wear the National Team's shirt, with the major or the 23, it is the maximum.
An Olympics would be very good and a World Cup, it gives you sweet skin,
" he said .
However, Efraín Álvarez,
of Mexican parents and born in Los Angeles
, has
not
yet
decided in which team he wants to play
and said that he does not receive any kind of pressure from his family: "
I do not want to touch that issue for now
(on what selection wants to
play).
I'm very happy here
, god willing and my family knows what I want and eventually hopefully give. I am calm.
my parents do not put pressure or anything, or touch it.
they always me They have said that wherever I want. But yes, the U-17 World Cup makes you skinny, listening to the anthem, I really enjoyed it. "
he pointed out.