JOHANNESBURG – Mexico midfielder Gerardo Torrado says his team needs to emphasise intelligence over passion to overcome Argentina in the second round of the World Cup.
Torrado called Argentina forward Lionel Messi ‘the best or one of the best in the world’ but cautioned that ‘he alone is not Argentina.’Torrado says ‘we have to be intelligent and not go loco, work together to be able to cancel this individual skill.’The teams play at Johannesburg’s Soccer City on Sunday. While Argentina is the favourite to win, Torrado said yesterday ‘we are very focused and I think it will be an even game. … we have to believe that we can win.’Mexico, who finished second in Group A after drawing with South Africa and beating France before losing to Uruguay, will be happy that forward Carlos Vela has recovered from injury and will be available for selection Argentina. Argentina confirmed Latin American dominance on Tuesday night, finally breaking stubborn Greek resistance to eliminate another European side 2-0 and give Diego Maradona’s team a perfect first round record of three wins.’The team is very solid, it’s in good shape,’ Maradona said after his virtual reserve side dismissed the Greeks.Diego Maradona asked where was fair play at the World Cup after Lionel Messi, who turned 23 yesterday and captained his country for the first time on Tuesday, was treated to systematic fouling by Greece. ‘The famous fair play doesn’t exist (here), let’s make it effective once and for all,’ Maradona said. – Nampa-AP-Reuters
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