Osorio asks for "good referee" against Brazil and sends a message: "Do not pretend too much" | Mexico

The commander, in an interview with Univision Deportes, sent a message to the Brazilians and asked for a high-level game at Arena Cosmos in Samara.

– The yellow card for Gallardo (against Sweden) was rushed and limited, and the card for Sweden only left after 20 minutes. And against South Korea, Lozano and Sailing were hunted all the time. I hope you will give us a good referee (against Brazil), do not pretend too much and that it is a high level match.

"We will compete as an equal"

Osorio sees, in the match against Brazil, a good chance for Mexico to play again in the quarterfinals of a World Cup . The coach believes that both teams have similar play styles, which leaves the game fairly balanced.

– Brazil has a style of play totally opposite to that of Sweden, it will be very similar to the style of our selection, and we will compete on an equal footing. From the midfield to Neymar, Coutinho, Willian, etc., and we will compete for possession of the ball. It will pbad which is a better day, who can perform better. The task is to recover our group, to strengthen us. It must be understood that the match of yesterday [contra a Suécia] was a very different situation, it was another style of play. We will have an excellent opportunity in the second game.

This will be the fifth confrontation between Brazil and Mexico in the Cup. The retrospective favors the team of coach Tite: three wins, one draw and no goal conceded. But Mexicans have good memories of a special encounter: at the 2012 Olympics, Mexico beat the Brazilian national team in the final by 2-1 and won the gold medal.

– I remember seeing, as soon as I arrived in Mexico and in the federation, a beautiful picture of the Olympic medal. I think it will be a factor in our favor, because we have faced Brazil in other occasions, there have been good matches and there is a style of play with which Mexican football feels at home. Comfortable and confident. Players will be at the top of their income – says Osorio.

Neymar is the main player in Brazil? Not for Osorio. The Mexico coach reveals that even before the World Cup, there was a fall for another Brazilian athlete: Philippe Coutinho. He even praised Shirt 11 for Commander Tite.

During the draw, I spoke with Titus, who asked me who I thought was his best player. I replied that Coutinho was above the rest. He found the answer interesting and he agreed. You can not discuss the quality of the points you have, but I think Coutinho makes a huge difference because he can play in any midfielder position.