At a certain point, we have to stop blaming the rotations and the concept of playing players out of position and start placing the blame for Mexico’s bad performances on the players. Throughout the world, managers play players out of position or in positions they see them being a better fit in based on their skill set. Managers will also align players in different formations based on what they would like to do tactically versus a particular opponent. These are all common practices throughout the soccer world. Many Mexican players to date have experienced this, particularly those that have gone to play in Europe, i.
Mexico’s problems start in the midfield
