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Mexico shows early grasp of Martino's concepts in joyous debut for manager

When Tata Martino's name was read out at SDCCU Stadium on Friday, it was met with polite applause. Such is the life for the new manager of a team where expectations are almost always set higher than any man can deliver.

El Tri fans might not be booing you - yet - but they're sure not applauding you until you've given them a reason to.

The reason came in the second half of El Tri's 3-1 victory over Chile as Martino's players started to display some of the concepts he'll look to instill.

Before the match, Martino said the most important thing about his first games at the helm was establishing a style of play.