West Ham United midfielder Edson Álvarez has admitted he was left affected by the incident involving manager Javier Aguirre during the international break.
Record cover comments from the Mexican midfielder today after their win over Honduras in the second leg of their CONCACAF Nations League quarter final.
The West Ham man was part of the squad taking on Honduras over two legs during this international break, with the first leg taking place on Saturday.
That saw El Tri beaten 2-0 in a surprise defeat which prompted an angry response from their fans, with one striking manager Javier Aguirre with a beer can thrown from the stands.
Aguirre was pictured bleeding heavily from a wound in his head, prompting outrage and calls for CONCACAF to take disciplinary action.
Aguirre played down the incident after the game, insisting that it was nothing, a part of football and praising Honduras for their performance.
It was undoubtedly a disappointing night all round for the Mexican team, though, particularly as they had headed into the game on the back of a 2-0 win over the USA in the last international break.
They’ve since bounced back with a 4-0 win over Honduras at home but Álvarez admits the incident had affected him, before acknowledging they know results need to improve from here on out.
“We are very self-critical of what we did there in Honduras,” he said.
“It was a very bad performance, and we knew that that did not have to happen today. We stood up for ourselves, for our families and for these people.
“It was a complicated environment over there (San Pedro Sula), but hey, they do their job, They push and support that way, and we have to be smarter.
“We didn’t really like what we saw there. Personally, what happened with Javier Aguirre bothered me a lot, because he is my coach and he is Mexican, but yeah, to turn the page.
“There is always pressure. Even if we win, people will talk about what we did in Honduras. The pressure will always be there, we have to continue along this line.”
