体坛英语资讯：Gerardo Martino named as Mexico head coach
<p><span word="MEXICO">MEXICO</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paraguay">Paraguay</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="Gerardo">Gerardo</span> <span word="Martino">Martino</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 56-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="parting">parting</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="United">United</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MLS">MLS</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> <span word="Gerardo">Gerardo</span> <span word="Martino">Martino</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> [<span word="manager">manager</span>]," <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Yon">Yon</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Luisa">Luisa</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Martino">Martino</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> ... <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teamwork">teamwork</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> [<span word="the">the</span> 2022 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span>] <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>."</p><p><span word="Martino">Martino</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="endured">endured</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2010, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="guided">guided</span> <span word="Paraguay">Paraguay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> 1-0 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2016 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="finals">finals</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> [<span word="federation">federation</span>'<span word="s">s</span>] <span word="seriousness">seriousness</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hiring">hiring</span> [<span word="process">process</span>] <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footballers">footballers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="Martino">Martino</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="presentation">presentation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chord">chord</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p><span word="Martino">Martino</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="friendlies">friendlies</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paraguay">Paraguay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="March">March</span>.</p>
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