Guillermo Ochoa – Page 3

Guardado heroic for Betis but three main Mexico strikers are misfiring

Andres Guardado has three assists in four games for Betis so far this season and enjoying his starring role.

MEXICO CITY — It hasn’t been a swift start for Mexican footballers in Europe, as only a few have been able to showcase significant performances that directly influence their respective clubs’ fortunes. This season, very few of Mexico’s internationals will compete in European tournaments and after the first week, only Carlos Vela and Real Sociedad were able to get a win in Europa League play, while FC Porto, who have a significant Mexican presence, suffered a 3-1 loss to Besiktas and Raul Jimenez’…

Carlos Salcedo and Miguel Layun settle back in with their European clubs

With his Confederations Cup shoulder injury behind him, Carlos Salcedo made his debut with Eintracht Frankfurt.
MEXICO CITY — After a week packed with El Tri games, Mexico’s europeos returned to action in their respective clubs. Perhaps the main positive takeaway was to see Carlos Salcedo play his first full game with Eintracht Frankfurt, but Miguel Layun also went the full 90 in FC Porto’s 3-0 win over Chaves. Over in the Netherlands, Hirving “Chucky” Lozano was red-carded in the 37th minute, and PSV Eindhoven lost 2-0 to SC Heerenveen.
Here’s a look back at the heroes and villains from the Mexicans in…

Guillermo Ochoa seizing Mexico’s No. 1 goalkeeper job at perfect time

Since the Confederations Cup, ‘Memo’ Ochoa has grabbed hold of Mexico’s No. 1 goalkeeper role.
MEXICO CITY — Guillermo Ochoa’s performance on Tuesday night at San Jose’s Estadio Nacional was reminiscent of one he had 10 years ago when Mexico defeated Brazil 2-0 in the 2007 Copa America. On that occasion, Ochoa denied Robinho and Vagner Love of clear scoring chances, while Nery Castillo scored one of the greatest goals ever scored by a Mexican international in an important tournament. The only way Costa Rica was going to surpass Ochoa was via an incredible goal, and Marco Urena made it happen…

Guillermo Ochoa ahead of Costa Rica match: ‘This isn’t Keylor against Memo’

Guillermo Ochoa says he respects Costa Rica keeper Keylor Navas.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has played down the rivalry between himself and Costa Rica’s Keylor Navas ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier between the two.
Costa Rica assistant Luis Marin sparked a debate back in March when he stated that Ochoa didn’t even have to tools to “clean Keylor Navas’ boots.”
Both goalkeepers were praised for their performances at Brazil 2014, but whereas Navas has gone on to become the established No. 1 at Real Madrid, Ochoa moved to Malaga,…

Mexico’s Guillermo Ochoa: We’ve always been behind Juan Carlos Osorio

Juan Carlos Osorio has been Mexico coach since November 2011.
MEXICO CITY — Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio has endured a rocky tenure in terms of criticism during his time in charge of El Tri, but goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has never doubted him.
Osorio’s side qualified in record time from the Hexagonal stage of World Cup qualifying with Friday night’s 1-0 victory against Panama, although a 7-0 loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario and a disappointing past summer at the Gold Cup and Confederations Cup have seen the manager come under fire regularly…

The biggest challenges facing Mexico’s <i>Europeos</i> ahead of the 2017-18 season

Much like rest of the world, Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar are split over Juan Carlos Osorio’s future with Mexico.

Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio laid down a challenge to his players after the Confederations Cup in Russia earlier this summer. The Colombian told each one of his 23-man squad to do everything possible to play at least 10 “high-level” games in the year leading up to the World Cup.

At least in the manner Osorio told the press about the challenge, it was a slightly ambiguous. What constitutes a “high-level” game, anyway? But the underlying message wasn’t complicated: Mexico needs its players…

Guillermo Ochoa makes memorable debut, Raul Jimenez stars for Benfica

Raul Jimenez, right, scored final goal of Benfica’s 3-1 victory over Vitoria in the Portuguese Super Cup final.
MEXICO CITY — The aroma of preseason football lingers, with only a few of Mexico’s footballers based overseas currently involved in league play. Of those in Europe, Guillermo Ochoa, Omar Govea and Eduardo Herrera picked up their first league minutes of the new season.
Although Hirving “Chucky” Lozano was one of El Tri’s standouts in Europe last week, this week saw him take his first hit in European football as PSV was surprisingly eliminated from Europa League play by NK Osijek.
This weekend, Javier…

Guillermo ‘Memo’ Ochoa takes No. 8 jersey at Standard Liege

After enduring relegation to the Spanish second tier with Granada last season, Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa has upped sticks and moved on once again.
Indeed, with one eye on making Mexico’s 2018 World Cup squad, the ever-popular keeper has sought to keep his European dream alive by signing for Belgian side Standard Liege.
In a slightly unorthodox move, the veteran keeper has taken the No.8 jersey at his new club.
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Ochoa’s move to Standard Liege underlines desire to succeed in Europe

Herculez Gomez joins SportsCenter to break down the 2017 Gold Cup and his early favourites.

After suffering the second relegation of his career at Granada, Guillermo Ochoa is keen to prove himself in Europe.

Guillermo Ochoa is officially off to the Jupiler Pro League to join Standard Liege.

His journey continues in European football since arriving in Ligue 1 to play for Ajaccio in 2011, however, in those six years playing in Ligue 1 and La Liga, he has experienced relegation twice. The most recent one happened in Granada last season, and although the hit was hard because he became the goalkeeper that allowed the most goals in a single season in Granada’s first-division history, he was able to put…

Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa joins Standard Liege

Guillermo Ochoa spent last season on loan at Granada from Malaga.
Mexico international goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has joined Belgium side Standard Liege, the club announced on Sunday.
Ochoa, who spent last season on loan at Granada from Malaga, …

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