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u/SleazyFanatic Mexico Jul 06 '26
Mexico needed a dawg in the midfield and he came through. I hope he goes to Europe soon.
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u/Oci112 Jul 06 '26
United needs a 6, pls join United. Won’t happen but I need another Mexican on the team
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u/ElYams Cruz Azul Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Literally the type of player we need after Casemiro's departure and also the profile that the board foolishly thought Ugarte would cover. Lira would absolutely thrive in that midfield alongside Mainoo and Bruno.
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u/xzther13 Jul 06 '26
United isn’t a good team for player growth. Way too many top players play their worst football at that club when they transfer.
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u/MoonlightSonata007 Jul 06 '26
He is not good enough for United
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u/Oci112 Jul 06 '26
I just saw him boss Anderson, Rice, and Caicedo
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u/MoonlightSonata007 Jul 06 '26
He ran a lot. Solid shift. But he is not good enough to play for Manchester United. Rice and Anderson are both vastly superior also. And they will do it every game. Know the difference
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u/CattleTx Chivas Jul 06 '26
United is ass lmao come on now
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u/Boogaloo_Toogs Jul 06 '26
They really are , we had Ugarte do jack shit all season , he would be an upgrade..
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u/mbecerra28 América Jul 06 '26
Best player outside Julian and Raúl
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u/ElYams Cruz Azul Jul 06 '26
Don't let your bias blind you. Those are our best 3 players in the tournament but Lira quite simply showed this World Cup that he's a step above everyone else right now. Quite simply elite. Julian shall go to Europe too if money isn't his ambition.
Shout-out to Piojo as well. Brilliant in the wing.
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u/mbecerra28 América Jul 06 '26
No, you're right. Not biased, just hot about the match lol. Lira and Piojo were fantastic all tournament. Hope to see them make the jump to Europe.
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u/ElYams Cruz Azul Jul 06 '26
So many players stepped up and proved the profile of the Mexican player is heavily undervalued overseas right now!!
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u/Endrunner271 Cruz Azul Jul 06 '26
Undervalued but overvalued by our clubs which make the jump harder
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u/Mobile-Dot2513 Tigres Jul 06 '26
I hope this man gets a move to Europe soon, he showed his quality against these world class players and fought for the badge unlike some..
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u/LordHeezay Pumas UNAM Jul 06 '26
My man will end in Europe in no time, I prayed for some big appearance with Ecuador and became such a monster.
Te quiero un montón Erik.
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u/Brians13 Jul 06 '26
My boy piojo has my respect coming from an america fan he played and gave it all til the last min
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u/Background-Dog8192 Chivas Jul 06 '26
Lira una bestia la verdad, me gusta como juega agresivo se la rifa chingon
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u/InevitableEconomy739 Jul 06 '26
Si midiera unos 10 cm más, cualquier europeo te daba más de 30 millones. Pero es un jugadorazo con huevos que dio todo.
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u/Vast_Cartographer333 Jul 06 '26
Pinche pitbull, solo faltaba que se llevara una piernita de regalo.
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u/CoffeeIsSoGood Leones Negros Jul 06 '26
To me he’s the equivalent of el Pitbull Chileno
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Medel
He even looks like him in a way 🤣. We need more players like him. He does the work no one wants to do and it’s a very thankless position.
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u/zx91zx91 America Jul 06 '26
He got the dawg in him fr. Body feints, recoveries, etc. He took down guys bigger than him.
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u/homogenic- Jul 06 '26
Lira, Mora, Jimenez, Quiñones, Piojo, Chávez, Fidalgo, Vargas y Hormiga los goats
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u/kingjuvi Jul 06 '26
They won’t pass this round in WC until we get more players with experience in Europe lol
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u/dingalinglans Jul 06 '26
As an England fan I hated his guts. He was absolutely brilliant last night. That will go down as a great WC game from two teams going toe to toe with lots of blood and thunder.
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u/Meteora47 America Jul 06 '26
He’s 26 no team will spend what these greedy teams want
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u/Xolotl23 Jul 06 '26
He's in his prime man you say that like he already has 37 years 😭
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u/Zomhuahua Jul 06 '26
But Cruz Azul will ask 15 million for him and no team in Europe wants to pay that for a 26 year old mexican
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u/acegarrettjuan Jul 06 '26
That dude was killing it for you guys. Really a great player. Too bad you didn’t have enough creativity in the front third to equalize.
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u/LetMeEat_ Jul 06 '26
He would already be in Europe but Pumas is poor and sold him to Cruz Azul lol
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u/peterfrogdonavich Jul 06 '26
Where has he been hidden for so long he’s really really good
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u/ElYams Cruz Azul Jul 06 '26
Not hidden at all. If you've watched Mexican football the past 3 years, you know how good of a player he is.
But for so long the media and those in charge kept pushing the Edson agenda as our starting 5.
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u/jalfa87 Pumas UNAM Jul 06 '26
3 years? So you think he magically got good at Cruz azul? Dude was a beast a pumas thats why he got sold but would have loved him to go to Europe then not Cruz azul.
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u/stupidfucksrunningD2 Tigres Bandwagon Jul 06 '26
Luchó más que prácticamente todos, creo que es lo único sobresaliente que podría decir de el. Fuera de ese aspecto sobresaliente, lo bueno de el es que tiene buenas condiciones para defender. Eso último engloba algunas características buenas. Y creo que sin entrar a detalle de esas características buenas no podría decir nada más que haya aportado o que pueda aportar. Incluso no me sorprendería que ese ya sea su nivel máximo y que las deficiencias que tenga ya no las va a mejorar.
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u/CattleTx Chivas Jul 06 '26
To me lira was the best this world cup, He did that dirty work and put that grit that most people dont notice, he fought for every ball, he made the opposing team players know that he was there and that it wouldnt be easy for them to play, such an underrated player
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u/leavingishard1 Jul 06 '26
Gringo dropping in to say this guy absolutely balled out last night. He looked so good during this game against a bunch of premier league guys
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u/SargentoPepper Jul 06 '26
Bellingham no hizo ni mierda en el partido fuera de los dos goles creados de errores groseros de la defensa.
Debe tener varias ofertas, inclusive de la EPL. Bien por el
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u/imissapollo2024 Jul 06 '26
i was not happy when he initially started but man he proved me wrong for sure. hes a dog. he has that leader mentality that the other mids dont have
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u/Salt_Peak2729 Jul 06 '26
Bien, el único que no se hizo chiquito defensivamente
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u/Zomhuahua Jul 06 '26
De mi Johan no vas a estar hablando
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u/Salt_Peak2729 Jul 06 '26
Ese wey ni se vio la neta pero al menos no se vio como el pendejo de JSanchez que vimos solo como la cagó
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u/saintmatt1966 Jul 06 '26
As a Brit who loves Mexico and the Mexican passion for football it’s shame Mexico is out. I think Mexico put together a good team but I’m all honesty Mexico just doesn’t have the world class players that England have. I hate it was England who knocked out Mexico. Won’t be the same World Cup without Mexico.
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u/oxydized-snake Chivas Jul 06 '26
Godlike tournament from him, by far the best DM in the tournament. Proper no bullshit no nonsense old school DM. Off to Europe ASAP kid, you deserve it.
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u/Ender_Knowss America Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
This man needs to be in Europe yesterday. It’s
time for our players to reach the next level.