Mexico always known for their youth team they are two time u-17 world champion. And in last world cup they finish in top four. Besides that they qualify for the world cup by becoming the champion of 2017 CONCACAF U-17 championship. So they are a quality side. 5-1 result is neither good nor bad . Please be realistic don't be hypothetical.
The shirt numbers for the match against Mexico were different to the ones earlier given to the players.
The team that lost to Russia played against Russia's U18s not U17s.
Adam's methods were seemingly way to harsh for the kids, but some people couldn't wait for him to be ousted and now sing a different tune. The grass is always not greener on the other side as they say. Matos simply doesn't have enough time to implement what he wants, and this will show against the bigger teams. It was a poor decision to get rid of Adam so late.
Playing couple of matches will not make you excellent overnight. Beating Mexico(they are world cup winners at this level) or even drawing them is a distant dream. Losing 5-1 is sad but you can't do much when your defenders are really bad. Even the coach has been trying different players in those positions but has failed to find good ones.
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From @Ronny's comments, it does seem like those 3 goals came from a lack of alertness and/or tiredness.
The team that lost to Russia played against Russia's U18s not U17s.
Adam's methods were seemingly way to harsh for the kids, but some people couldn't wait for him to be ousted and now sing a different tune. The grass is always not greener on the other side as they say. Matos simply doesn't have enough time to implement what he wants, and this will show against the bigger teams. It was a poor decision to get rid of Adam so late.