Mexico is a team under constant construction. Different coaches have attempted to establish a long-term process since the last World Cup, but they have been faced with the same underlying problems.

Economic voracity, the lack of sports promotion and relegation, as well as the delay in the training of national team players. Despite these factors, Javier Aguirre's third cycle at the head of the Tricolor scored his first draw yesterday against Canada (0-0), still in a friendly match with half-empty stands at AT&T Stadium in Arlington , in Texas.

Contrary to the image he gave on Saturday during his victory against New Zealand, Aguirre seemed impatient, worried, even sometimes discussing several refereeing decisions with the standard bearers in his technical area. He was not the man to smile and pat his players.

Rather, it reflects the situation that the national representative goes through in the face of rivals with greater growth, who are no longer simple participants inside and outside Concacaf. With a fourth place in an area they do not know, the Canadians demonstrated it during the last edition of the Copa América.

The number of people in the stands was as small as the level of the Habs on the field. Canada played its own game and it was inscrutable. The physical strength of their teams, including star Alphonso Davies and Derek Cornelius, overwhelmed the Mexicans' attempts to make the difference on more than one occasion. Nothing worked in Vasco's strategy.

Former footballer and assistant Rafael Márquez once again expanded his lateral decisions, telling defenders how to play and increasing the pace of progression. This was all based on his leadership and experience in the position, but change was not possible either. On the contrary, the agitation degenerated to the stands, where whistles and reproaches were made against the French team.