Andrés Lillini and the youngsters: "Starting with basic strength, we have to instill in them the desire to make their debut and go to Europe." Part of the philosophy taught by Andrés Lillini is to instill in young starters a strong desire to work hard first so that they can make their debut and always think about playing in Europe later.
's technicians have extensive experience in working with basic forces, having worked with the Monarchs from 2001 to 2006, Boca Juniors as a lower-level coordinator from 2007 to 2011, and CSKA PFC Moscow from 2011 to 2014, before arriving at the UNAMA team on November 24, 2017, as the Basic Force Commander.
That's why he trusts young people so much, they make sure they have to grow, but always push him to the top.
"We have to instill from the core strength their personal desire to make their debut at the club, but after that, all the parameters are European, physically, technically. I went through four years of training with Boca Juniors and all the parameters are European and, of course, to go to Europe you have to excel in your organization.
"You can't just go to Europe by dreaming about it, you have to prove it. This proof comes first of all from the Core Force process. All the parameters we work on in Core Power have to be compared to the highest level of competition, and then let the player compete, and the player grows in the competition, letting him know how important it is to win Core Power," Lirini said in an interview with ESPN."
People disagree with those who say the outcome of the game at Basic Force doesn't matter.
"Making three changes when you're five minutes away from the game, that's not winning, getting on the ground and letting the doctor come to you and make him give you time, that's not winning. Winning is standing in front, being convinced, being kicked up, being strong in the face of adversity. Failure starts when you're 17, 18, 20, yes. Alan, you've got to bite the bullet and go home. You're not going to Mardi Gras because they told me it was okay.
"Coaches and technicians must teach kids how to win games. The director of basic strength must make them play and demand games because after that, when the player enters the first division, he must be ready," he added.
The strategist said you have to give youngsters a chance to catch them when they are already in the First Division.
"There are parameters that tell you that players can grow and need younger options, bigger options. When they reach those goals, players only go to Europe, and I think the door is getting wider and wider in Mexico, more so than it used to be in other parts of South America. They are natural exporters."
Lillini thinks Mexico are in a good position: 'We have to believe. I always tell them that they can compete, they are no less than anyone else. At the end of the day, it's the main national team that ultimately benefits, it's the first of all of us who are in this job, and whether we are or not, the first team has to be the national team. I know I'm not going to do what John Vasquez did in order to make them play better, even if I risk it. I'm not going to cut it out because I have that mentality."
