What do you make of Mexico City, one of the biggest and most chaotic urban centres anywhere?
I really like life in this city and the people are very friendly. The traffic is madness, however – I’ve never seen anything like it. What I particularly like, though, is the climate. It’s perfect here in Mexico, not like in London, where it constantly rains (laughs). Would you say you already understand the style of Mexican football? Well, football is universal and, in addition, 15 members of the senior international squad are with European clubs. What type of football do they play? Mexican football, European football or some other kind? Yes, of course, there are differences between the Mexican league and that of England, for example. Players here have good technique, pace and huge stamina. OK, so they might not be like Peter Crouch in the air, but that doesn’t worry me. I’ll just be trying to make the best of these qualities. When you first took the job, the critics claimed you had insufficient knowledge of the country’s football… Of course, I wasn’t au fait with the Mexican league
