CORNERFLICK
international
International
Concacaf Nations League
Nation
CA
Club
LC
League
26
Age
MF
Position
4
Caps
0
Int'l goals
Cruz Azul
Club
Leagues Cup
League
MEX
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
26Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
club
Club
Supercopa MX
Copa por México
Concacaf Gold Cup
Concacaf Champions Cup
// the closing word
Érik Lira.Mexico · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
MEXMidfielderCruz Azul