Mexico will stick with winning strategy vs. Trinidad and Tobago

While there will be changes to Mexico's starting lineup Tuesday, Juan Carlos Osorio won't stray from the tactics that led to a victory Friday.

Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio's player rotations have earned him plenty of criticism during his tenure. The fact is, though, that changes often are forced in the international game. When El Tri meet Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday Osorio will be making at least one modification to the starting lineup, with Rafa Marquez injured and not making the trip to the Caribbean.

More likely will come. While Osorio said Monday at a news conference that Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is feeling good and can play Tuesday, starting him directly off of a thigh injury that forced him out of Friday's 2-0 victory against Costa Rica seems like an unnecessary risk.

"It could happen more to afford the biggest number of players the best resources to manage this game, that's going to be very different from Costa Rica, it's a team that plays much more direct," Osorio said. "Not only that, but also straight. There aren't a lot of diagonal balls, but there is a lot of direct play to the No. 9, to (Kenwyne) Jones. I think we have the resources to counteract this part of their game, and we're going to do it, or at least we're going to try. From this perspective more than simply rotation, we're going to see the best possibilities we have for the team."

In addition to the question of what to do to fill Marquez's spot in the center of the midfield, Osorio also will look at what attacker to use if he needs to replace Chicharito. But while he may change the defensive alignment around a bit, expect the center backs to stay the same. For the Colombian tactician Friday, a lot of what went right in attack started with center backs Nestor Araujo and Hector Moreno.