Palencia considered that the Feyenoord striker should be the Tri’s starter in Qatar, since he is experiencing the best moment
MEXICO — The Mexican technical director John Francis Palencia considers that Santiago ‘Chaquito’ Gimenez must be owner of Mexican team in the World Cup Qatar 2022given the performance he has had in his first foray into European football with the Feyenoord of the Eredivisie.
“Santi is the one who is in the best moment”, he affirmed Francis Palencia in European Ballpodcast of ESPN. “Santi has evolved a lot; in fact, with Blue Cross in this year that began to be required and he scored goal and goal and goal. He said here I am and raised his hand. Last year they didn’t start playing it much. Juan (Reynoso) put it and no; but this year he raised his hand and every time he played goal and goal, «he added Francis Palencia.
commented Palencia that the technician Tri he must put the one who is in the best moment and he said that now that he is a coach he knows that whoever is playing the best goes to the field, “although the boy does not have a good vibe with you or with the group, but on the field he associates well; because outside you can’t be a friend, but that doesn’t take anything away. One values what is on the field”.
For Francis Palenciathe national technician Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino He has to be guided by his instinct, by the advice that his coaching staff gives him and that there is no advantage if he plays in Mexico or in Europe.
Palencia believes that Chaquito should be a starter in Qatar. imago7
Knows Francis Palencia what for ‘Tata’ Martino The position in the attack is very disputed with two players who play in European soccer and two in Liga MX and he recalled that coming from an injury, Rogelio Funes Mori may not reach 100 percent Qatar 2022«but Santi, Raul Jimenez Y Henry Martin They can compete perfectly.
“I want to see if Funes Mori he would have been in another club and he was as much a goalscorer as he was in Monterey” and although he points out that his quality is indisputable “I would lean towards a Mexican”.
As to Raul Jimenez He considers that after his injury he lost confidence and “it is more a mental issue than a physical, technical or tactical one. Apart from Hugo Sánchez, he was one of the best that played in Europe, especially because he was in good teams; but he arrived in Europe very young and that penalizes you as it happened to Diego Lainez. You must have a baggage to be here. Raúl did it the other way around. Where he started (Atletico de Madrid) should have ended”.
On another topic, Francis Palencia He mentioned three Mexican soccer players who have everything to go to Europe: striker Alexis Vega, defender César Montes and midfielder Luis Chávez.