The experienced technician Manuel Lapuente offered words of praise for the French forward of Tigers, Andre Pierre Gignac, but in his concept he is not the best foreign soccer player in the history of Mexican football.
“It is very difficult to say who is the best foreign player who has come to Mexico, there have been great foreign players in Mexico who have come to play and make a difference, you cannot tell me that Gignac is the best foreigner who has come to Mexico, I think many and better than him have come without a doubt and especially in the position of center forward “said the former Tri strategist in a conversation with ESPN.
Gignac scored the winning goal against Palmeiras. Getty Images
“You have to remember that the position of the forward center is fed by the work of the other players, I do not agree that Gignac be the best, that has been generated much more by journalism than anything else, saying that Gignac it is best to show that we have a very short memory, “he added.
In addition to being the top scorer in the history of the feline franchise, the European striker accumulates three goals in the current Club World Cup that is disputed in Qatar, where Tigers will shoot the title clash against him Bayern Munich.
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Also, Manuel Lapuente, coach of Tigers in two stages, he highlighted the work he has done Ricardo Ferretti leading the northern team and hopes that he wins the Club World CupHowever, he avoided putting ‘Tuca’ the label of being a historical of Mexican soccer.
“I do not like that word of history, nobody is historical, however it is a reality that ‘Tuca’ has done an excellent job and he is one of the great technicians that has been in Mexico without a doubt and I say it because of the results Because of his work, because of the way he works, he is a man of work, of experience and of deep knowledge of football, of course I consider him to be one of the great coaches of this country, but the truth is that historically I still don’t understand that little word nor do I put it on anyone, “he concluded The bridge.