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For a few months, Spanish football has become a hostile territory for new Mexican soccer players who want to try their luck in LaLiga. Under these circumstances, there are two cases that begin to question the performance of the Aztecs in Spain; José Juan Macías with Getafe and now Orbelín Pineda with Celta de Vigo.
Regarding the story of “JJ” the outcome is already known: the azulón team closed the assignment and The attacker returned to Chivas de Guadalajara after a journey through Europe without pain or glory. In this sense, Orbelín Pineda seems to be following the same path although with totally different situations from their contracts.
The “Maguito” arrived in European football in January. Before his great signing, the Mexican dazzled in Liga MX and was an important piece for the Cruz Azul led by Juan Reynoso. Three months later, Azteca has not been able to earn a place in the team and their opportunities have been very few.
Orbelin and a lack of action that harm Qatar’s quota 2022
Celta de Vigo’s coach, Eduardo “Chacho” Coudet, has little or nothing to do with Orbelín Pineda. The Mexican hardly He has played 48 minutes in his three months with the club . Without a doubt, it is a very worrying figure for the claims of a footballer who arrived in Spain with the intention of earning a place in the team.
On the other hand, this lack of rhythm begins to affect Pineda’s international career . The former Cruz Azul has lost the confidence of El Tri coach Gerardo Martino. “Tata” did not call him in the last three days of the Concacaf Octagonal. The lack of minutes from the Aztec they distance him more and more from a World Cup in Qatar 2022 which is just around the corner.
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