By Wilson Florez
01 Dec 2023, 10:41 AM EST
UANL Tigers It was highly criticized in the past for being a club with a high average age. Miguel Herrera, former coach of the feline team, made this observation before leaving. However, the board made important hires of young people with a lot of projection. Under the tutelage of André-Pierre Gignac, the Frenchman believes that the club has very interesting young footballers.
The feline team hired players with a lot of projection such as Sebastián Córdova, Diego Lainez and, the most recent, Marcelo Flores. None had outstanding starts at the club, but André-Pierre Gignac considers them to be among the best of their generations.
In fact, the former Olympique Marseille player praised Marcelo Flores. Gignac rescued the “Cello” mentality and highlighted his interest in learning and his desire to grow in training. The former Arsenal player was trained in English landsone of the reasons that could have influenced the moment of forging his personality.
“I’m going to tell you something, I know that there are many young Mexicans, like Lainez, Córdova, those children are very good; Marcelo has English thinking, he has an intensity in training, an impact, he has legs like that (thin), but it has an impact on the crashes, you’ll see, he’ll go well because he asks for advice and listens“Gignac said in an interview broadcast by Edu Torre.
“Marcelo Flores has English thinking”
Gignac speaks very highly of La Joya Flores, he knows that he has a lot of talent, and he must be guided so that he becomes a very important footballer pic.twitter.com/LLkHpFaPLl
— Edu Torres (@edutorresr) November 28, 2023
Likewise, the French scorer praised the abilities of Sebastián Córdova and Diego Lainez. Each player mentioned above belongs to a different generation of Mexican soccer. Gignac considers them to be the best footballers of each year in which they emerged.
“Diego Lainez the same, Córdova the same, we have some of the best kids of their generations, without a doubt. They may think that I am a sucker because I demand a lot of them, but it is for their own good because I want them to reach the top because they are good players,” he added.
The numbers of the young stars of Tigres de la UANL
Sebastián Córdova was the first to arrive at the feline institution. Coming from Club América, The Mexican soccer player landed in Tigres de la UANL in 2021. Little by little the Aztec has gained a place in the squad.
In this last season, Córdova has considerably increased his participation in the club. The former azulcrema player accumulates 17 games in the season. The midfielder played in the Campeones Cup, Leagues Cup and Apertura 2023. Sebastián Córdova has contributed two assists for the feline cause.
Diego Lainez was the second to arrive. Like Sebastián Córdova, the adaptation of “Factor” was slow. The former Real Betis player arrived at the club in January 2023. In his second season with the team, Lainez has 15 games on his record. The young forward of 23 years He scored 3 goals and gave 2 assists in the general round of the Apertura 2023 tournament.
The last one to join the squad was Marcelo Flores. This is the first season of “Chelo” with the Tigres de la UANL shirt. The former Arsenal player was acquired in the summer market and He has been able to play 8 games. At 20 years old and with great projection, Flores already scored his first goal in Liga MX.
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