José Saturnino Cardozo compared himself with Gignac and revealed in which aspect of the game he is better than the Frenchman

André-Pierre Gignac He is probably one of the most respected foreigners in the world today. Liga MX. The French attacker has left his mark on Mexican soccer since he arrived at the UANL Tigres. The legendary José Saturnina Cardozo compared himself to Gignac and found some qualities in which he surpasses the Frenchman.

The “Guaraní Prince” and André-Pierre Gignac can be considered as a pair of forwards whose names are marked in the history of Mexican soccer. Although his careers developed in different contexts, The surnames of Cardozo and Gignac will be remembered for a long time. In the case of the South American it is already a reality.

José Saturnino Cardozo considers himself superior to Gignac in some aspects of the game. However, the former Toluca soccer player did not hide the positive adjectives he used to describe the veteran French attacker of the UANL Tigres. These statements were issued in an interview with Ricardo Peláez for the “Fútbol de Cabeza” podcast.

“As a center forward I can have more qualities than him (…) Gignac is an extraordinary player because he is a typical European who hits the ball very well. Logically we are different, I head much better than him, I am more of an area“Cardozo described.

Gignac and Cardozo are not so different

Although the former Paraguayan striker highlighted some characteristics that make him superior to André-Pierre Gignac, José Saturnino Cardozo does not deviate much from French. The “Prince Guaraní” considers that he has many qualities in common with the forward of the Tigres de la UANL.

“What I like is that he has the same temperament as me, he likes to win, he fights with everyone, he is a leader, he has good mobility, He can play on the left, on the right and as a center forward, while I could play in the center or a little more on the left. But I’m not like him there. He moves everywhere, he arrives from behind, he arrives by surprise”he explained.

In a context in which criticism is the daily bread in today’s football, José Saturnina Cardozo encouraged the spectators to enjoy the “magic” of Gignac on the field. The former Paraguayan player assured that the Frenchman is an attacker with the label of “different player.”

“You have to enjoy him, he is experiencing very interesting moments for everything he has generated, he is a different player“, he concluded.

Since he arrived in Mexican soccer in 2015, André-Pierre Gignac accumulates 367 games with the UANL Tigres shirt. During that number of games, the French striker has scored 204 goals and conceded 50 assists. Gignac is an immovable piece within the feline team, even after several years at the club.

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