By Wilson Florez
Apr 18, 2024, 1:45 PM EDT
Eric Gutierrez He was one of the Mexicans who were active in Europe who decided to return to Liga MX. After having played more than five years in the Old Continent, the Aztec returned to Mexico to suit up with Chivas de Guadalajara. From his experience, Gutiérrez explained the difficulties of playing in European football.
At just 28 years old, Érick Gutiérrez decided to end his time in European football. It was expected that the young midfielder still had the wood to play in the Old Continent. However, The Chivas de Guadalajara footballer considers that at an age like his it is already difficult to get a position in those latitudes.
“Being 26 or 27 is a big age for Europe, it means taking risks and knowing that you are going to have a bad time.”You have to stay strong, you have to try to leave younger,” Gutiérrez said for TUDN.
The change of mentality for a Mexican
In recent weeks, the reasons why Mexican soccer players are reaching European soccer less and less. Érick Gutiérrez explained that the change in culture and the different ways of conceiving football They are factors that affect the adaptation of Mexicans to these new challenges.
“It’s not easy at all, in my case I played everything in Pachuca and you think, I’m going to come and play, I left and didn’t play for a year and a half or two, then you end up playing but it’s not easy… The issue of intensity, adaptation, another culture, work is totally different, very fast football is difficult.“he added.
Érick Gutiérrez left the Tuzos del Pachuca to sign for PSV Eindohven in 2018. During his time in Dutch football, The Aztec played 142 games. During that number of matches Gutiérrez scored 12 goals and conceded 12 assists in more than 8,000 minutes on the pitch.
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