By Wilson Florez
02 Jul 2024, 10:43 AM EDT
The Mexican national team failed at the 2024 Copa América. One of the requirements for El Tri to compete again is that More players are exported to European football. However, Jorge Sanchez He explained that this is not a very simple task.
The former player of the Águilas del América revealed the difficulties of staying in the Old Continent. In fact, The Mexican full-back left his first team, Ajax Amsterdam, because he did not have space in the squad.
“I am very competitive, statistics, I take great care of my diet and try to give my best in every training session. Edson also had to fight, although he was given more opportunities and he responded, look where he is. My story was a little different because I arrived in Europe older, I was competing with two players (…) There is a fight for a position not every game, but day by day.“Sanchez explained in an interview with Azteca Sports.
It is not so easy to send players to the Old Continent, in the same way, Staying in Europe is a complex task that very few players can adapt to. Sending players to the top level of world football could be a solution for greater depth in El Tri, But there are many factors that prevent this from being simple.
Difference between Liga MX and Europe
Jorge Sánchez was a renowned full-back in Mexican football. Sanchez himself explained that he was in relative comfort with the Águilas del AméricaThis tranquility was frustrated when he arrived at Ajax.
“That’s what I try to tell them, they don’t look at us players so well, That’s where you go to fight, to earn your place. (…) In America I sometimes had no competition and There I had two competitions, sometimes even three. I’ve been watching my games since I’ve been in Europe and I’ve learned a lot of things. I’m more proactive in attack, which is something I was lacking,” he added.
🇲🇽👏 Jorge Sanchez with a very positive performance in his first ever start for FC Porto.
The Mexican right back took advantage of his first minutes as a starter and received much praise from Porto fans 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/SXZhN5Q5K3
— All Fútbol MX 🇲🇽 (@AllFutbolMX) October 29, 2023
In 2022, Jorge Sánchez arrived at Ajax Amsterdam and shared a dressing room with Edson Álvarez. Despite Sanchez played 26 games, scored 3 goals and provided 3 assiststhe Dutch team decided to loan him out the following season. Porto was his destination, club in which he played 23 more games. The Mexican has now returned to the Netherlands, a team with which he has a contract until June 2026.
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