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Chivas' accounts do not balance with their top star

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By Edgardo Avelar

Unless a miracle happens in the last three games of the regular tournament and in the league for the title of the Apertura 2024 tournament, everything indicates that Javier Chicharito Hernandez It would become one of the bad sports investments they have made the Chivas in recent times.

Perhaps this assessment or analysis sounds catastrophic or lapidary.but the reality of the numbers does nothing to favor the international star that Guadalajara brought in last tournament to boost their chances of reaching the long-awaited title that they have not achieved since the 2017 Clausura tournament.

To make matters worse, Javier Hernández has not paid in his favor With a less bellicose image on social networks and in the face of any public questioning about his football level, he has responded negatively, trying to get everyone to observe his presence with the same prism that he observes his return to Chivas.

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Because if Chivas thought that With the arrival of Chicharito he would carry his aspirations for the title At the highest level, the reality is that Javier Hernández’s contribution on the field has been a must from any angle you want to see him on the field of play when there are only four games left to play and where he is not considered for this Friday in the date 14 against Puebla.

To the Chivas after the game with the Pueblans He will only have to face the Pumas, Santos Laguna and Atlético de San Luis, but as things stand, everything would indicate that Javier Hernández would be ready for the play in if he maintains seventh position or the direct league if he manages to reach or surpass Pumas. Tigres and Tijuana that surpass them by three points from fourth to sixth place.

The injuries have not left him alone

Muscle injuries have not left Javier Hernández alone, especially because his physical condition has not allowed him to fully recover after the serious knee injury that kept him sidelined for eight months. before signing to return to Chivas the previous tournament.

From there, tears, muscle overload and lack of rhythm They have charged him dearly for this inactivity and they have prevented him from acquiring optimal physical condition to be useful to the interests of the team led by Amaury Vergara.

So far no one doubts the capacity by Javier Hernández, but the Chivas fans have become disenchanted for not being able to see the forward from 14 years ago in Guadalajara and that allowed him to play in teams of the caliber of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham United, Sevilla and LA Galaxy, but reality says otherwise.

The low activity

Until now, the famous Chicharito adds 290 minutes in five games where he has managed to be active, where on matchday one against Toluca he added 61 minutes, on matchday 2 against Tijuana 87 minutes, on matchday three against Gallos Blancos de Querétaro 64 and on matchday four against Mazatlán 67, as well as on matchday eight against León just 11 minutes.

While Javier Hernández has missed the matches of the dates: 5 against Tigres, 6 against FC Juárez, 9 against Cruz Azul, 10 against Monterrey, against Atlas in the classic Guadalajara, in 12 against Pachuca and in the recent 13 against Necaxa.

For that reason, Chivas has had to adjust its lines and raffle it off with Carlos Cisneros, Ricardo Marín, Yael Padilla and the Mexican-American Cade Cowell, to carry out the offensive tasks and the production without being a marvel, they have fulfilled to have the team fighting at the top of the table.

Guadalajara, Jalisco on September 18, 2024., during the match corresponding to matchday 8 of the Apertura 2024 tournament of the BBVA MX League, between the Chivas Rayadas of Guadalajara and the Esmeraldas of Club León, held at the Akron stadium. Photo: Imago7/ Juan Carlos Cubeyro.
Javier Hernández with the coldness of the numbers against him.
Credit: Juan Carlos Cubeyro. | Imago7

Now if intention of the board headed by Amaury Vergara It was the marketing aspect, because Javier Hernández has really had an advertising impact and obviously the sale of t-shirts with his name has been quite copious, but in sports the coldness of the numbers works against him.

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