By Sergio Silva
Dec 27, 2024, 05:32 AM EST
For Santiago Gimenez The arrival of Javier Aguirre to the bench of the Mexican National Team was a great success since his appointment has served to bring back to El Tri the illusion and the feeling that they can beat any rival no matter who it is.
In a recent interview with TNT Sports, the Feyenoord forward gave a summary of what his 2024 was like and did not leave out the topic of the Aztec team that went from an embarrassing role in the Copa América in the United States to recovering motivation and identity from other times.
“At this moment with the new coaching staff I think we have returned to the Mexican identity, the identity that we saw when we were children and we saw the Mexican National Team beating Brazil, France, Uruguay”assured the ‘Chaquito’.
The 23-year-old attacker remembered those years in which El Tri, regardless of the differences with respect to the largest teams, still stood side by side, something that for the player is recovering since the arrival of Javier Aguirre and Rafa Márquez to the bench of the Aztec team.
“We honestly knew that, at that time, for example, France had everyone playing in Europe and Mexico did not, but the players showed that drive, that extra, those balls, that which we have lacked a little in recent years in the national team but “Now that identity is returning to us.”he pointed out.
Santiago Giménez has been a regular in the Mexican National Team since Jaime Lozano’s last cycle in which he had an offensive slump and has remained a fixture in the squads since Javier Aguirre assumed a new stage at the head of the national team.
When does El Tri play again?
The Mexican National Team under the command of Javier Aguirre will be returning to the fields next March when it will be their turn to play in the Final Four of the Concacaf Nations League where they will face off against the Canadian National Team in the semifinals. .
El Tri will look for a victory in their series against the Canadians to settle in the final and try to take revenge after the defeat suffered against the United States in the last edition of the tournament (2-0) still under the technical direction of Jaime Lozano.
It must be remembered that the Mexican National Team is not playing the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup as it is one of the hosts along with the United States and Canada, so it will also be playing friendly matches throughout the year to refine details for the World.
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