Jaime Lozano congratulates Raúl Jiménez for his awakening at Fulham: “Football is rewarding him”

The technical director of the Mexican National Team, Jaime Lozanoassured that feels satisfaction for the good moment that Raúl Jiménez is experiencing, with Fulham of the English Premier Leaguesomething that for the Aztec strategist is a reward for the constant work that the Aztec striker does.

Raúl Jiménez, who this Sunday will face Fulham against West Ham in a match corresponding to matchday 16 of the English championship, He has scored three goals in his team’s last four gamesa streak that put an end to more than six months without being able to score.

“It gives me a lot of emotion for him, it gives me emotion because many times when a striker doesn’t score goals, people may think that he is in a bad moment and it’s not just about scoring goals.”Jaime Lozano commented to the TUDN channel during the Copa América 2024 draw that was held on Thursday in Miami.

“When Raúl was called up to the national team for the first time he scored three goals in two games and then he had not been able to score more than one in England”recalled Lozano, who has maintained confidence in the forward to be present in El Tri.

For the coach of the Mexican team This awakening that Raúl Jiménez is experiencing is the product of the effort that the 32-year-old attacker puts into him who this season already has three goals in 14 games played with Fulham for the English championship.

“Football is rewarding him as it always rewards the player who is constant, who is professional and who often works more for the team than for himself”commented Lozano, highlighting Jiménez’s qualities.

“I am very happy for him, I sent him a congratulatory message and you could see his joy, he is a great player and above all a great person”the coach continued, referring to the player who has just scored a double against Nottingham Forrest in the 5-0 win.

A tough road to reach the Copa América

Jaime Lozano was present at the 2024 Copa América draw in which Mexico was placed in Group B of the tournament along with Venezuela, Ecuador and Jamaicaa classification that was quite difficult to achieve for the Mexican strategist.

“We arrived well, we suffered and suffered a lot, I think more than we all expected, but Honduras did things very well, especially at home”the coach recalled about the quarterfinal series of the Concacaf Nations League.

In the series against the Hondurans, El Tri had to recover after a surprising 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Tegucigalpa to turn the tie around and achieve a victory by the same result at the Azteca Stadium and end up forcing penalties where they were left with the victory.

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