By Edgardo Avelar
27 Jul 2024, 20:00 PM EDT
Under the knowledge of the facts that comes from having been one of the figures who left a legacy in Mexican football, Chilean Juan Carlos Veradid not stop to criticize the low level of striker Julián Quiñones in the last Copa América 2024, of whom he said that he only went to send crosses, but that he never He made the difference that a naturalized player should have.
In statements for the radio program Puma TerritoryVera highlighted that: “I expected a lot from the Mexican National Team, now in the Copa América where there were very few goals, players that I thought were going to stand out, like this Colombian boy who is already naturalized, Julián Quiñones, but the only thing I saw of him, He never passed to anyone, he always made crosses, And I said: ‘what he does, I can do at my age (64 years old), which is to make crosses and never go to the side’
Vera did not stop there and pointed out that: “I think that the Mexican team needs more commitment, more dedication and in this case the Colombian Quiñones should make a difference and the only thing I saw was that he sent a cross, he did nothing else, So I tell myself, that’s why I’m going to play now at 60 years old and I’ll do it better.”
The former Pumas midfielder who had his peak with the university team and in Mexican football in the early 90s, When they were crowned champions in the 1990-91 season, with one of the best squads in the history of the felines alongside Jorge Campos, Claudio Suárez, Abraham Nava, Ricardo Ferretti, Alberto García Aspe and Luis García, he also highlighted that the Mexican national team missed the daring style that the Mexicans had.
“Now that I see the National Team, It is not a team that convinces the fansto gain a little confidence. That was what was different from before, The Mexican players were more daring, and that is not seen now, it is a very flat football for what the Mexican footballer is.” he said without fear of being wrong.
Vera put his finger on the sore spot by pointing out that the great generation of players like Luis García, Jorge Campos, Claudio Suárez and Alberto García Aspe is missed: “That affection and that work to produce great players has been lost.”because if you keep looking at the number of players that Mexico has produced in the last 20 years, those names no longer stick out so much.
About those players, he added: Players who are in people’s minds? Jorge Campos, Luis García, García Aspe. Those names come to mind when we talk about Mexican football, we talk about that type of players. because they left something, but now I think it is a complicated time without figures.”
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