Mexico City /
Gerardo Arteaga, player of Genk from Belgium, acknowledged that Mexican footballers have a major limitation that prevents them from moving to Europe: his lack of mentality, which is reflected in the constant complaints that flow as soon as they get to training.
The Santos youth team remembered seeing their colleagues he questions the jobs they were supposed to do, the field in which he trains and even the meals offered by the teams, a constant that contrasts with what lives on the Old Continent.
“I haven’t seen any players in Europe complain for something, complaining about some workouts, complaining that they are tired; nothing here, everyone works here and from the beginning of the training, you see everyone focused, everyone involved, “he said. Arteaga in an interview with ESPN.
Asked what his national colleagues need in order to develop professionally and to rub shoulders with higher level football, he considered that, in addition to talent, “To have professionalism and dedication”, something his colleagues make clear in every session.
“You can’t be told to do things here, you know what to do, how to do it. In addition, if it’s what you do, if it’s your dream, you know you have to do it with professionalism and dedication, “he said.
“I don’t understand why there are players who complain when they go to training; they come to train and they already complain about everything, when it’s the only thing we do. They pay us for what we do, it’s what we like, it’s been our dream since we were kids. “
Although this season has gone through ups and downs, in recent weeks Arteaga has won eleven starting in Genk and has already added 17 participations in the season, where he scored a goal and gave five assists.