“Piojo” Herrera admitted that he was surprised by his sudden departure from Las Águilas and that he had no contact with the owner of the team.
MEXICO CITY – Miguel Herrera broke the silence 48 hours after Televisa’s high command will make the decision to fire him from Club América.
In an extensive discussion with ESPN, the former Eagles coach admits today that certain extra-football situations could cause the club’s owner, Emilio Azcárraga, and his football committee director, Joaquín Balcárcel, to make the decision to fire him, but at the same time he defends himself. sporting achievements and assures them that what happened at the break of the Concachampions semifinal against LAFC was an excuse to interrupt their process.
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“It seems to me that this was a pretext, I can’t say that it was extracancha because honestly what happened on Saturday was absolutely nothing; I was talking to their technician (Bob Bradley) when the assistant (Ante Razov) approached, he also shouted I don’t know how many things and I said “calm down, I’ll calm people down”. I was very calm, I reassured my people, I took people and suddenly he pulled my hair and you got a little out of control, but I didn’t react, I said “I can’t be wrong”. Maybe in other times I would have come back and hit him or done something, but I am making decisions that take place in two seconds, we leave and when I return to the field he informs me that I am expelled “, he explained” Piojo ‘in video call interview.
“(Razov) He stretches out his hand as if he is leaving and my eye is eating me, but at the end of the day, I repeat, I went to the dressing room aware of what we had to do in the game to try to reach the goal which was to continue with in favor and take advantage of that extra man I had, then it seems to me that looking for that situation is a pretext, because at the end of the day I am like this: I am passionate, I will not change overnight and I will not change because that reflects my teams, the passion and determination that I have always shown ”.
However, the same Herrera admits that sometimes he has to control his temper better.
“That I have to be measured, yes, and today, between this putting and some who take it, are the circumstances that happen. I remain with the gratitude I have for this institution, with the love that everyone has given me, From the first day I landed (in America) at the end of 2011 and until today that we are at the end of 2020, all the time I spent during this club, I keep that affection, that determination that gave me- a world and asked me for it, of the club and of the fans, then I am just grateful and I try to work and do my best wherever my projects go ”.
The 52-year-old strategist admitted that extrajudicial situations in his career cost him dearly, such as being left out of Mexico’s national team in 2015 after an altercation with communicator Christian Martinoli or now with America, but he always paid for all.
“Yes, there are things I have done that obviously hurt my work, especially after 2015, no doubt there are circumstances that we need to reflect on.At the end of the day, you are the leader of a team and you have to prove one thing, when you are in the institution you have to be a measured and thinking person, but sometimes you have a fever, sometimes you gain the desire to do everything possible. possible, but I’m also passionate and if I’m not passionate, it’s not me, “he said.
“The only circumstance was in 2015 (under the name of DT del Tri), which brought a significant personal shooting and exploded in my head, but after that there was never a shocking situation, there was never a mess. Dimes and diretes, loss of concentration, yes; that of insulting a referee (Marco Antonio Ortiz) when he left the stadium, who also stupidly told the press that they asked me when I should have followed, and these are the fever that comes suddenly to you it hurts, “he added.
But from each of them I paid my consequences, they didn’t owe me either, I can’t say “ah, they were forgiven”, they never forgave me! They perceived my debts, that stupidity what I did , I paid them, they are not in debt, at no time did they give me a second chance, they were all punctual and paid, with fines or with these circumstances to be unemployed in search of that pretext, so unfortunately it was my race, I will continue to think that I need to be more measured, to think about what the team needs on the field and that they don’t need a leader to do that.