The experienced strategist assured that the placement of the French in this category has a very short memory.
The experienced technician Manuel Lapuente offered words of praise for the Frenchman before Tigers, Andre Pierre Gignac, but in his concept he is not the best foreign footballer in the history of Mexican football.
“It’s very difficult to say who is the best foreign player who came to Mexico, there were great foreign players in Mexico who came to play and make a difference, you can’t tell me that Gignac is the best foreigner who came to Mexico, I think many even better than him came without a doubt and especially in the position of central striker “said the former strategist Tri in a conversation with ESPN.
“You have to remember that the position of the central striker is fueled by the work of the other players, I do not agree with that Gignac be the best, which was generated much more by journalism than anything else, saying that Gignac it is best to show that we have a very short memory, “he added.
In addition to being the top scorer in the history of the feline franchise, the European striker is accumulating three goals in the current Club World Cup this is disputed in Qatar, where Tigers will shoot the title clash against him Bayern Munich.
Also, Manuel Lapuente, coach al Tigers in two stages, he highlighted the work he did Ricardo Ferretti leading the Nordic team and hopes to win Club World CupHowever, he avoided labeling “Tuca” a Mexican football historian.
“I don’t like this word of history, no one is a historian, however it is a reality that” Tuca “did an excellent job and is one of the great technicians who was in Mexico without a doubt and I say it because results Due to his work, due to the way he works, he is a man of work, experience and deep knowledge of football, of course, I consider him to be one of the great coaches of this country, but the truth is that from a historical point of view, I still don’t understand that little word and I don’t put it on anyone, “he concluded The bridge.