Enrique Borja, who was the president of the cats, defines the points that determined the university team to become a stellar actor
Enrique Borja, player of the World Cup in England 66 and Mexico 70, in addition to being a national football manager and currently a sports commentator, explained the reasons that led to Tigers not only to become a protagonist of Mexican football, but also to be placed in the center of attention of international football, in this case, in Club World Cup, where he is a few hours away from the fight against the final Bayern Munich.
Entrance, Enrique Borja he did not hesitate to maintain this “Tuca” Ferretti He is one of the best coaches in Mexican football: “He has been in this position for many years and is one of the best Mexican and foreign coaches, there is no doubt because because of his achievements he left school.”
He remembered that he was the one who took the Brazilian for the first time to Tigers, “After being champion with Chivas; He asks permission from President Chivas, then leaves the Tigers and returns again … Time tells you that the determination to take “Tuca” was important, due to his ability, his quality and what he is as a human being, as a professional ”.
“I knew him very well for many things, but also for the time spent at Pumas, both as a player and as a coach. We had mutual friends, he also had a philosophy of work and his ability was never questioned. The ability has already been shown, being champion and forming groups in the teams in which he had been. This makes you think about short, medium and long term plans with him. “
Borja pointed out that, in addition to having the Brazilian, Tigers has an element of quality of Andre Pierre Gignac: “De Gignac you have to see how he moves, how he stands out, how he supports his teammates, defending and attacking. Because you see it in the corners; 60% or more of the rejections are his. “
“Gignac fights with all the balls, makes his teammates raise the level of competition, asks on the field, but asks a lot of himself. It hurts a lot to fail. So he makes his teammates feel like when he fails he has to to hurt, but he has to try again. This is the important thing for a player who respects his institution. “
He said that another thing he really likes about Gignac is his gift of helping and collaborating with altruistic causes: “He is an excellent human being, with everything that emanates from him. I am very happy that foreigners like them come to Mexico and leave that school “.
CEMEX REQUESTS RESULTS … NOT CAREER
Enrique Borja was president of the Tigres from 1999 to 2000 and from 2007 to 2009. In his first stage, he held the position of president of the Mexican Football Federation.
“To be president of the federation, you have to be as equal as possible with all the teams and that was the case for me, but I think it’s not good; it’s better how it’s treated now … At that time there was no fee for the president of the federation, at least I didn’t receive any money. I don’t know if the presidents are being paid now, but I didn’t have a salary; I had the salary I had in Tigre and it was over ”.
Borja denied that by “Tuca” Ferreti He does not like young people and tends to bet on those of prestige and experience, showing that they demand results from the Brazilian and not the training of the players.
“Although sometimes it seems not, you must first see the philosophy of the club. Tigres belongs to the autonomous region of Nuevo León, but is managed by Sinergia Deportiva, which was CEMEX; These are the ones that tell you what philosophy is. In this case, a winning team. “
“Remember that ‘Tuca’ worked in Pumas and had that philosophy of working with young people in Pumas. And he has it now, that’s not lost. He is trying to have the best Mexican and foreign players and he has to try to give the youngsters a “chance” based on what he thinks, which is to win and also knows what the board asks him to do. “
In this sense, Enrique Borja underlined: “Today, Tigres achieved what a team from Mexico did not achieve. And it has that international competition that, logically, we would have liked to have those of us who went through a team, but UANL does not want that university spirit, colors, shield, mentality to be lost in team ”.