“Pădușul” pointed out that the injuries diminished the midfielder’s career and that he asked for Brazil 2014 to be relieved due to the discomfort in his feet
Former American coach Miguel Herrera has withdrawn his statements about Giovani dos Santos, in which he criticized his performance due to injuries and an alleged discomfort in his legs, during the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, for which he requested a replacement.
“I want to clarify that Giovani dos Santos is a very important player, both at the World Cup and now in America; Yes, Gio, you felt offended, the truth is something that was not my intention. I want to tell you that I have a great appreciation for you and for me you will always be a very important player “, said the coach through his YouTube channel.
In the previous days, “Piojo” detailed the player’s behavior with the azulcrema club and a conversation he had with the midfielder during the world fair, in which he asked to be relieved because his legs burned and compared him to Javier “Chicharito” Hernández.
“He has a situation that hurts and it is:“ it hurts and it hurts ”and from there you don’t get it: he finishes a game for 60 minutes and the kinesiologist tells me that he is ready to play for 60 minutes; that’s how I took it three games, until the fourth game tells me it brings discomfort. They assured me that he was in pain and he was injured and threw three games without playing, because his thigh hurt, “he said in an interview with Carlos Muñoz.
El ‘Piojo also recalled what happened in the game against the Netherlands in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he revealed that the reason for Giovani’s departure was due to blisters on his legs, which is why he compared him to his lack of attitude with “Chicharito” Hernández.
“His legs were burning, he asked me for a change, because his legs were burning and he couldn’t stand blisters anymore and then I talked to him.”
“If you had said ‘Chicharo’ to me, then I would have burned his ears, he would have played,” he said in an interview with Carlos Muñoz.
Having made these words known, Giovani Dos Santos expressed his version of events through a message on his Instagram account.
“In every story there are always two versions and this is the one I experienced in the match against the Netherlands at the World Cup in Brazil 2014: When I see that I will leave, I felt at the best moment of the game and not he suffered no physical discomfort. Obviously, he was upset, no doubt, this type of game is the one that everyone wants to play. If anyone doubts what I’m saying, watch the video of that duel and show me where you see a gesture of pain or that I’m going to the bank to ask for change, the images speak for themselves “.
“I insist: that day I wanted to finish the game and even if I had blisters on my legs, burned ears or I was out of breath, things that did not happen, I would have given everything to be 90 minutes with my team Said Dos Santos on his social networks.