Edrick Menjívar has had an outstanding Opening tournament in the National League and that day before his trip to Costa Rica, the meringue goalkeeper relived his moment spent in the lion’s goal.
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Being the starting goalkeeper in the three competitions in which Olimpia has participated, the native of Roatan confesses that his purpose was to stand out this year.
“On a personal level I had a great tournament, since I started I focused on that, but here the most important thing is the collective and improving personally would help the team and that was the result.”
And is that after so much criticism for his actions in matches with Olimpia, the goalkeeper wanted to shut up. “I used all the criticism they told me as motivation, I thought about it every time I went to train, I knew I had to shut up and that’s why I worked. Here are the successes.”
The good time that Edrick Menjívar is having led him to be nominated for the National Team. “We know that ‘Buba’ is a great goalkeeper, there is a lot of competition and we know that the only way to fight for ownership with him is by working on the team, and the teacher will decide if he calls me and then if he gives me the opportunity. “.
Edrick Menjívar during his career at the Olympia shared good times with Alexander Lopez, flying Alajuelense and that makes the duel special.
“We spent a lot of time talking to the ‘Perri’, we know it’s a player class, you have to score well and it will be a nice match. Who is the ‘Perri? Alex (López) “.
And he adds: “I hope you don’t even shoot at the frame. We’ve been getting along well since we were at the Olympia, we formed a nice friendship, we’ve been talking a lot.”
Before the end of the interview, the meringue goalkeeper confessed that they already have an agreed bet with his friend. “In fact we already have a bet, whoever loses must invite dinner when he comes to Honduras. Whoever wins decided.”