Tigres’ ‘bomb’ reinforcement for the 2021 Opening was the hiring of Florian Thauvin, but this element was expelled in the 34th minute of his first encounter with the felines (in front of Sants) and then, after fulfilling the his sanction has only come into change.
However, Thauvin was sincere in stressing that he asked Miguel Herrera for time to dock, as he did not feel good about the change from Europe to Mexico, but now he already feels ready to be a starter again. with cats.
“Like I said before it’s a matter of adjustment, I’m not here to be in the bank, I’m to play and I agree with Miguel that I need time to get used to it and that’s why I was in the bank, but little by little Miguel gives me minutes on the track, and now I’m ready to start (headline), ”Thauvin said.
“I feel good, it’s a big change in my life because I was in Europe before and there are a lot of things to change, life, mentality, football, but I’m happy here in Mexico, I really love the city, the club, the mentality of the people and you have to get used to it because it’s a big change, ”he said.
Thauvin asked not to be a starter for a while
He already wants to play from the start, but if Florian went to the bench after serving his sanction, it was at his request that he made it to the Poll; thus participating 21 minutes against Galls, 57 against Mazatlán and 66 with Atlas.
“After the second game I played I talked to Miguel and I told him that for now I’m not feeling well, I need to get used to the game, my teammates, the heat, a lot of things and I wasn’t physically ready, I skip heart, when I talk to Miguel I told him that I prefer to work hard with the physical trainer to be ready for the game and enter slowly to gain confidence and also get used to the effort, I have been working for a long time now and I think I’m ready to start. “
Florian is even seen playing alongside André-Pierre Gignac, with whom he longs to be a duo again. “I’m in a hurry for André to come back because I want to play with him, we know each other well on the court and hopefully everything will go well together. I’m ready to start the game, I’m training well,” he said.