Miguel Herrera surprised the fans to leave André-Pierre Gignac on the field for so long in the tie against León FC by 2-2 and revealed the reason why he made this decision.
Tigres UANL drew 2-2 against León FC with goals from Raymundo Fulgencio and Luis Quiñones, as well as the return of André-Pierre Gignac to the ranks of the feline starter, but journalists were concerned about the injury to French gunner.
In his first match under the orders of the Poll in the 2021 Opening Tournament he did not have many brilliances, but he gained the confidence of the Mexican strategist to complete the 90 minutes as a starter and try to return to the goal until the last moment.
Faced with this question, and concerned about the extent of Gignac’s ankle injury in recent months, reporters asked Herrera about this issue and the coach did not hesitate to answer.
“The truth was that it wasn’t the idea for André to play the full 90 minutes, but I saw him well, if he sometimes walks because he’s not physically in the hundred, but he’s a very important player for us and we hope he keeps picking up.” assured in a press conference the Poll.
However, he said he still lacked the pace of football to return to his best version and extended his criticism of the team for the counterattack goal: “We were quite distracted. We are attacking and leaving spaces. The best that the team then started with a better treatment of the ball and that led us to find the tie. “
The next match of the UANL Tigers team will be on Sunday against Rayados de Monterrey where the French gunner is running to be a starter in Miguel Herrera’s tactical scheme so that he can pick up the pace of football and become the lethal striker for whom he is known.