The experienced strategist said that putting the French striker in this category is to have a very short memory.
The experienced technician Manuel Lapuente offered words of praise for the French striker of tigers, Andre Pierre Gignac, But in his concept he is not the best foreign soccer player in the history of Mexican soccer.
“It’s very difficult to say who is the best foreign player who has come to Mexico, there have been great foreign players in Mexico and who have come to play and make a difference, you can’t tell me that Gignac is the best foreigner who has come to Mexico , I think many have come and better than him without a doubt and especially in the position of center forward “said the former strategist of the Tri in a talk with ESPN.
“It must be remembered that the position of center forward is fed by the work of other players, I do not agree that Gignac be the best, this has been generated much more by journalism than anything else, say that Gignac it is best to show that we have a very short memory, “he added.
In addition to being the top scorer in the history of the feline franchise, the European Ram has accumulated three goals in the current Club World Cup which is disputed in Qatar, where tigers will dispel the clash for the title in front of the Bayern Munich.
Besides, Manuel Lapuente, Coach of tigers in two stages, he highlighted the work he has done Ricardo Ferretti at the front of the northern ensemble and hopes to win the Club World Cup, But he avoided putting the ” Tuca ‘label on him as a Mexican football historian.
“I don’t like this word historical, nobody is historical, but it’s a reality that ‘Tuca’ has done an excellent job and is one of the great technicians in Mexico without a doubt and I say that for results, for the work, for the way of working, he is a man of work, experience and deep knowledge of football, of course I consider him one of the great coaches of this country, but this historic the truth is that I still don’t understand this word and I don’t put it to anyone “, he concluded Lapuente.