The ‘Piojo’ has noted that injuries have shortened the midfielder’s career and that he asked to be relieved Brazil 2014 for foot discomfort
Former American coach Miguel Herrera retracted statements about Giovani dos Santos, In which he criticized his performance due to injuries and an alleged discomfort in his feet, during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, for which he asked for a replacement.
“I want to clarify that Giovani dos Santos is a very important player, both in the World Cup and in America; if Gio, you felt offended, the truth is something that was not my intention. I want to tell you that I have a great esteem and for me you will always be a very important player, “the coach said via his Youtube channel.
In previous days, ‘Piojo’ detailed the player’s behavior with the club azulcrema and a conversation he had with the midfielder during the world fair, In which he asked to be relieved because his feet were burning and compared him to Javier Chicharito Hernández.
“He has a situation that hurts and it’s: ‘it hurts and it hurts me’ and you don’t get him out of here: he finishes a game in 60 minutes and the kinesiologist tells me he’s about to play for 60 minutes, so I took him three matches, in the fourth match they tell me that he is in trouble, they assured me that he was hurting and he was injured and he threw three games without playing, because his thigh hurt, “he said in an interview with Carlos Muñoz.
The ‘Poll 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 feet, which is why he compared him to his lack of attitude with the ‘Chicharito’ Hernández.
“His feet were burning, he did ask me for a change, because his feet were burning, and he couldn’t stand the bottles anymore and that’s when I talked to him.”
“If you had told me ‘Chicharo’, that would have burned his ears, he would have played,” he said in an interview with Carlos Muñoz.
After making these words known, Giovani Dos Santos externalized his version of events through a message on his Instagram account.
“In any story there are always two versions and this is the one I experienced in the match against Holland in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil: When I see that I will leave I felt at the best moment of the match and did not suffer any physical discomfort. Obviously I was upset, certainly this kind of match is what anyone would want to play in. If anyone doubts what I say, watch the video of that duel and show me where I see a gesture of pain or I go to the bench to ask for the change, the images speak for themselves “.
“I insist: that day I wanted to finish the game and even if I had blisters on my feet, burned ears or shortness of breath, things that did not happen, I would have given everything to be the 90 minutes with my team,” said Dos Santos on their social networks.