The traditional one will take place this Saturday Boxing Day in the Premier League, Date on which English league matches are scheduled the day after Christmas. Ever since the Mexicans came to the league with Jared Borgetti in 2005, few Aztec players were able to take part in this iconic date. In fact, they have only appeared in eight games out of the last 15 and this thanks to players like Javier Hernández, Which was the one that had the most duels on that date.
Out here, of the 10 Mexicans who have been to the Premier League in these 15 years, only five of them could be considered at the time to play on December 26th, Date on which the English league matches are scheduled.
This 2020 there will also be no Mexicans participating in the Boxing day, Since Raúl Jiménez is recovering from his skull injury and will have to follow the Wolves in the distance.
The strikers have given their face
Interestingly, they are the strikers who have faced the Mexicans in the Boxing day. For example, the same Borgetti was in December of 2006 in the duel where Bolton tied 0-0 up Sunderland. The next to participate was Guillermo Franco, Mexican naturalized Argentine, who played, but did not score, in the 2-0 victory of the West Ham on the Portsmouth, In 2009.
Hence, the next striker to play one Boxing day was Javier Hernández, what participated in five duels of that date. The Mexican was considered four times by the Manchester United and a pel West Ham. The sweetest turnout was on December 26, 2012 when the Red devils they beat 4-3 a Castell Nou with Chicharito’s goal, Which was that of victory.
Raúl Jiménez had played the previous two occasions (2018 and 2019) of which the best was the last, where a goal of his was part of the victory from’ Wolverhampton 3-2 against Manchester City.
Another of the Mexicans who had a chance to play on December 26 was Carlos Salcido, no way was 90 minutes into Fulham’s 1-3 defeat to West Ham United.
They didn’t get a chance to play on the famous day
On the other hand, the rest of the Mexican players who have been in the Premier League but they did not play the Boxing day son Nery Castillo, With the Manchester City, As well as Young Dos Santos, Who never had a chance to play one Boxing day nor with the Ipswich Town nor with the Tottenham in the various stages he played in these clubs.
To them is added Pablo Barrera in its stage in the West Ham, As well as Carlos Vela, Who in December 2008 and 2009 played matches with Arsenal but towards the Boxing day.
Finally the other Mexican who was on English soil without playing on that date was Miguel Layún with the Watford and curiously, in December 2016, there were no Mexican players in the Premier League.
What is Boxing Day?
the Boxing day is a traditional date in England dating from the Middle Ages, where wealthy families fed their servants the day after Christmas; this was delivered in boxes, hence the name. the Premier League adopt this day to schedule football games.
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