The ‘Luis’ pointed out that the injuries affected the midfielder’s career and that he asked for Brazil to be relieved in 2014 due to foot discomfort
Former América coach Miguel Herrera withdrew his statements about Giovani dos Santos, criticizing his performance for 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 make it clear that Giovani dos Santos is a very important player, both at the World Cup and now in America; Yes Gio, you felt insulted, the truth is something I didn’t mean to. I want to tell you that I really appreciate you and that you will always be a very important player for me, ”said the coach via his YouTube channel.
In previous days the ‘Piojo’ detailed the player’s behavior with the azulcrema club and a conversation he had with the midfielder at the World Fair, in which he asked to be relieved because his feet burned and compared him to Javier “Chicharito” Hernández.
“He’s got a situation where he’s hurting himself and that’s, ‘it hurts and it hurts’ and from there you don’t get it: he’s playing a match for 60 minutes and the kinesiologist tells me he’s ready to go. 60 minutes to play, that’s how I took him three games to fourth The game tells me it’s an inconvenience They assured me it hurt and he got injured and he threw three games without playing because his thigh hurt, ” he said in an interview with Carlos Muñoz.
El ‘Piojo also recalled what happened in the match against the Netherlands during 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 towards ‘Chicharito’ Hernández.
“His feet were burning, he asked me to change because his feet were burning, and he couldn’t stand the blisters anymore and that was when I talked to him.”
“If you had told me the ‘Chicharo’ I had burned his ears, he would have played,” he said in an interview for Carlos Muñoz.
After declaring these words, Giovani Dos Santos shared his version of the events via a message on his Instagram account
“In every story there are always two versions and this is the one I experienced in the game against the Netherlands at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil: when I see that I am going to leave, I felt at the best moment of the game and did not suffer. just physical discomfort. He was clearly upset, this type of game is undoubtedly the game everyone wants to play. If anyone is in doubt about what I’m saying, watch the video of that duel and show me where you see a gesture of pain or if I go to the couch 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, burnt ears or I was short of breath, things that didn’t happen I would have given anything to be with my team for 90 minutes, ”he said. Dos Santos said on his social media.