After touring Europe, the ‘Paleta’ Esqueda considered he would have offers in Mexico but believes Tigres has frozen him in national football.
After Mexico’s title at the U-17 World Cup in 2005, Enrique Esqueda became one of the great promises of Mexican football, ‘El Paleta’ debuted in the first division in America and from there he made his way with Pachuca, Tigres, Veracruz and Chiapas; Esqueda also tried his hand in Polish football and his last club was East Bengal in India.
The frontside He has sought another chance in Mexican football but believes he was unable to do so due to a contractual dispute he had with Tigres several years ago., so he said it exclusively for that ESPN
I believe the doors are closed by the Tigers, I believe they are completely closedOn top of that I think they vetoed me, I never asked the senior managers but I am more than sure I had somehow made a name for myself in my country, I already played some years and supported myself. was still there, and overnight I didn’t have any offers in any of the divisions here in Mexico.
“ After playing in Europe I thought the doors would open again, I’ve seen a lot of cases of teammates going to Europe and simply with that fact that they return and play in Mexico, I thought it would be the same with me, I was when I played the last Europa League, I scored goals in Poland and it went pretty well and I didn’t make an offer in Mexico and I’m sure it was because of Tigres’s veto
Esqueda reminded the Northern team managers that they should not treat many footballers who pass their ranks with human qualities.
“ They have abused the player, it is a reality that a lot of the people who treated me very badly are no longer around, but it is something specific, it is something that has to do with contracts and what happened to so many they disappear with your hand on your waist, they don’t seduce your heart, because to them you’re just a product in the end, what hurts me the most is that you work so long for something, to get a deal and to close that suits you probably for your whole life and out of nowhere they turn off the switch, they turn off the light and it’s over. “
“The ‘Tuca’ Ferretti is a great guy and like you say he pays a lot for the man. I had a very good relationship with Ferretti and I’m sure if I call him at some point he will. answer me and I will have no problem having a conversation with him, the problem is the people in long pants who focus on closing businesses to move papers and make them disappear ”.
On the other hand, ‘El Paleta’ confessed that the Coronavirus pandemic has been a severe blow to his sports career.
“I returned from India, that was my last team and my last tournament, the pandemic was in, my daughter was born and I stayed here for a while because of my daughter’s birth, then the issue of the virus came in and I could don’t go anywhere anymore as this bug is quite complicated all over the world and has caused us all head over heels.
“ After a few offers I had to say no for fear, I didn’t want to risk it in any way, that’s why I have been standing for a long time, of course I would like to play again. one or two years after I retire, I want to retire playing football and not because of a nasty bug that is sending us all head over heels, “Esqueda told ESPN
At one point, Carlos Reinoso put the emphasis on Enrique Esqueda over Javier Hernández, a comparison that turned the Mexican football environment around at the time, but the forward who came from Club América is not that fond.
“The truth is it never touched me, never touched me mentally, but the media took a huge turn for it, it was an issue that started to react from all sides, but it never touched me, which I think Carlos Reinoso should have applied that phrase to me, there was no reason to express it when Javier was already in the best team in the world, it was just that he came to give me that phrase and motivated me, there was no reason to Say it in the media at the national level, eventually a dilemma arose as to whether Enrique was better than the ‘Chícharo’ and probably in technical capabilities, but the facts are there, Javier has played in the best teams in the world and their number is enormous, ”Esqueda said.
The ‘Paleta’ hopes to return to the playing field to finish his career and then start a career as a coach or manager, even one of his big dreams is to one day return to work at Club América.
“ Of course I would love to return to America, it’s an institution that opened its doors to me since I was 13 years old, then I spent 10 years in the institution and I think I left a mark, of course I would love it find to be part of it again. from that club, I’ve always said it’s most satisfying for me to be in a field and dressed up as an athlete, I love being on the field dressed in football shorts and shoes because that’s what I’ve got my whole life, of course I would like to be back in America and it is one of my dreams, ”concluded Esqueda.