Gullit Peña admits it hurts to be labeled a simple alcoholic

The Mexican midfielder says he has never hit rock bottom despite his known alcohol problems

The Mexican midfielder Carlos ‘Gullit’ Peña recognized that the image they have of him hurts national fans, noting that it hurts to be considered an alcoholic, an aspect that has colored his professional career.

“The truth is that I’m fine, I’ve personally been through difficult things in the sense that I’ve been criticized a lot and that’s fine,” he said. Gullit Peña“I’m really used to that, I’m not afraid or afraid of criticism, if I was afraid or afraid of that, I would be locked up in my house and I would have already retired.

“Sometimes a lot of people criticize, judge and point without really knowing the person or knowing what happened. Alcohol has always been mentioned about me, but when you look at YouTube or from all the images that have come out of me I think they have never seen a picture of me drinking an alcoholic drink

In interview for ESPNassured the former Leo player that no matter what is said about him, there is no photo of him in the media showing him in an awkward state.

“I’m sure there is no such picture and no one has seen it, but still they judge and criticize and sometimes point the finger at me to hide their own problems, “he said.” But I’m used to that I am not afraid of anything and personally I am very good, my mentality has always been very strong, I’ve always been good around people who love me, people who love me from the heart. I’ve always had them by my side and that’s the most important thing. ”

Likewise, he claimed that he is not perfect and accepted that he has made many mistakes in his career and assured that people are more interested in his professional life than what he does on the field.

“As I’ve always said I am not a robot, I am human that like everyone else I made a lot of mistakes, it’s a reality that yes I made mistakes but I always get up to justify myself for those mistakes, said the current El Salvador FAS player. “I always keep moving forward like you say, I have a lot of backlash with a lot of criticism and nothing happens, it’s just part of it, each person has their own personality.”

Gullit Peña, who won a two-time championship with León in his career, stated that “those who criticize, point out and point out are sometimes more interested in my life than their own, but I have no problem, I live my life happily thanks to for god i do what i like, i work in what i like, i have people who love me close to me and the truth is i can’t ask for more, i am healthy and i will always keep going “.