Enrique Borja, who was president of the felines, defines the points that led the college team to become a great actor
Enrique Borja, a World Cup player in England 66 and Mexico 70, in addition to being also a national football manager and currently a sports commentator, explained the reasons that led to the Tigers not only to become a protagonist of Mexican football, but also to get into the spotlight of international football, in this case in the World cup for clubs, where he is a few hours away from the final against Bayern Munich.
Imports, Enrique Borja did not hesitate to maintain that ‘Tuca’ Ferretti He is one of the best coaches in Mexican football: “He has held that position for many years, and he is undoubtedly one of the best Mexican and foreign coaches because his performance has made him leave school.”
He recalled that he was the one who first took the Brazilian to the Tigers, “After being champion with Chivas; He asks permission from the president of Chivas and then he leaves Tigres and returns again … Time tells you that the determination to have taken the ‘Tuca’ was important because of its capacity, its quality and what it is like man. be like a professional ”.
“I knew him very well for many things, but also for his time at Pumas, both as a player and as a coach. We had mutual friends, he also had a philosophy of working and his prowess has never been questioned. The ability had already been demonstrated, being a champion and making groups in the teams where he had been. That makes you think of short, medium and long term plans with him. “
Borja emphasized that in addition to the Brazilian, Tigers has an element of quality Andre Pierre Gignac: “The Gignac has to be seen how he moves, how he stands out, how he supports, defends and attacks his teammates. Because you see it in the corners; 60 percent or more of the rejections are his. “
“Gignac fights all the balls, he makes his teammates raise the level of competition, he demands off the track, but he demands a lot from himself. It hurts him a lot to fail. So he gives his teammates it. “Feeling like they fail. It must hurt, but they also have to try again. That’s the most important thing for a player who respects his attitude.”
He said another thing he really likes about Gignac is his ability to help and collaborate with altruistic causes: “He’s an excellent person, with everything that goes out of him. I am very happy that these types of foreigners come to Mexico and leave that school ”.
CEMEX REQUIRES RESULTS… NO QUARRY
Enrique Borja was president of the Tigres from 1999 to 2000 and from 2007 to 2009. In his first phase, he was also president of the Mexican Football Association.
“To be president of the federation, you have to be as equal as possible with all teams and that was the case in my case, but I don’t think it’s good; it’s better how it’s handled now … At the time there was no charge to be president of the federation, at least I didn’t receive any money. I don’t know if presidents are paid now, but I had no salary; I had the salary I had in Tigre and it was over ”.
Borja dismissed the fact by saying that ‘Tuca’ Ferreti He doesn’t like young people and he is inclined to bet on prestige and experience, which shows that they demand results from the Brazilian and not from the training of players.
“Although it sometimes seems like no, you first have to see what the philosophy of the club is. Tigres belongs to the autonomous region of Nuevo León, but is managed by Sinergia Deportiva, which was CEMEX; That’s the ones that tell you what the philosophy is. In this case a winning team. “
“Remember that ‘Tuca’ worked in Pumas and he had that philosophy of working with young people in Pumas. And he’s got it now, that’s not lost. He’s trying to have the best Mexican and foreign players, and he has to try to give him a ‘chance’ to young people based on what he thinks, namely win, and he also knows what the board wants from him ”.
In this sense, Enrique Borja said: “Today Tigres has achieved what a team from Mexico could not have achieved. And it’s that international competition that we logically would have liked with those of us going through a team, but the UANL doesn’t want that university spirit, the colors, the shield, the mentality to be lost in the team ”.