Maynor Figueroa is one of those Honduran footballers in danger of extinction. A disciplined man, with character, professional and above all with an extraordinary level. The defender explains what is to come for Honduras in the next qualifying rounds.
In an interview with the daily brandMaynor discusses his career and is surprised when he talks about the friendship and the company of Boniek Garcia, the charismatic Houston Dynamo captain who will play his 10th season with the Oranges in MLS.
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He’s not thinking about retirement, he’s motivated at the age of 38: “They grow every day, which should not be missing. If there is something that keeps me active, then it is, the desire that I must continue to succeed and the desire that I must continue to do things well. the chance, again, so I am very happy and from minute zero we put in energy and with great pleasure ”.
Compliments to Boniek García, his teammate: “He’s the president! For next season, the team logo should bear his image. He’s impressive. He’s a lot of fun to play with. Everyone knows him, he’s a person who always holds that joy, no matter what. circumstances and it is something that infects, it is something that excites us all and it is fun to continue playing with him ”.
What you think of the DT Tab Ramos: “It’s already his second year with the Prof and there are no excuses. We already know him and we already know what he wants from us and he knows what he has with each of his players, so in that sense we are doing well. “Great coach, he’s a great person and has put a lot of effort into keeping a base and also bringing in players who come to play and help the team reach a high level.”
His role in the Honduras national team: As time goes by, that grows. As I have spoken to some very close people, once I have to make the decision to leave, say I gave it my all, I enjoyed it to the last minute as I took the strength and joy and today I have them I have the strength, I have the energy, I have the desire and most importantly I have the confidence of the coach, so there we are and we already think about that game against the United States that will be difficult. “
United States, rival in qualifying rounds“The United States is going through a great time. It’s a team that can put together two or three teams, one with local players, one with players who play in major leagues in Europe, but know on the field at the end of the day. we think it is 11 against 11. What will prevail there is the mental strength that we can have and be able to handle the game in the best way, ”.
Fabián Coito’s work with Honduras: “Before this pandemic started, we reached a high level as a team, we went from less to more. With this pandemic, the time to train with him was short. playing against Guatemala and another one who did it with players from the Honduran league. It was not easy, other teams like the United States have been able to work more. Now that we are in our teams we have to think at the highest level and that. makes it easier to join the national team. “