Jerry Bengtson (33 years old) despite his age he is in full physical shape and his scoring nose has not lost it, indeed he looks much better now than years ago when he played abroad. Has gained confidence in him Olympiad from Pedro Troglio, something that has been able to exploit.
At the moment he is the most formidable goalscorer in the Honduras National LeagueHe is a two-time league champion with the Olympiad and be crowned the scoring champion in addition to the last tournament with 10 goals sharing a place with Rubilio Castillo, continues its accelerated pace and is the current Clausura-2021 network breaker with four goals.
However, many wonder why Jerry Bengtson was not called up to the Honduras national team. The truth of all has been that since Jorge Luis Pinto left the technical direction of the “H”, the attacker was alone in conversation, but it was earlier Fabián Coito to achieve.
The last time Bengtson Bodden He was dressed in the national colors and was then in the friendly match on November 20, 2018 Honduras fell 4-1 to Chili in Temuco, joint venture led by Jorge Jimenez so he will adjust the three years he falls out of the selection.
PINTO EXPLAINED WHY HE DIDN’T CALL HIM AGAIN
At the time, there was a lot of talk about the Honduran forward not being called up to the national team despite having a good time. Jorge Luis Pinto, before departure Honduras clarified everything that happened.
“I wanted to make it clear that there was always a secret about that situation, with the utmost respect for that boy (Bengtson). I have no anger, no hate, but I had to respect the country. Everyone is being cheated, many of the journalists, Pinto said about it.
And he added: “Bengtson did not return to the Honduras National Team because I told him in the game against Canada (November 14, 2015) when we lost 1-0, he stopped to warm up to join and he didn’t want to participate. I kept it because there is confusion about all of that, I want things to be clear, my respect and my appreciation ”.
In November 2019, he said he had not given up the “H”
That was the reason for the rebellion that caused the technician at the time Honduras Jorge Luis Pinto, “cut off” from the frustrated path to Russia 2018 a Jerry BengtsonWho later worried about what the Colombian had said of him to the federation before his departure.
AND COITO WHY DON’T YOU CALL IT?
A Fabián Coito, current helmsman of the Honduras national team and with which it gives the classification to the Qatar World Cup 2022, has been criticized for not calling the forward of the OlympiadWell, he earns enough to be considered, but the lock on the door for his entrance is missing.
In fact, its own Jerry Bengtson He was surprised and at the same time concerned about Coito’s refusal to include him in their calls, despite his good performance. “I worked, I don’t know if anything happened there or if they spoke to Jorge Luis Pinto and he talked about me because since Professor Coito arrived they have not taken me into account,” the former reasoned. CDS Life Y Motagua
Bengtson, in that note he gave in December 2019, was clear when he said, “Going to the national team is a fun thing, but if a decision has been made there, it’s theirs.” At present, Jerry Ricardo continues to make merits and formwork in his work with the Olympiad, but always timidly looking at the calls for Fabián Coito., who spoke about him exclusively with TEN.
“ It depends on the plans, he is a titular central forward of the current local football champions team, which is why he is a player that we constantly observe. He competes in that position with players who are in other leagues, who have different characteristics and are still in the election. We have not thought about them, but he is a player that we observe whose performance we constantly consider and observe, ” said the national team manager when asked if he will be in the next friendly matches against Greece and Belarus
THE HISTORY OF BENGTSON IN FIGURES
Really Jerry Ricardo Bengtson has 57 games and a total of 21 goals with the Honduras national team, 9 of those goals, turned into World Cup qualifiers, some of which are the key to Brazil 2014
The debut of the Honduran goalscorer who played the World Cup Brazil 2014 with the “H” was in between the friendly match of April 21, 2010 Honduras Y Venezuela (0-1), game played San Pedro Sula and even that she was fired prior to her trip to the national team South Africa 2010
– First goal: Friendly: February 9, 2011: La Ceiba: Honduras 1-1 Ecuador
– Last match: Friendlies: November 20, 2018: Temuco, Chile: Chile 4-1 Honduras
– Last goal: Friendly: October 8, 2015: Tegucigalpa: Honduras 1-1 Guatemala
In the Honduras National League Jerry Bengtson he currently has 231 games and a total of 115 goals. In its showcases atherosa 5 score titles and 3 national titles (1 with Motagua and 2 with Olimpia).