Although Hugo Sánchez won LaLiga on five different occasions with Real Madrid and became the best striker of the world (when he was the top scorer from all over Europe in 1990), When he wore the shirt of the Mexican national Team, I could not tarscender in the same way, and when Rafael Puente questioned that, the Pentapichichi He replied that, if he had been with another team, he would have won the World Cup.
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Hugo Sánchez played three World Cups, But none in fullness. In 1978, Mexico was the last place of the tournament and the striker continued with Pumas Cas a promise. In 1986, he already had a Pichichi in his record with Atlético de Madrid and the Copa del Rey, but did not yet reached its fullness with Real Madrid (as when he scored 38 goals to a touch), and in 1994, he was already in the final part of his career.
“People thought when Hugo played in the national team, he was going to gambetear three players and was going to make a goal, but he never didyou were a complement to a good team, ”said Rafa Puente, while arguing that it was not the same to be with Real Madrid, surrounded by assistants such as Martín Vázquez, Rafael Gordillo, Míchel González and Emilio Butragueño, to the companions he had with Mexico.
When Hugo Sánchez said that in Spain they wanted him to play with them to win the World Cup
“With the Mexican team, forgive me But it was gray, ”said Puente to Hugo Sánchez about his performance in the tricolor, which bothered To Pentapichichi, who responded with the fact that he did not win the World Cup because he played with Mexico, because having been with another team, he would have won the World Cup.
“If I had played in another selection and not in Mexico, I would have won the World Cup, but I had to play with Mexico,” he said.
Even years before, José Ramón asked Sanchez would have played with Spain instead of the Mexican team, which he accepted. This only If I had never been part of the tricolor in any category and then Spain summoned it.
“In Spain they said what a shame that Hugo Sánchez is not Spanish because it was a front center what Spain most needed in the world’s glasses ”he said.
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