Chaco exploits and defends Santiago Giménez

Santiago Gimenez had a gray performance in what was Mexico’s debut in the Copa América USA 2024. Luckily for the youth squad Blue CrossTRI beat Jamaica by a narrow margin thanks to a solo goal from Gerardo Arteaga. But even so, Bebote was not immune to criticism, both from the press and the Mexican fans.

Chaco Giménez did not like this. According to the footballer’s father and representative, Giménez’s bad performance is due to the lack of a game generator in the team, something that could be understood as a dart for Jaime Lozano and his approach. In addition, the former player also assured that his son also needs company on the line of attack.

“It seems to me that Santi’s debut nerves weighed on him a little. The equipment was very imprecise. At times when they had space to advance they did not do so. They played very far back. This equipment needs a generator. There are players who have to accompany Santiago from the second line“, Chaco noted in his analysis for Fox Sports.

The reality is that Santiago Giménez continues to be resisted by the Mexican National Team. The Feyenoord striker has not been able to find a footing despite the fact that he has the coach’s confidence. Furthermore, there is no competition behind them either, so their position, a priori, would not be in danger. Without Raúl Jiménez or Henry Martin in the squad, the center forward position is assured for the cement youth player.

Santiago Giménez’s bad streak with Mexico

The 23-year-old striker still can’t find his way when he puts on the national shirt. With yesterday’s game against Jamaica, there were 11 matches in which Santiago Giménez did not score a goal with the Mexican National Team. Furthermore, against the Jamaicans he barely managed a shot on goal in the 68 ‘minutes he was on the field.

When was Santiago Giménez’s last goal with Mexico?

Adding yesterday’s 68′, the Cruz Azul youth player has accumulated 463′ minutes without breaking the net with the TRI shirt, very poor numbers for the one who is called to be the benchmark of this National Team. To find Giménez’s last goal with Mexico, you have to remember: it happened in the 2023 Gold Cup Final against Panama.

Journalist graduated from the Santa María University, Caracas, Venezuela. He has more than 7 years of experience in traditional and digital media. He has been part of the Futbol Sites team since 2020, where he performs functions as an editor and content generator about the Liga MX. However, all this time he specialized in a specific club: Cruz Azul, which I cover daily, both in the men’s and women’s branches.