Perhaps it is unfair to compare Santiago Gimenez with the top scorer in the history of the Mexican National Team, but the great expectation that Santi has generated is compared to that of ‘Chicharito’ Hernández
The Feyenoord forward is the greatest hope that El Tri has in its project towards North America 2026 and due to his tremendous performance and frequency of goals in his first two years in Europe (especially in the first year and a half), it was thought that the attacker He was going to burst the nets in El Tri and could very well become a period attacker, but the truth is that he has fallen into his duty with his team.
At 23 years and two months old, Giménez already has more games and more minutes with the Mexican National Team than he had Javier Hernandez at that age, but the truth is that the performance has not been even remotely similar. Here is the hateful (and disappointing) comparison between both nines:
‘Chicharito’ Hernández at 23 years and two months:
· 20 games (1,204 minutes)
· 11 goals
Santiago Giménez, 23 years and two months:
· 28 games (1,336 minutes)
· 4 goals
In fewer games, the Chivas forward had almost three times as many goals as the current forward.
The illusion that Giménez has generated is only comparable to what Javier Hernández awakened at the time; Wow, not even Raúl Jiménez had so many fans and with all that, the attacker who is currently at Fulham had more goals (and fewer games) at 23 years old: six goals in 24 games.
Carlos Vela had nine goals at the same age, while Giovani dos Santos reached 13 after the 2012 London Olympics (23 years and three months). Not bad considering that these two gems (perhaps the most promising that the mexican soccer) did not play in the center forward position.
This is when that ‘golden generation’ that did not transcend is most missed, since it turns out that Giménez, the greatest promise of today, is far behind in relation to the ‘spoiled’ of other times.
This was ‘Chicharito’ Hernández’s first tournament on his return to Chivas
