This time around Chicharito is playing for Mexico in Copa América rather than the Olympics. “It’s not only my decision. It’s like 50-50, the decision. The federation wants me to go to Copa América and I decided to go to Copa America. Not because I don’t want to go to the Olympics. It’s because it’s the best for…my club, for me and for the federation,” he said to Latin Times. He wanted to play in the London Olympics 4 years ago, but the Manchester United refused to release him, but this time around he’s choosing not to go.
Four years later, things are different because he’s more mature, more experienced. “I like to breathe, eat and talk about football,” he says. Three of the things that have keep him grounded are faith, confidence and patience. Not to mention the support from his family, which he’s always had by his side.
“You play this sport in the mind, not only on the field,” Chicharito says to Si. “If [your opponent] is more clever than you, you can be faster and stronger, but probably you are not going to beat him. He’s one step in front of you in the mind. On crosses, sometimes I make my move one or two seconds before the ball is coming because I’m trying to guess that the ball is coming there. It’s intuition. So I run. Sometimes the ball comes . . . sometimes not. But that intuition is working.”
We’re looking forward to watching him play at Copa América this Sunday, June 5, against Uruguay!
