Henry Martín applauds the work of Santiago Giménez in the national team

The star striker of the Águilas of Club América, Henry Martín has established himself as one of the great figures of the Mexican team in recent years. not only for his great role in the Nations League, but also for being the only one to score a goal for El Tri in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Despite all this, the player is in the fight to get a place among those called up for the Mexican team that will be under the command of Javier ‘Vasco’ Aguirre for the 2026 World Cup that will be held jointly between the United States. , Mexico and Canada.

The striker believes that he still has a lot to offer the team, although he recognizes that there are other great figures who are active abroad and have become the future of a team that seeks to once again position itself among the best on the planet and achieve historic milestones in tournaments. of FIFA.

In statements offered to Mediotiempo, Henry Martín maintained that one of these figures is Santiago Giménez, who will become the face of the Mexican team for the future due to the great quality he has shown on the field of play.

“It really makes me very happy and I say it from my heart, the moment they are living. Raúl, we know what happened, what he suffered and it makes me very happy because he experienced something similar to what I experienced; He spoke about the sporting moment, where he had a bad time, where he was suffering, for him to re-emerge in that way we must applaud him for his character, the mental strength that you have to have to get out of a slump, that is very strong,” he expressed.

“And with Santi I am very happy with his age, what he is achieving, the great goals he is scoring. We know that it is the future of Mexico. We have to take care of him, we have to protect him, because he has many more years to give to the National Team. And he will be in one, two or even three more World Cups if everything goes well, that’s how it will be. “He is the future of the National Team,” he added.

Talk about the present

Henry Martín also spoke about the current situation that El Tri is experiencing since the arrival of Javier Aguirre and Rafael Márquez, highlighting that there is strong competition and that causes each of the athletes to show their best level.

“The present he is experiencing makes the rest of us improve, it gives Raúl strong competition; Raúl also gives him strong competition and right now me; So I have to do my thing too. Because it is not the decision of any of the three who is going to play, nor who is going to go to the World Cup, but we have to make the decision difficult on the field,” the player concluded.