Tata Martino, coach of Mexico, confirmed that the LA Galaxy striker will not be in the World Cup, in which El Tri will face the Argentine National Team in the group stage.
Javier Chicharito Hernández won’t be in the Qatar World Cup 2022. Gerardo Martino, technical director of the Mexican National Team, confirmed in a press conference that they have decided on other options ahead of the striker from LA Galaxy from MLS. Although the illusion was of the fans and responded to the bad offensive moment of the Tri, for the coaching staff there was never any doubt since September 7, 2019. What happened in that moment?
The selected led by Gerardo Martino had been champion of the 2019 Gold Cup winning the final USA by 1-0. The striker, at that moment in the West Ham from Premier League, He was not part of the squad that was consecrated because they had decided by mutual agreement with the coach, since the event coincided with the birth of his son.
At that time, El Tri arrived undefeated in the double round of friendlies in the window FIFA september 2019 post headline Concacaf. He had won friendlies Chile, Paraguay, Venezuela and Ecuador and had been consecrated in the continental contest leaving on the way to Cuba, Canada, Martinique, Costa Rica, Haiti and the United States.
On September 6, 2019, he faced the United States at MetLife Stadium in New York and defeated him 3-0. The scoring was opened by Chicharito, in what would be his last goal wearing the colors of Mexico. Four days later they played against the Argentine team and were defeated 4-0 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. That would be the first defeat of the Aztec team in the Martino era. What happened between those games?
Javier Chicharito Hernández’s last goal for Mexico
After the categorical victory against the USMNT, The Mexican team had some free time before having a group dinner and starting the trip to Texas to face the Albiceleste team. Chicharito Hernández headed a delegation made up of Miguel Layún, Memo Ochoa, Marco Fabián and Héctor Moreno.
Went to NYC Lava Brunch, they were around six hours and photos and videos were leaked through all social networks and, obviously, they reached the press. Gerardo Martino, coach, and Gerardo Torrado, director of national teams, argued that they were on their free time and that they had returned at the correct time for the campus dinner, so they had no objection. But the information, with the passing of days, kept coming and The FMF launched an internal investigation at the request of its president, Yon de Luisa.
Over there Evidence was found of alcohol intake and encounters with women who later stayed in the same hotel as the one selected in Texas, at the request -supposedly- of ChicharitoAs reported The Herald and other national media. It was determined the dismissal of Andres Mateos, member of the logistics staff of El Tri led by Raúl Méndez, for being the “facilitator” of the assignment of the historical scorer of Mexico. “Let them not lack anything,” Chicharito would have asked in relation to these women, which finally materialized in first class trips and stay in the same accommodation.
The top manager of FemexFut He said after the investigation: “We have been respectful of Gerardo Martino’s decisions. There are reasons and I would not see him in the calls from now on. It was discussed internally, they have their reasons and they have been announced at the time. If it has been decided not to call it is for something “.
Mateos would have asked the players involved to intercede for him, but they ignored him and he was removed from the team.
“These issues are about trust. To the extent that one establishes a relationship of trust, it is much easier to have a less strict way of living, with some moments of relaxation that they must have, and obviously the issue of brunch in the United States takes us back a little on this issue of trust”explained Martino before the media after knowing more videos.
“It was an incident in spare time. As I mentioned with Tata, the reality is that, even though it was in their free time, and they didn’t break the rules because they all came to dinner and arrived in good condition, they were ready for the competition, the reality is that it didn’t add up, It was an incident that did not add up, it deconcentrated us and, when you start to question the famous for what and why, in reality, they are things that should not happen to us “added One from Luisa.
All the protagonists of the scandalous episode would have apologized to the coaching staff and they were summoned again, except Javier Hernandezaccording to The Herald. Chicharito had contacts with Martino to apologize only in 2021, too late for his desire to join a new World Cup list.
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