translated from Spanish: Herrera assures that Tigres can cover the casualties of Gignac and Thauvin

Monterrey, Mexico.- Coach Miguel Herrera said on Friday that the Tigres of Liga MX have players to make up for the absence of André-Pierre Gignac and Florian Thauvin while participating with the French national team in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.Gignac and Thauvin were summoned by coach Sylvain Ripoll to face the Olympic soccer tournament, which will begin on July 22, the same day that the Apertura 2021 tournament of the Liga MX begins.
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I’ve always liked that the player has the desire to be in his selection, that it causes motivation. They are two important players who are leaving us, in addition to the other two who are in the Mexican national team, but we have a squad to replace anyone,” Herrera said at a press conference.

Read more: Euro Cup: Two knockout matches can be watched on free-to-air TVHerrera, Mexico’s coach at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, highlighted Florian Thauvin’s disposition in his first weeks as a Tigers player.
He made the presentation in Monterrey and the next day he traveled (to the Riviera Maya) to do the preseason. We did measurement and physical exertion tests and he got on the band, didn’t say he was tired or anything. He made a great effort and it is clear that he wants to be here and show why he arrived,” said the coach.

He said he has already defined the list of 10 foreigners he will have on the roster.
They are the Uruguayans Nicolás López and Leonardo Fernández; Colombians Francisco Meza and Luis Quiñones; Argentines Nahuel Guzmán and Guido Pizarro; the Paraguayan Carlos González, the Brazilian Rafael Carioca, as well as Gignac and Thauvin.” Leo Fernandez wasn’t in doubt, I was in doubt knowing who was going to work the way I like, that’s why Leo traveled to the preseason. The only ones outside my head were Jordan Sierra and Julián Quiñones, who didn’t even come with us, the others had a chance to earn a place,” he said.

Gignac (D) during a workout with the Tigres of Liga MX/@TigresOficial

The coach said he hopes to add at least one more Mexican midfielder for liga MX’s Apertura 2021 tournament.Read more: Eurocup: Leonardo Bonucci says Austria won’t be easy to face
Hopefully it reaches someone else, as long as the records are not closed we can continue to add people to a squad and make it more coarse than it is,” he concluded.

André-Pierre Gignac the Frenchman who conquered Monterrey
 
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Original source in Spanish