Hector Herrera He assured again that the door for the World Cup 2026 is closed and that it will focus its attention on washing away the bad image that it left in November 2024 when he threw spit at a referee during the duel against Seattle Sounders what it cost him to leave Houston Dynamo.
This was said at the press conference of his presentation along with other reinforcements for the 2026 season of the Major League Soccer (MLS) and where the call HH was the focus of attention of the media who sought to know his expectations for his second stage of the team of the oil capital.
“I’m not thinking about reaching one more World Cup. Right now I have three priorities in my life, the personal ones are here in Houston (his children) and in sports, I am on the team where I want to be and I feel at home,” he said at the press conference where the Argentine was also introduced. Agustín Bouzatas well as the Brazilians Lucas Halter and Guilherme
Herrera no more than four months ago had hopes of being taken into account by the coach Javier Aguirre for him World Cup 2026but now, the topic has changed, so to the express question of The Opinion, At the press conference for his return to the Texas team, the speech has changed to rule out the option of fighting for a place in the team. national team.
Herreraa midfielder who was a fundamental part of the processes of Miguel Herrera in Brazil 2014, Juan Carlos Osorio in Russia 2018 and Gerardo Martino in 2022 he has ruled out that option because he is 35 years old and has not been taken into account since last September 10, 2023 when he was at his best in the first stage in Houston Dynamo.
The reality might sound very harsh, but it is like that and Hector Herrera has not been taken into account by the technician Javier Aguirre in this process, so it is very clear that the half-shield position will be very complicated.
Wash your image in the MLS
Hector Herrera He said he was aware of the serious mistake he made on November 3 during the match against Seattle Sounders and for that reason he sought to return to Houston Dynamo to cleanse his image and at the same time be closer to his children.
“What made me come back was that my children live happily hereYo. Furthermore, the story between the club and me had not ended the way I wanted, they were left with an impression of a person who is not me. That motivated me to return to close the chapter well. “I want to stay for years to win titles”he highlighted.
Herrera He also said he was ready to fight for the title of the Major League Socceralthough he knows that there are teams like Inter Miami in front of him with Lionel Messi, as well as other squads that will seek to take away their merits this season.
“It is the best moment of my career to return. I return with a winning mentality, after a year in which I won everything with Toluca. I would like to bring that winning mentality here, spread it to the players to fight everything for the same goal”.
About the end of his career, Herrera He did not give any clues as to whether he is close, he only announced that Houston could be his last destination, although he admitted that he dreams of retiring in the Pachucaa club where he debuted in the first division and catapulted him to European football, where he played in the Porto and the Atlético de Madrid.
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