Santiago Gimenez He is one of the great references of Mexican soccer today. The 24-year-old forward plays for AC Milan. “Bebote” has not had much luck with goals, but Kyle Walker tried to explain why the absence of annotations is due. The English full-back compared Giménez with Julian Alvarez.
In his first season with AC Milan, Santiago Giménez did not have an outstanding performance. The Mexican did not shine within a Rossoneri team that He didn’t shine on the field either. Walker believes that the Mexican attacker had a lot of pressure on his back.
“First of all, as a person he is fantastic; very friendly, he integrated with everyone and mixed with everyone. As a player, he was obviously on fire at Feyenoord and scoring a lot of goals. When he arrived at Milan, the club meant a lot to him and maybe he, in my opinion, tried too hard and things didn’t come as naturally to him as they did at Feyenoord.“Walker said for Fox Sports.
Despite his troubles scoring this season, Santiago Giménez has been valued for his effort on the field and the “dirty work” as a striker. Kyle Walker compared the characteristics of “Bebote” with those of the Argentine forward Julian Alvarez.
“I think he is very similar to Julián Álvarez in how he plays. He is not a pure center forward, but he has the technical ability to produce some magic at any time. He is willing to run for the team. It is very important for the team“, he assured.
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Kyle Walker highlighted that Santiago Giménez would have enough quality to adapt to Premier League football. Walker currently plays for the Burnleybut he is a great connoisseur of English football having played in the Northampton, Sheff United, Tottenham, Queens Park Rangers, Aston Villa and Manchester City.
“Many forwards don’t really touch the ball, score goals and celebrate. As we know here at Burnley, this is a team game, their work ethic would fit“, he concluded.
This season, Santiago Giménez has played 11 games when counting the Coppa Italia duels. In just over 700 minutes on the field, “Bebote” has only scored 1 goal and conceded 2 assists. The Mexican has not yet scored in Serie A.
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