Mexico is country that is known for it defence with players like Rafael Marquez, Hector Moreno and Francisco Javier Rodriguez around they have found their defensive niche.
However unlike the defence the offense in Mexico was not known until 2010 when the grandson of a former great Mexican signed with Manchester United.
This striker is of course no other than Javier Hernandez or Chicharito as he is known to football fans, who in 3 years has taken the Barclays Premier league by storm.
Chicharito made his Redshirt debut on August 8th 2010 against Chelsea in the Community Sheild and on that day the striker right from the start caused Sir Alex Fergusson to have problem and with good reason. On that day he scored and during his first year he scored a total of 20 goals developing into an everyday starter.
His second season at the club is one which Chicharito would like to forget. He didn’t do well and struggled with injuries only scored 12 goals as he found himself demoted to sub and sometimes an after thought.
Even before Sir Alex Ferguson signed Shinji Kagawa and Robin van Persie there were rumours that perhaps Chicharito might be offloaded in the summer. If that had been the case there would have no doubt been a host of top European clubs ready, willing to pounce for his signature.
Some fans were worried that Chicharito perhaps might have realised his days in a red shirt were numbered. Of course that hasn’t proved to be the case and his form this season has been a big boost especially after Kagawa’s injury.
In 16 appearances this season, he has scored nine times. The game against Aston Villa showed what Chicharito is all about. He found himself on the bench, having to prove himself again to Sir Alex.
As the game went on United found themselves missing the target and 2-0 down to Paul Lambert’s struggling side. Then in the second half Sir Alex brought on Chicharito for Ashley Young, switched systems and boy was he ready to shine. He came on, linked up well and clinically scored two lovely goals.
A fortnight ago the club honoured Sir Alex when they unveiled a statute honouring his 26-year stay at United. However fans started to question him when he once again started the struggling Young against QPR and once again found himself down by one in the second half. Then once again Chicharito came in and put bight smiles on United fans when he scored the clinching goals to help put them back at the to the top of the table.
In the end Chicharito has taken England by storm and is probably the leading candidate for comeback player of the year. If someone had to say something about him in few words they would say he is a man who never gives up until the ultimate is achieved.
That is why Chichartio is back to himself because he never stopped giving up and maybe soon he might even be the best Mexican striker of all time; he has the talent to be bigger than even Hugo Sanchez.
By Harold Hershman
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