Santiago Giménez Mexican footballer who plays for Feyenord.
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The soccer player born in Buenos Aires and nationalized Mexican, Santiago “Bebote” Giménez, apologized after Orkun Kökcü, captain of Feyenoord, exposed his annoyance after the collection of a penalty in which a 21-year-old footballer took the ball and kicked without respecting the existing hierarchy within the Dutch squad.
In addition to the apology the Cruz Azul youth squad admitted that he should not have kicked the penalty and that he is just adapting to the culture of a new country, which is why he assured that he still has a lot to learn in his short career. He stressed that at no time did he want to disturb his teammates and saw the fact as something normal.
The apologies of Santiago Giménez
After the Turkish captain made public his annoyance outside the locker room with the former Cruz Azul footballer, he also publicly apologized. “He should have respected the captain. In Mexico I learned that as a striker you have to take penalties; grab the ball and don’t let go. This is a different culture, I still have a lot to learn,” said Giménez.
It should be remembered that the Mexican soccer player scored a couple of goals in his team’s defeat against Lazio in his debut in the UEFA Europa League and one of the goals was the protagonist of the great controversy generated.
The position of Feyenord manager Arne Slot
Arne Slot, Feyenord’s coach downplayed the event and assured that Santi Giménez’s attitude was due to the desire to show off and the hunger for victory of the place where it comes from. “In this case I think it is an error, but an error that is not an error in the culture of Santiago. He comes to the Netherlands, but he has to adapt to our culture and we have to immerse ourselves in his culture again. That’s what I did today, “he said in statements reviewed by Mediotiempo.
Santiago Giménez raises his hand for El Tri and despite this inconvenience he sees a huge future in Europe, it is expected that this chapter will be left behind, a chapter that is usually resolved in the locker room but that the Turkish captain decided to air to the media Communication.