By Edgardo Avelar
Alejandro Zendejas, Mexican-American striker Eagles of Americarevealed to The Opinion, the series of emotions that rushed through his body and he did not hesitate to confess that when he received the email of the USMNT team of his call, could not stop the tears from betraying him.
“When I go on WhatsApp and all that, I see that I’m in a group and at first I was calm, I didn’t want to get crazy because I was there with my girlfriend, But then we got into the car finishing training and that’s when we started crying.”.
Zendejas said that when he received the email from the United States Federation he was in San Antonio, Texas, with his family training, perhaps because he already had some news that he would be called up after Guardian had advanced since Saturday that he would be called to the World Cup by the stars and stripes team.
“In San Antonio, my family is there and I was finishing training and I just looked at my cell phone screen and I saw that there was an email, but I still didn’t want to see it. “I wanted to wait for him to finish training and not go crazy.”
—You weren’t expecting it or were you?
I had that opportunity, that desire that I wish I could get on the list. I wasn’t sure, but thank God it was possible.
Are you a player who could contribute many things? What do you think you can contribute to that team?
I just said that I am very agile, eh, I like to be close to my teammates, play soccer, enjoy, the tiki taka that you can say. That’s what I like and I hope I can create many opportunities when it’s my turn to play so that the team can score a goal.
–Now that most countries are already releasing their rosters. Who do you see as the favorite for this World Cup?
There are many good selections and do not doubt that we are one of those.
How do you see Mexico?
Good, good. Very good, I have colleagues there and they do the best. ,
Zendejas had been absent from some important lists, such as the call for the 2025 Gold Cup and the International League matches, which had raised questions about his calls. However, Thanks to his great closing of the tournament with América, he was considered for the great event.
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