Chicharitoโ Hernรกndez Credits Young Chivasโ Forward Armandoโฃ Gonzรกlez‘s Success to Hard Work and Humility
Guadalajara, Mexico – Javier “Chicharito” Hernรกndez, the veteran forward with a storied career including stints at Manchester United andโ Real Madrid, publicly lauded Chivas de Guadalajara teammate Armando “Hormiga” Gonzรกlez following their victory โคover Rayados de Monterrey in Weekโ 17 of theโ Apertura Tournament 2025.โ Hernรกndez emphasized Gonzรกlez’s dedicationโ and talent,expressing a desire to โฃsee the young player reach โhis fullโฃ potential,possibly even representing Mexico in the World โฃCup.
Hernรกndez was swift to โคdeflect โคattentionโฃ from himself, stating, “All the credit goes to him, he listens to me โคand everything and I simply do it with โฃthe pure โintention that he brings out the best version of โขhimself. I want to makeโข it clear that I don’t care aboutโข comparisons, I don’t careโข who scores โขmore โคor lessโข goals.What โI โwant is to see young Mexicans โฃsucceed.”
The praise comes as Gonzรกlez enjoys a breakout seasonโข with Chivas, with Hernรกndez attributing a notable part โฃof โhis success to diligent effort. “he deserves all this as goals don’t fall by chance,they โdon’t fall because they haveโ to happen โto him. He has worked a lot, he is a humble person. He has a lot of talent, theโฃ ceiling is โhis limit, โI hope he can go to the World Cup and โI wish it with all my heart,” Hernรกndez added.
Gonzรกlez,22,reciprocated the gratitude,acknowledging Hernรกndez’s profound influence on hisโ recent form. “There are no words to thank what Javier has done for me. I already โคhad the idea โand heโค helped me polish it and every time he helps me be โคcalmer, โคmore peaceful. Sometimes I can be very anxious โand when I look at him on the bench and he tells me thatโค I am doing well, โit gives me peaceโค of โmind,” Gonzรกlez stated.
Hernรกndez’s mentorship highlights aโข commitment to โfostering the next generation of Mexican football talent within โฃthe Sacred โฃFlock.
