There is no way to justify Michael Estrada’s poor sporting performance in Mexico. Not even the well-worn excuse that Aztec journalism is “poisonous” and “nationalist” can save him, with which a part of the Ecuadorian press explains the possible failures of the tricolor. The striker did not score goals for seven months.

Michael Estrada assures that the lack of goals “is due to a bad streak”

The popular Cruz Azul, for whom Estrada plays, played one play-off game to try to enter the 2023 Clausura tournament league, but they were beaten 1-0 by Atlas de Guadalajara the previous Saturday, despite being the owners. Thus, the cement players relived the championship from the nightmare. Among the many responsible for the fiasco pointed to by Mexican journalism is Estrada.

“I will not use Michael Estrada as a disposable tissue,” says the Cruz Azul coach

nor on loan

Tuesday newspaper THIS ONE, from the Mexican capital, posted a note titled “Cruz Azul will clean up the campus.” This information mentions “those who are practically out, and whose departure has not yet been made official; some of them are in the offensive zone. Both Michael Estrada and Gonzalo Carneiro have not performed as expected and their loans will not be renewed, let alone the buyout option they have going into effect. The Ecuadorian could not score even once, and the Uruguayan is not liked Tuca“.

“He was useless to score goals”, Mexican journalist’s attack on Michael Estrada, Ecuadorian striker for Cruz Azul

It is emphasized that “the fact is that in La Noria there will be a purge of players who did not meet expectations in this first half of the year”. Estrada numbers are given, which are very bad. According to THIS ONE, The 27-year-old forward played thirteen games, and out of a possible 1,170 minutes, he played only 504. In Clausura 2023, he did not score any goals, did not register a single assist, and received a red card.

‘They were obliged’

The same newspaper, in another supplementary note, emphasizes that “Cruz Azul plans to rebuild its squad for the 2023 Apertura” and that “the days of several players are numbered (…) others have ended their relationship and did not deserve to be renewed like Michael Estrada, Gonzalo Carneiro and Shaggy Martinez”.

while newspapers millennium He said that “The Machine has several changes in mind for the next tournament after being eliminated in the playoffs”, and among those who will leave are “forwards Gonzalo Carneiro and Michael Estrada. They owed the institution, because they could not adapt to their peers. have added just one goal in this tournament, which is why they are preparing for Cruz Azul’s first victims.

On April 11, Estrada talked about his point drought in Mexico and explained it like this: “Those are the streaks we go through. That streak will end when the time comes.” He celebrated his last goal in the Cruz Azula jersey on October 2, 2022 (against Chivas), at the closing of the Mexican Clausura tournament. (D)