Javier Aguirre has an extra advantage as a coach, and that is due to the statements he has made throughout his professional football career.
Mexican strategist Javier Aguirre is known for his "colorful" statements, which is an additional ingredient that can be experienced in his return to Mexican football when he takes charge of Monterrey's Rayados.
There have been several occasions when Aguirre has attracted attention in this regard. One of them was when he was coaching Espanyol and explained in a press conference why he had made an obscene gesture.
"YES, it was a perfect obscene gesture, wonderful. It was a celebration, can't I celebrate or what? It came out very nicely, it wasn't directed at anyone, it's like when Hugo (Sanchez) did his somersaults and raised his hands, let's not overanalyze it, just a pure and simple celebration, it doesn't have a recipient. (In Mexico) it's different, it's raising the arm above the shoulder and saying, well... something directed at you, that's how we say it, and next time I'll do it like that, so there's no confusion."
Another memorable quote from the coach was when he referred to Cuauhtémoc Blanco, who helped the Mexican national team qualify for the 2010 World Cup. He said, "Cuauhtémoc Blanco has that gift that pleases Mexicans, no matter what happens or what he does, even if he's a **** and whatever, he's our Cuau."
When coaching Leganes, Javier Aguirre was asked about what he had said to one of his players when he congratulated him after scoring a goal. He replied, "I probably said, well done you son of a ***, well done 'Oscarito', *******, **** you, that's probably what I said."
During his time with the Mexican national team, when asked specifically if there was a contract to call up player Nery Castillo, he responded, "assuming without conceding, 'ruso' not ****...(laughs), sorry, the wording is very colloquial."
Another incident occurred when Aguirre was asked a few years ago about the moment when coach Miguel Mejía Barón asked him to take the coaching course, and he said he wasn't interested. He replied, "****** Miguel, it's because of him that I'm here, I didn't want to."
In 2010, he gave an interview to a radio program in Spain where he talked about Mexico and said, "Mexico is screwed because it rains a lot, many people have had a hard time, for some areas of the country it's good. (In terms of safety) you can't walk on the street peacefully because there are troubles, I'm a well-known, respected person, although you never know, I take precautions. We've been here for almost a year, we'll stay until the World Cup, and after that, we'll go back to Europe to see what's there."
These are some of the memorable statements that have stood out in the coach's career. He will now return to Mexican football to lead Monterrey's Rayados, a team with which he has reached an agreement, and only the signing of his contract remains pending.