Raul Jimenez, a Mexico striker for Wolverhampton Wanderers, is still rehabilitating from a groyne injury that has kept him out of action since August, and his club’s new manager Julen Lopetegui is concerned about his travelling to the World Cup.
Mexican Raul Jimenez’s participation in the World Cup worries Wolves’ manager
Jimenez has only appeared in four games for Wolves this season, but on Monday, Mexico coach Gerardo Martino named the 31-year-old to his team for the finals in Qatar, which will take place from November 20 to December 18.
Raul and I chatted about his position with Mexico, and I am concerned about him. In his first press conference as the coach of the Midlands club, Lopetegui stated on Monday, “He hasn’t played a minute with his team, Wolves. “I worry because we need Raul to be healthy and at his best. I really hope he can return in that manner.
Not the World Cup, but Wolves are what matters most to me. Although we must stand up for our objectives, I accept his and the coach’s decisions. In order to lift his team off the bottom of the standings, Lopetegui, who just signed a three-year contract, wants to improve his team’s underwhelming goal-scoring performance of eight goals in 15 Premier League games.
Goals are about the team, and when you play well, you have more opportunities, the coach explained. Strengthening the entire team is the main objective, according to the former Spain and Real Madrid coach. He continued by saying that he believed their prospects would improve if they gave better performances in each game. More goals can be scored by their present players. And if they’re not content, their statistics should be improved.
Jiménez was a member of the 2012 Summer Olympics gold-winning Mexico under-23 team. Jiménez has competed for his nation as a full international since 2013, and he has done so in the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, the 2013 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2015 Copa América, and the Copa América Centenario.