The popularity that the former Montreal Impact player enjoys with his new team has not gone unnoticed in the American capital. And every time they publish something regarding the national team, their networks are flooded with the National Pavilion.
This is recognized by the interviewer herself, Claudia Pagan, on the Facebook profile of the capital team in her segment called Inside DCU, in Spanish, “Inside the DCU”. During his introduction, Pagan explains how the team was able to come back from being down 2-0 last week when they visited the Portland Timbers.
Dairon Asprilla, in the first half, and then Santiago Moreno, in the second half, had made things uphill for Washington. However, fortune smiled on them in the second half, through Mateusz Klich, who scored a penalty and then, at the end, Kristian Fletcher equalized the score.
This last goal stands out, not only because it meant the final 2-2, but also because it marked Herrera’s second assist so far in the regular season, that is, two dates. It should be remembered that the first was recorded during the opening day, when they defeated the New England Revolution 3-1. That February 24, the former English Liverpool player, Cristian Benteke scored the three goals, the last one from a pass from the Chapín player.
Furthermore, at the end of that duel, Herrera was seen to be quite close with the Guatemalan fans attending Audi Field, for whom he signed all kinds of items, from Blue and White t-shirts, to flags and even shoes.
In this vein, as they say, to take advantage of the wave, the network people decided to put the 26-year-old full-back in the spotlight and ask him regarding his performance, which has led him to be highlighted among the Team of the Matchdaythe best 11 of the day for the league.
“I feel very good, I think our style is being noticed and it is also allowing me to contribute in attack, but also in defense”responded in his first intervention while acknowledging that his coach, Lesesne, has been correct in the placement of his pieces when forming the starting lineup.
“I know what I am capable of, but it is always difficult when you are new to come to a team and adjust to your teammates and the way of working. However, I did not expect to achieve it so soon. The assists are not always going to be there, but we are trying to take things calmly, game by game”, He highlighted what he has contributed in these first two weeks with his club.
“If you saw the last game, that’s Aaron Herrera, I really like to be aggressive in defense, but also, I want to be effective in attack. I think I did a good job containing one of their best men,” he acknowledged.
“He was always an inspiration for me, I have always wanted to be like him, and his dream was always to be a professional”revealed regarding her relationship with her father, who she also said did not achieve her goal due to a knee injury as she began to have children.
“He was my coach from 2 to 15 and then he put me in the academy. He has always been very intense, very dedicated. Growing up in Las Cruces is not easy and he was always helping players. I grew up with teammates living in our house “described Diego Herrera, his father of Guatemalan origin, who he said was the reason why he managed to become a professional.
“His dream was not only to be a professional, it was also to play for Guatemala and play in front of his entire family. So, being able to do that is special for him, because this way he can live his dream through me”he remarked excitedly.
In addition, he added that during the last Gold Cup, his father went to see Bicolor in the game once morest Canada and that in a bar people recognized him and bought him drinks. “When we played once morest Canada in the Gold Cup, he went to the game with his fiancée, it was in Houston. And they went to a bar, before the game, someone there knew he was my father and they started asking him for autographs and photos. The “People started buying him beers and that kind of stuff, it was a pretty special moment.”he said.
Finally, the New Mexico native also stressed that it was the best decision he might have made, “make that change”to play with the National Team, since he still has “lots of family“in our country, so it is more “incredible”.
In his first season with DC United, Herrera and his teammates occupy fifth place in the Eastern Conference and it is worth noting that next week, also at Audi Field, Lesesne’s men will receive the visit of the leader, Inter Miami of Lionel Messi and company.
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