By Gerardo Romero
Dec 28, 2023, 07:13 AM EST
Colombian goalkeeper Kevin Mier has become one of the most important reinforcements of the Cruz Azul Machine for the upcoming Clausura 2024 tournament of the Liga MX because he is emerging as one of the most important figures in his country in goal thanks to the impressive training he has done over the last few years; This is because the player is the pupil of the historic René “Escorpión” Higuita, considered one of the most impressive goalkeepers in the history of world football.
According to the information provided by the newspaper El Tiempo, Higuita and Milton Patiño were responsible for training each of Mier’s skills while he defended the colors of Atlético Nacional in Colombia; Precisely on this team they both work as goalkeeper trainers and were in charge of teaching each of the techniques and knowledge that they acquired over the years.
The great sporting level that the goalkeeper has shown under the three posts in Colombia has caused the creator of the remembered “Escorpión” to show off all his qualities; The legendary goalkeeper considered that this will allow him to achieve an important development in his professional career to the point of being able to make the leap to the old continent to play with some of the most prestigious coaches in Europe.
“If they ask me for a tall goalkeeper, we have Montero; If they ask for a goalkeeper that Guardiola likes, we have Kevin (Mier) and Vargas who is a starter in our National Team; If he is a stopper, he has great Chipi Chipi conditions, in addition to what he contributes as a person to Kevin, Marquines and the minor divisions,” René Higuita told Caracol Radio last September.
It is important to highlight that Kevin Mier arrives as the one in charge of taking the position of the outgoing Sebastián Jurado as he is considered the goalkeeper with the greatest projection in his country; During the last harvests he has managed to stand out within the Colombian league and in addition to being part of the minor and major teams of the coffee nation in various international meetings.
“Kevin was not called not because of capacity but because of a technical decision. Kevin is the best goalkeeper that Colombian soccer has. At the moment he is the one who has complied with all the processes and at any moment he will be called to the National Team. We with the goalkeepers of the National Team are very calm,” added El Escorpión in his statements.
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The player already arrived in Mexico this Tuesday to join Cruz Azul and in statements to the media he was focused on being able to reach the tenth; He also assured that he will do everything possible to support the team every time he can defend the goal.
“For me it is a great challenge and it is a joy to belong to this great club. Obviously I have goals, we have to work to achieve them and dream more every day. First, get to contribute, get to know my colleagues. I want to achieve the tenth, which is something that the club wants and is very important, and now we have to work very hard for that,” he expressed.
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