The former Porto and Atlético de Madrid player will not continue in Houston after the board decided not to renew the contract for one more year
The general manager of Houston Dynamo, Pat Onstadpointed out that the main reason for the Mexican’s departure Hector Herrera It wasn’t because of the spitting on the whistler in the match against Seattle Soundersbut acknowledged that the incident influenced the decision not to renew the Aztec midfielder.
Onstad spoke to the media after the season of the Dynamo came to an end last weekend after falling on penalties against the Sounders. The general manager of the staff Houston He highlighted Herrera’s time at the institution, but indicated that they decided not to extend his contract considering that Héctor lost the level he showed the previous season due to injuries.
Héctor Herrera speaks with the referee after sending him off AP Photo/Michael Wyke
“For us, Héctor has probably been the best signing, certainly one of the best in the club’s history. He helped turn around a franchise that was constantly struggling to reach the playoffs and maintain success. His performance in 2023 It was probably the best performance by a Dynamo player in a single season in the club’s history. Franchise Players are judged differently than other players. The board is paying a lot of money for these players and the reality is, unfortunately. , this year he was only available for 50% of our minutes. And, in part, those minutes were him trying to get in shape,” Onstad said.
“He had the opportunity in his contract to show that he could stay in shape, be on the field and take the team to the playoffs. We did our part by making the playoffs, but unfortunately he couldn’t stay in shape enough,” he added.
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Regarding the spit of Herrera to the whistler, Pat He assured that Héctor’s lack of respect was one of the factors they analyzed to assess his continuity in the team, however, he clarified that it was not decisive.
“The incident that occurred, we do not tolerate spitting at any opponent, be it a rival or the referee, is unacceptable. It is not something accepted in our team, and I am sure that he would be the first to say that he lost control because of it. a moment. It was not a determining factor, but everything influenced [la decisión de no ejercer su opción de contrato para 2025]”, he expressed.
Finally, Pat Onstad revealed that Hector Herrera I wanted to continue in it Dynamoso he became upset with him and the rest of the board after they announced that he was not part of the club’s plans for next season. “He wanted to be in Houston, and he is upset because we wanted to separate and move on. But for us, it is important to ensure that the Franchise Player position is performing in minutes,” he commented.
