Saturday could see their faces in the Manchester United-Tottenham Hotspur this pair of young Mexicans whose careers have been very contrasting from 2005, passing one of oblivion to the top and the other from the top to inconsistency
This Saturday could be the first meeting between the clubs in the Mexican Javier Hernandez and Giovani dos Santos in the Premier League, which gets them both in opposite moments in their careers.
For five year history looked very different. The Chicharito was cut from the Tri Sub 17 that went to Peru in 2005 where the squadron of Jesus crowned with Gio Ramirez as the main figure.
At that time in Mexico seemed that the figure of the future would be the eldest son of Francisco dos Santos, Zizinho, more to belong to Barcelona in Spain, where in the paper had secured their destination, plus it was World balloon Silver Peru, second only to Anderson today Chicharito mate at Manchester United.
The longed-for debut
Both debuted in the Primera Division in September, 2006 was the turn of Hernandez, who did the 9th to Guadalajara, scoring a goal against Necaxa 4-0 Guadalajara victory.
That is so far the only striker league title, as Chivas won it in that campaign.
During that time, both players were part of the Tri Sub 20, which led Chucho Ramírez was the World Cup Canada 2007, where Gio was three goals and an Chicharito.
Almost a year after the debut of Chicharito, in 2007, on September 2, Dos Santos was presented with the club in the 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao.
Javier went virtually unnoticed, because in two and a half just played 19 games and scored a goal, on the day of its debut.
The 2007-08 campaign began to make a difference, especially with Gio, since after his debut with the Blaugrana, making three goals in the league and one in the Champions close its step in the club to begin a pilgrimage today, not ends.
Lift and forgetting Chicharito Gio
In the 2008-09 season began the emergence of Hernandez, as after an insipid opening 2008 in the Clausura 2009 he returned to score and added four goals for Guadalajara.
Meanwhile Gio left Barcelona and went to Tottenham Hotspur for start of the campaign, but in the second round went to Ipswich Town.
At the end of that campaign was the Tri becoming the best man in the 2009 Gold Cup won by the Greens.
But in 2009-10 began the season with the Spurs and ended at Galatasaray in Turkey.
Meanwhile, Hernandez began to be released with large spoon, as in the Apertura 2009 had 11 goals for Chivas, and in 2010 was comonarca scorer Bicentennial individual with 10 goals along the Peruvian Johan Fano U.S. Atlantic and Herculez Gomez del Puebla.
Those performances earned him eligible for Manchester United before tackling the final preparation of South Africa 2010 Tri.
Back in the World, which were both players, Chicharito eventually ratified as the highest scorer in the Tri with a pair of goals, while Dos Santos did not go with something more relevant.
News both
The phenomenon of Chicharito has continued to grow and now it looks goal at Old Trafford, England and Europe, earning the admiration with his performances and his goals.
Hernández same has scored three goals in the Premier League, one in the Community Shield, one in the League Cup and one Champions League, immediately getting a taste of the fans and proving once again, good helmsman's eye for the Red Devils, Alex Ferguson.
As Giovani, begins his third season with all the Spurs in doubt whether now if the end or middle of the campaign will be transferred to another club.
Vela also face barriers
Does not happen otherwise, this Saturday there is a chance to be given another duel between Mexican clubs when Carlos Vela Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium received West Ham's Paul Barrera.