Gimenez
Uruguay's Gimenez the master of the mind games?
Uruguay play Japan tonight in the Copa America (7:00 pm ET on ESPN+) and the Japanese players would be wise to block out Uruguay centre-back Jose Maria Gimenez. Why you ask? Well in a recent story in thesefootballtimes.com it has been revealed that the 24-year-old is adept at using mind games to distract and throw forwards off their games.
In the article Colombia striker Radamel Falcao revealed that Gimenez did not "trash talk" him in matchup between Colombia and Uruguay in 2013 but instead just annoyed him with a series of weird questions.
"I couldn't concentrate as Giménez was driving me crazy," the forward later recalled. "He asked me questions. First, he asked me what car I had. When I was explaining it, he had already gone and was waiting to meet a cross. That was only the start. Then he asked me why the flags of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela have the same colours. Next he came over to me and told me it was his debut, that he was very happy and that he would get a tattoo of the date of his match, asking me if September was spelled with or without a 'p'. I ended up missing the chance to jump for a cross. He drove me crazy."
“Kam hit this tight end SO HARD, I swear I saw that TE’s soul leave Qwest Field right on that 35 yard line.”