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Miguel Herrera reacts to his viral nicknames: “It’s because I’m a little overweight”

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Atlante coach Miguel Herrera discussed several humorous nicknames linked to his appearance in a video published by the club.
  • Herrera said he appreciated the creativity of “Sir Alex Puercuson” but kept “Piojo,” the nickname he has adopted over the years.

Miguel Herrera did not take the jokes personally. In a video published by Atlante, the coach reacted to several nicknames that have gone viral among Liga MX fans, many of them built around his appearance.

How strange, because I only have one, the one I’ve had all my life, and I don’t even know why they gave it to me.

· Miguel HerreraHe discussed the origin of his long-standing nickname, “Piojo.”

The former Mexico national team coach first addressed “Piojo,” the nickname by which he is widely known. “How strange, because I only have one, the one I’ve had all my life, and I don’t even know why they gave it to me,” he said.

He then considered “Vicente Del Postre,” a play on the name of a figure he admires. “I wish. He’s someone I admire. I had the fortune to speak with him in Brazil during the World Cup, and the truth is that he’s an extraordinary person. I think the ‘postre’ part is because I’m a little overweight, but I’m a man of many years, with a belly,” Herrera said.

I wish. He’s someone I admire. I had the fortune to speak with him in Brazil during the World Cup, and the truth is that he’s an extraordinary person. I think the ‘postre’ part is because I’m a little overweight, but I’m a man of many years, with a belly.

· Miguel HerreraHe reacted to the nickname “Vicente Del Postre.”

“ Ted Grasso,” a reference to the football series Ted Lasso, received a more lukewarm response. Herrera said people who know him understand that photographs make him look worse than he does in person, but added that the nickname lacked creativity. He also rejected “Burger Klopp,” saying he does not eat hamburgers.

That one was creative.

· Miguel HerreraHe praised the nickname “Sir Alex Puercuson.”

The nickname he liked most was “Sir Alex Puercuson,” which he described as creative. Of “Antojitos Meza” and “Rey Comidas,” he preferred the one referring to Enrique Meza, one of his coaching influences. Herrera ended by saying the nicknames were “terrible,” but that he would stick with “Piojo,” which he has fully adopted.

All the nicknames they’ve given me are terrible, but I’ll stick with Piojo. I’ve already adopted it.

· Miguel HerreraHe summed up his reaction to the social-media nicknames.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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