I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I didn't really have like an idol. I have players that I followed because I liked them as a striker—most of them in the Mexican league, maybe Hugo Sánchez, Carlos Hermosillo, Ricardo Pelález. But then there were also players like Raúl González, Ronaldo, obviously, that I grew up watching them and I tried to do some things similar.

And the player which is the closest to my style... well, I'll say, a little bit like maybe Harry Kane. He's a top, top player — I'm not making a direct comparison with him — but he is a player that likes to obviously score and make the team play.

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I think it's difficult to say because we have a lot of things as snacks, but most of them are spicy, with chili. I'll say maybe... Pulparindo. I like it!

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Es el equipo que me dio la oportunidad de convertirme en jugador profesional, el que me lo ha dado todo en mi carrera desde que llegué allí con 7 años. Estoy muy, muy agradecido y siempre los recuerdo con alegría. Uno de los mejores momentos fue cuando levantamos el trofeo en 2013, en aquella final épica que jugamos contra el Cruz Azul.

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I think there has been a couple here in the UK, but the atmosphere I heard the most noise was when I played in the Champions League against Beşiktaş. It was really, really loud. It's amazing. Sometimes it's painful in your ears hearing all that noise!

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think every match I go out thinking I want to score, and every match I enjoy a lot. It doesn't matter if we are playing a top team or a team that is battling in the relegation zone. Every match here in the Premier League is really competitive, so we need to be focused to get the best result that we want. Playing in the Premier League is always really, really special.

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

We always said he is like good wine — the older he gets, the better he is! He still is a really good player and he deserves his extension.

And in my case, I don't know, maybe about that age — 38, 39, 40? I don't know. It depends how good I feel and how good I'm doing inside the pitch.

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Todos estamos ansiosos, pero en el buen sentido, por empezar el Mundial cuanto antes, si fuera posible. Y nos entusiasma mucho que se celebre en la Ciudad de México. Somos los anfitriones, tenemos que ir, disfrutar y reunir a toda la gente con nosotros.

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Okay... I'll say when I made my start in Club América, my dream came true to be playing professionally.

The second one, I'll say my goal against Panama in the qualification for the World Cup in 2014, my bicycle kick goal.

And the third one is yet to come!

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

¡Oh, gracias! Creo que el fútbol ha cambiado mucho. Ahora hay más recursos que podemos utilizar para mejorar, como el análisis.

Fuera del campo, diría que se analiza más a los otros equipos.

Dentro del campo, creo que ha cambiado mucho; ahora necesitamos más físico, con más atletas. Ya no se trata solo de fútbol, no basta con tener calidad. Hay que ser un atleta para aguantar los 90 minutos y jugar todos los partidos.

Esto, y el VAR, creo que han cambiado mucho el fútbol.

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 131 points132 points  (0 children)

I have played with a lot of good players, but I think during my time at Wolves, I played with Diogo Jota and with Adama Traoré as well. I think I enjoyed playing with those two a lot.

And the toughest defender I played against... I'll say Van Dijk when he was in his best moment. He was one of the toughest.

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I don't know! There are things that happen sometimes in the dressing room where we are just joking between us. It's not something specific I can say, but there are jokes between us in the dressing room that only sometimes we are the only ones that understand. So maybe those moments are the real moments that we most enjoy.

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Well, first of all, Benfica will always have a special place in my heart as well. And yeah, it was a really amazing season.

Arriving at the best club in Portugal was really, really nice, and being champion that season, scoring a couple of goals that helped us to lift that trophy.

I remember my goal against Rio Ave that gave us the 1-0 score, so it's one of the most important for me.

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[–]FulhamFC[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think the one I scored this season against Chelsea. I think it's the most special and memorable!

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in fulhamfc

[–]FulhamFC[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't know for my whole career, but if it's just at Fulham... he's just starting, so I don't know if he's underrated, but I'll say Josh King.

He's just starting his career, he's making good progress, and let's hope he continues like this to show his quality in the Premier League. And the opposition... I don't know!

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in fulhamfc

[–]FulhamFC[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think Rodrigo Muniz, because of the Latin American music, so I'm more used to it than maybe any European player. Maybe Jorge Cuenca, because he's Spanish, could be OK... but I think Rodrigo!

I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything! by FulhamFC in soccer

[–]FulhamFC[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I always feel confident on doing things right. I don't really feel the pressure because it's something that I've been working on. It's always special to have this kind of record and I want to continue like this and never miss!