Why I failed at Manchester United - Javier Hernandez
The Mexico international has been in superb form for Bayer Leverkusen this season, bagging 19 goals, and says it is all down to starting games rather than coming off the bench.
Javier Hernandez says his tag as a ‘super sub’ was the main cause of his Manchester United woes – and is now benefiting from a prolonged run in the first team at Bayer Leverkusen.
The Mexico star started just 12 league matches for the Red Devils going back to the 2012-13 season, with the majority of his appearances for the club coming off the bench.
But he has since been handed a starting spot in Leverkusen’s side and has reaped the rewards, scoring 19 goals in all competitions – while only three players have netted more times in the Bundesliga.
And Hernandez says his increased pitch time – he has made 12 league starts this term, more than in any season since 2011-12 – is the key to his upturn in form.
"What I was missing in the last two or three years, it was like I was playing sometimes and then returning to the bench," Hernandez told the Orlando Sentinel.
"But now that I am playing most of the game or almost all of my games here in my club, that's what I need.
"Because people sometimes think the confidence is with goals, but I don't think like that. I think confidence is to play day-by-day, to get rhythm."
Hernandez is currently enjoying the Bundesliga winter break, having scored in Leverkusen’s last outing against Ingolstadt, and will return to action against Hoffenheim at the end of January.
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