“Only Cuauhtémoc (Blanco) and maybe Nery Castillo, but then he never became what was expected of him. When Cuauhtémoc came, we had a core and he took us to a different level. As a Costa Rican, we always faced Mexico and Cuauhtémoc was one of those players you didn’t even want to see. But as a teammate, he was an excellent person and that special player that made the difference. I remember one time we held our preseason in Mexico and the fans wanted to see him. They started to knock on the bus and it began to shake. ‘Cuau’ had to get off and greet the people. That’s when we realized the magnitude of ‘Cuau’s name and how popular he was.”