LA Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney said Mexican forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has recovered from a hamstring injury and is set to make his 2023 MLS season debut this Saturday against the Houston Dynamo.
“He’s ready to go to Houston, now it’s just building up his match minutes,” said Vanney during a press conference on Wednesday.
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“He looks sharp, he looks good. [He’s] getting repetitions in front of goal now because when you have a hamstring injury you can’t do a lot of things in a high intensity and high speed. Now it is just repetitions and getting him ready.
“He’ll train full all this week, he’s trained partially [in] some of the last sessions. He’s gotten enough under his belt and his fitness level is good, so now it’s just getting him back into match fitness.”
The 34-year-old striker has yet to make an appearance this MLS season. Now recovered and ready to return to the field, Hernandez could also soon make a first appearance since 2019 for Mexico‘s national team in an upcoming friendly against the United States on April 19 in Glendale, Arizona.
