Marked for Benjamín Crivaro
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match5 Oct 2030
No end in sight to Güemes's wait for a win
26 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Güemes has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom7 Oct 2030
The board’s statement ran to three sentences and one of them mentioned results. Leonardo Moreno has managed long enough to translate: win soon, or the next statement is shorter.
Market7 Oct 2030
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Squad7 Oct 2030
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The terraces7 Oct 2030
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 5 of the 25 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad7 Oct 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad7 Oct 2030
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Güemes are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Match5 Oct 2030
1‑2 to Instituto, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings7 Oct 2030
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.40, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
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Crisis
Match7 Sep 2030
The wait goes on for Güemes
23 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Player ratings9 Sep 2030
Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market9 Sep 2030
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad9 Sep 2030
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad9 Sep 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match7 Sep 2030
0‑2 to Independiente, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad9 Sep 2030
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad9 Sep 2030
Nicolás Juárez knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Güemes, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market9 Sep 2030
The name of Santiago Sala keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Güemes say nothing, which says plenty.
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Crisis
Match24 Aug 2030
The wait goes on for Güemes
21 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Market26 Aug 2030
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings26 Aug 2030
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad26 Aug 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad26 Aug 2030
The manager makes an example of Walter Juárez
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match24 Aug 2030
San Lorenzo left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad26 Aug 2030
Saddil Ramdani asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad26 Aug 2030
A first senior shirt for José Arce
Every debut is a small story about the future: José Arce, 18 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Player ratings26 Aug 2030
5.35 on the card. Some afternoons a footballer looks like a man who has only just been introduced to the game, and this was one of them.
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Crisis
Match17 Aug 2030
No end in sight to Güemes's wait for a win
20 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Güemes has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom19 Aug 2030
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Güemes
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad19 Aug 2030
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Güemes may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad19 Aug 2030
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
The terraces19 Aug 2030
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 5 of the 25 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Market19 Aug 2030
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings19 Aug 2030
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad19 Aug 2030
Tempers go at Güemes
Gianluca Pugliese was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match17 Aug 2030
Unión de Santa Fe left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
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Crisis
Match10 Aug 2030
No end in sight to Güemes's wait for a win
19 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Güemes has to find a result from somewhere.
Match10 Aug 2030
Nowhere to hide for Güemes
1‑4 against Talleres, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Market12 Aug 2030
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad12 Aug 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings12 Aug 2030
Marked 8.06 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Boardroom12 Aug 2030
Nobody left the Güemes dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad12 Aug 2030
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings12 Aug 2030
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad12 Aug 2030
Whether it was the goalkeeper or the ten in front of him is the argument that will fill every conversation in town this week. 4 saves does not settle it either way.
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Crisis
Match27 Jul 2030
17 matches without a win for Güemes
The run now stands at 17, and the questions being asked around Güemes are no longer polite ones.
Match27 Jul 2030
Nowhere to hide for Güemes
0‑3 against Boca Juniors, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Market29 Jul 2030
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad29 Jul 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad29 Jul 2030
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Boardroom29 Jul 2030
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Player ratings29 Jul 2030
Shots: 10, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.
Squad29 Jul 2030
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Gastón Espósito trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Player ratings29 Jul 2030
5.61 on the card. Some afternoons a footballer looks like a man who has only just been introduced to the game, and this was one of them.
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Crisis
Market15 Jul 2030
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad15 Jul 2030
Gastón Espósito: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Güemes have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market15 Jul 2030
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad15 Jul 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad15 Jul 2030
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Yegor Skorobogatko trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market15 Jul 2030
The name of Santiago Sala keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Güemes say nothing, which says plenty.
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Crisis
Boardroom8 Jul 2030
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
Market8 Jul 2030
Los Andes come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Güemes did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market8 Jul 2030
Rodrigo Arnay hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Squad8 Jul 2030
Tempers go at Güemes
Gianluca Pugliese was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad8 Jul 2030
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Güemes are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Boardroom8 Jul 2030
$5.0M taken back off the Güemes table
What was available in the summer has quietly gone. Upstairs nobody will call it a change of ambition; downstairs nobody will call it anything else.
Market8 Jul 2030
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Facundo Melillán signs something — a contract at Güemes or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Squad8 Jul 2030
Benjamín Crivaro asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad8 Jul 2030
A season on the outside for Juan Otero
He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Güemes has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.
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Crisis
Match1 Jul 2030
Every point is an argument now for Güemes
Position 15 and 2 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Market1 Jul 2030
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Market1 Jul 2030
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Yegor Skorobogatko will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Güemes the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad1 Jul 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad1 Jul 2030
He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Güemes has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.
Squad1 Jul 2030
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Güemes, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Crisis
Market17 Jun 2030
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Squad17 Jun 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market17 Jun 2030
The name of Santiago Sala keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Güemes say nothing, which says plenty.
Market17 Jun 2030
The clock does Gastón Espósito’s negotiating for him
2 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Güemes could ask drops and the wages Gastón Espósito can ask rise.
Market17 Jun 2030
Güemes have made Yegor Skorobogatko available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Squad17 Jun 2030
Rodrigo Arnay knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Güemes, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Crisis
Match3 Jun 2030
Güemes are in real trouble now
Position 15, 2 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Boardroom3 Jun 2030
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
Market3 Jun 2030
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad3 Jun 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad3 Jun 2030
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Gastón Espósito trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Boardroom3 Jun 2030
Güemes pull $5.0M back off the table
The money that was there in the summer is not there now. Nobody upstairs calls this a change of ambition, and everybody downstairs reads it as one.
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Crisis
Market20 May 2030
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad20 May 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad20 May 2030
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad20 May 2030
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market20 May 2030
The name of Santiago Sala keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Güemes say nothing, which says plenty.
Market20 May 2030
Güemes have made Yegor Skorobogatko available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
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Crisis
Match11 May 2030
15 matches without a win for Güemes
The run now stands at 15, and the questions being asked around Güemes are no longer polite ones.
Market13 May 2030
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings13 May 2030
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad13 May 2030
Tempers go at Güemes
Gianluca Pugliese was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad13 May 2030
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gianluca Pugliese, and the manager let it.
Match11 May 2030
A bad afternoon for Güemes against Lanús
0‑2 to Lanús, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings13 May 2030
There was no pressure on him and nowhere he had to be. Güemes lost a goal to a decision that took half a second and will be discussed all week.
Market13 May 2030
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Facundo Melillán signs something — a contract at Güemes or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Player ratings13 May 2030
Marked 5.74, and generously at that. Nothing came off, and by the end the crowd had stopped expecting it to.
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Uneasy
Match27 Apr 2030
The wait goes on for Güemes
13 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Match24 Apr 2030
The small margins put Güemes out
Out, 0‑0 to Estudiantes, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Player ratings29 Apr 2030
Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom29 Apr 2030
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Güemes
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad29 Apr 2030
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Yegor Skorobogatko: 1 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Market29 Apr 2030
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings29 Apr 2030
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 25 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
Squad29 Apr 2030
Tempers go at Güemes
Gianluca Pugliese was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match27 Apr 2030
Gianluca Pugliese scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Vélez, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
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Crisis
Match20 Apr 2030
11 matches without a win for Güemes
The run now stands at 11, and the questions being asked around Güemes are no longer polite ones.
Match20 Apr 2030
Nowhere to hide for Güemes
0‑3 against Instituto, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Market22 Apr 2030
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings22 Apr 2030
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad22 Apr 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad22 Apr 2030
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Nicolás Juárez, and the manager let it.
Boardroom22 Apr 2030
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Market22 Apr 2030
The name of Santiago Sala keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Güemes say nothing, which says plenty.
Player ratings22 Apr 2030
Shots: 9. Goals: none. The chances were there and they were good ones, and they went into the stand, the goalkeeper's arms and the side netting in roughly that order.
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Uneasy
Boardroom1 Apr 2030
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Güemes
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Market1 Apr 2030
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad1 Apr 2030
Tempers go at Güemes
Gianluca Pugliese was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad1 Apr 2030
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad1 Apr 2030
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad1 Apr 2030
A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Güemes would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.
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Crisis
Match9 Mar 2030
The wait goes on for Güemes
6 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad11 Mar 2030
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market11 Mar 2030
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad11 Mar 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad11 Mar 2030
The manager makes an example of Nicolás Juárez
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings11 Mar 2030
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.33, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Player ratings11 Mar 2030
Successful dribbles: 12. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad11 Mar 2030
Axel Bordón knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Güemes, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Market21 Jan 2030
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad21 Jan 2030
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad21 Jan 2030
The medical room confirms 16 days on the sidelines for Benjamín Crivaro, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Market21 Jan 2030
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Yegor Skorobogatko signs something — a contract at Güemes or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Market21 Jan 2030
Güemes have made Nicolás Romano available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Squad21 Jan 2030
Rodrigo Arnay knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Güemes, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Market17 Dec 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market17 Dec 2029
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Güemes is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad17 Dec 2029
Tempers go at Güemes
Gianluca Pugliese was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market17 Dec 2029
Temperley are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Güemes will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Squad17 Dec 2029
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Albert Boateng commits to Güemes for another 2 years.
Market17 Dec 2029
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Güemes know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Uneasy
Boardroom12 Nov 2029
The scrutiny sharpens at Güemes
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Güemes is running low.
Market12 Nov 2029
Angel Uñates hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Squad12 Nov 2029
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad12 Nov 2029
Nicolás Juárez knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Güemes, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market12 Nov 2029
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Güemes know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Market12 Nov 2029
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Tomás Oneto may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Crisis
Boardroom6 Aug 2029
Leonardo Moreno has until the next board meeting
What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Güemes can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.
Market6 Aug 2029
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad6 Aug 2029
43 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Squad6 Aug 2029
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings6 Aug 2029
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.09, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Player ratings6 Aug 2029
Defensive actions: 19. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Player ratings6 Aug 2029
Marked 8.28 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings6 Aug 2029
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 18 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
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Crisis
Market25 Dec 2028
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Squad25 Dec 2028
Tempers go at Güemes
Gianluca Pugliese was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad25 Dec 2028
The medical room confirms 23 days on the sidelines for Mariano Alexis Torres, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
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Crisis
Match11 Dec 2028
Every point is an argument now for Güemes
Position 13 and 7 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Market11 Dec 2028
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad11 Dec 2028
Tempers go at Güemes
Gianluca Pugliese was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad11 Dec 2028
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Güemes know it.
Squad11 Dec 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market11 Dec 2028
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.