The Pachuca Chronicle
Squad27 Sep 2027
A one-man rearguard from Carlos Moreno
There were 7 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.
Player ratings27 Sep 2027
Owen González beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 23. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Tempers go at Pachuca
Rodolfo Gutierrez 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.
The dugout27 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Jorge Berlanga
“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.
Market27 Sep 2027
Eduardo Bauermann told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Eduardo Bauermann has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Pachuca.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Javier Ramirez signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Javier Ramirez and Pachuca agree another 3 years.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Words at Pachuca training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Héctor Holguín is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout27 Sep 2027
Half-satisfied: Eduardo Romo on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 0‑0, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
Looking ahead27 Sep 2027
Pachuca take on the side everybody is chasing
Guadalajara arrive as leaders. A side at the top is beaten roughly once a month, and the club that does it gets a week it remembers for a year.
In brief
- The dugout Pachuca keep their word to Mauro Nambo
- Match No goals between Pachuca and Leon
- Market The Rodolfo Gutierrez talk will not go away