The Llaneros Herald
Squad22 Jan 2029
A one-man rearguard from Victor Martinez
There were 10 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Shuto Yamaichi 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 Llaneros can pretend not to have heard.
Market22 Jan 2029
Only the photograph left for Abdulla Faisal
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Abdulla Faisal will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Llaneros the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Market22 Jan 2029
Oscar Ferraresi is a Llaneros player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market22 Jan 2029
David Ramirez is a Llaneros player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Carlos Gutiérrez in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Llaneros this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match20 Jan 2029
A bad afternoon for Llaneros against Carabobo
0‑1 to Carabobo, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings22 Jan 2029
Nobody could get near Gabriel Rosales
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad22 Jan 2029
No hiding place for Abdulla Faisal
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Abdulla Faisal, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Player ratings Off the pace: Jose Savarino
- Squad Savely Zolkin asks for a word with the manager
- Boardroom Llaneros spend it where nobody looks