The Llaneros Herald
Squad3 Jul 2034
A knee injury of the worst kind for Carlos Casseres
110 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Llaneros lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match1 Jul 2034
A hiding for Llaneros
Beaten 0‑8 by Deportivo Tachira, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad3 Jul 2034
Brian Mancini keeps Llaneros in it on his own
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.
Market3 Jul 2034
Cristian Cordova puts it in writing
“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 The request is on a desk at Llaneros, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match1 Jul 2034
6 matches without a win for Llaneros
The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Llaneros are no longer polite ones.
Match1 Jul 2034
Llaneros are shipping goals every week
Two or more conceded in each of the last 6 matches. It is not one mistake repeating itself, which would be the easier thing to fix; it is a different one every week.
Squad3 Jul 2034
Tempers go at Llaneros
Junior Murillo 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.
Match1 Jul 2034
8 goals as Llaneros and Deportivo Tachira go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 8 goals between Llaneros and Deportivo Tachira, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad3 Jul 2034
Oscar Savarino signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Oscar Savarino and Llaneros agree another 2 years.
In brief
- Boardroom Intake day at the Llaneros academy
- Player ratings Daniel Machis could not find anything
- Market Darwin Herrera leaves for nothing