“I did not go to Portuguesa to sit and watch. I want to come back to Estudiantes de Merida and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 13 matches say the rest.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Estudiantes de Merida, and both men came out saying it was fine.
What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Estudiantes de Merida can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Estudiantes de Merida can pretend not to have heard.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Estudiantes de Merida can pretend not to have heard.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — César Magallan has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Estudiantes de Merida know, and have known for weeks.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Estudiantes de Merida, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Estudiantes de Merida have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Estudiantes de Merida has to find a result from somewhere.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Daniel Rivillo will call it something else in private.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Estudiantes de Merida has been clear about where Héctor Acosta stands, which is more than many ever get.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Estudiantes de Merida know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
At 34 he has made the position his own, and the man he took it from has to find something to say about it. Estudiantes de Merida have a decision that made itself.
“The easiest signature of my career.” José Navarro and Estudiantes de Merida agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Estudiantes de Merida know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Geovan Montes keeps the shirt for now, at Estudiantes de Merida's convenience rather than his own.