Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Hugo Aguilera has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at General Diaz, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Luis Torres has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at General Diaz, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Fernando Rolón and General Diaz agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at General Diaz, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Matías Barreto plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” General Diaz have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Mario Godoy has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at General Diaz, and both men came out saying it was fine.
General Diaz spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at General Diaz, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at General Diaz, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A season average of 7.00 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. General Diaz know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” General Diaz have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” General Diaz have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 9 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what General Diaz can pretend not to have heard.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at General Diaz pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Guarani defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” General Diaz have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at General Diaz has to find a result from somewhere.
The terraces3 May 2027
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 28 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Olimpia defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” General Diaz have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jhonatan Almeida and General Diaz agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
A new face in his position, and Hugo Flores suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. General Diaz have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — David Valenzuela has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. General Diaz know, and have known for weeks.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” General Diaz have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
1 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” General Diaz have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Federico Barrios is 17, and General Diaz have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
He is 16, and nobody at General Diaz signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Ivan Acosta is 15, and General Diaz have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Lucas Quintana has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Diego Velázquez plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
General Diaz spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.
General Diaz spent the window trying to move José Rotela on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at General Diaz has been clear about where Blas Cattaneo stands, which is more than many ever get.
The language is coming and there is somebody to talk to in the dressing room. A footballer who feels at home plays like one, and it never shows up in a scouting report.
The fee is $83.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Sportivo Luqueno drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Justo Roa arrives at General Diaz with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
A new face in his position, and Hugo Flores suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. General Diaz have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Johan Rodallega arrives at General Diaz with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Blas Cattaneo has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
He came through the session, took part in everything and finished it smiling. General Diaz will not rush him, and he will spend the next fortnight trying to rush them.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
He came through the session, took part in everything and finished it smiling. General Diaz will not rush him, and he will spend the next fortnight trying to rush them.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
He came through the session, took part in everything and finished it smiling. General Diaz will not rush him, and he will spend the next fortnight trying to rush them.
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.
Fernando Rolón arrives at 34 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.