“I did not go to Los Angeles Football Club to sit and watch. I want to come back to Olimpia and fight for my place.” 7 appearances in 30 matches say the rest.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Commercial news is the news nobody sings about and everything else is paid for with. The board will call it a partnership; the accountants will call it the difference between this squad and a smaller one.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Alex Franco has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Olimpia know, and have known for weeks.
“I did not go to Los Angeles Football Club to sit and watch. I want to come back to Olimpia and fight for my place.” 7 appearances in 26 matches say the rest.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Alex Franco will call it something else in private.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Olimpia pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 3 appearances in 35 say he has earned the hearing.
“I did not go to Los Angeles Football Club to sit and watch. I want to come back to Olimpia and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 22 matches say the rest.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 8 appearances in 33 say he has earned the hearing.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Olimpia pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Alex Franco will call it something else in private.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“Every summer it is another club, another set of team-mates, another manager to convince. I have done all that. Now I want a pre-season at Olimpia and a proper look at me.” He remains Tractor’s player until the spell runs out — but the argument is with the club that owns him.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 1 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Olimpia have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
“Every summer it is another club, another set of team-mates, another manager to convince. I have done all that. Now I want a pre-season at Olimpia and a proper look at me.” He remains FC Tokyo’s player until the spell runs out — but the argument is with the club that owns him.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 7 appearances in 29 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 0 appearances in 28 say he has earned the hearing.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 5 appearances in 29 say he has earned the hearing.
“I did not go to Los Angeles Football Club to sit and watch. I want to come back to Olimpia and fight for my place.” 2 appearances in 14 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 Olimpia, 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.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 0 appearances in 24 say he has earned the hearing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 5 appearances in 25 say he has earned the hearing.
A new face in his position, and Luciano Ferreyra suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Olimpia have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 1 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Olimpia have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 5 appearances in 21 say he has earned the hearing.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 0 appearances in 20 say he has earned the hearing.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
$4.5M is a serious amount of money and it does not play centre-forward. Everybody in the dressing room knows who used to be looked at when it went wrong.
A 3-0 win over General Caballero, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 1 appearances in 6 say he has earned the hearing.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 5 appearances in 17 say he has earned the hearing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
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.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Olimpia pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 0 appearances in 14 say he has earned the hearing.
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.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 5 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 0 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The name of Derlis Martínez has come up in conversations Olimpia were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 3 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Alejandro Maciel has let it be known that he does not like the way Olimpia are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Olimpia have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
In brief
The terracesEverybody has an opinion about Juan Romero
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 3 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 0 appearances in 6 say he has earned the hearing.
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Olimpia that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
In brief
The terracesThe press cannot get enough of Adrián Alcaraz
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 1 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. River Plate defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Olimpia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Olimpia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
A 3-1 win over Sportivo Trinidense, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Olimpia have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
The terracesThe press have found their man in Adrián Alcaraz
BoardroomThe Olimpia production line keeps running
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.
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.
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.
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.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
The name of Fredy Colmán has come up in conversations Olimpia were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, 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.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 3 appearances in 21 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The fee is $6.6M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. San Martín drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
A new face in his position, and Derlis Gonzalez suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Olimpia have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
This is the season the town will measure the next twenty against. The trophy travels home with the squad, and the route through the streets was agreed days ago.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
13 clean sheets across a season, and the one award on the pitch nobody else is eligible for. Most keepers get through a whole career without a year like it.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
The name of Alexis Villalba has come up in conversations Olimpia were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 3 appearances in 17 say he has earned the hearing.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Olimpia pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 3 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, 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. Mateo Gamarra has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Fernando Mimbacas 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 Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Olimpia that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Adrián Alcaraz will call it something else in private.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 3 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The board have answered with money instead of encouragement, which is the only answer a manager ever wants. Spending it well is now entirely his problem.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, 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 Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 0 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Olimpia spent the window trying to move Richard Ortiz 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 have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
The name of Iván Leguizamón has come up in conversations Olimpia were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 4 appearances in 21 say he has earned the hearing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Olimpia has been clear about where Rodrigo Pérez stands, which is more than many ever get.
A 1-0 win over Cerro Porteno, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 0 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Olimpia has been clear about where Raúl Cáceres stands, which is more than many ever get.
The fee is $5.7M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Juventud drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
The fee is $1.6M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Nacional drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
The fee is $2.0M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Cerro Porteno drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The fee is $850.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Nacional drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Sportivo Trinidense pay $500.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
A 1-0 win over General Caballero, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Lucas Verza: 2 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Olimpia have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 7 appearances in 21 say he has earned the hearing.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 2 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A 1-0 win over Sol de America, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
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.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 2 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Olimpia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
A 1-0 win over Cerro Porteno, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Every debut is a small story about the future: Brayan Grance, 19 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
It is a strip of cloth and it decides nothing on a Saturday. It still tells the dressing room exactly whose opinion the manager values, which is the whole point of it.
A 2-0 win over General Caballero, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Olimpia have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Olimpia that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Iván Leguizamón has let it be known that he does not like the way Olimpia are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Olimpia, and 3 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, 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 Olimpia, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Junior Barreto has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Olimpia know, and have known for weeks.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Olimpia have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Every debut is a small story about the future: Ricardo Benítez, 21 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Santiago Martinez is 15, and Olimpia 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.
Ramon Valdez is 15, and Olimpia 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.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Olimpia, 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. Lucas Morales has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Richard Sánchez 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. Olimpia will not rush him, and he will spend the next fortnight trying to rush them.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Olimpia can pretend not to have heard.