The Official 2012 Pre and Regular Season News, Rumors and Speculation Thread

More details by French on Cortez.
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/14833/chivas-usa-goats-release-cortez

I agree with Fraser's comment on Cortez. We really need an established reserve team so players like Cortez can develop and sign with the 1st team at the right time. @sodi_gar, name one player from Chivas USA the Xolos have signed to their 1st team? None.

 

New trialist DF Scott Gordon heading up to Portland with the 1st team.

Gordon was drafted by FC Dallas in 2011 Superdraft but was never offered a contract. Signed with Fort Lauderdale strikers last year, making 19 appearances.

 

i was not joking !!!! wen i saw hem play and wear the #14
white pea..jajajaj

 

Same haircut and all.

 

lol!

 

Eduardo Lillingston.

 

No. I was referring to youth development and former Chivas USA academy players going to Xolos and signing with the 1st team.

 

According to Scott French, this the roster that was submiited to MLS as of yesterday. We only have 23 under contract and there is a ton of cap space.

GOALKEEPERS
Dan Kennedy (Yorba Linda/UC Santa Barbara)
Tim Melia

DEFENDERS
Ante Jazic (Canada)
David Junior Lopes (Brazil)
Rauwshan McKenzie
Heath Pearce
James Riley
John Alexander Valencia (Colombia)
Jorge Villafaña (Anaheim)

MIDFIELDERS
Miller Bolaños (Ecuador), on loan from LDU Quito (Ecuador)
Laurent Courtois (France)
Blair Gavin
Marvin Iraheta (DL, Pasadena/El Salvador)
Nick LaBrocca
Michael Lahoud
Oswaldo Minda (Ecuador)
Alejandro Moreno (Venezuela)
Ryan Smith (England)
Peter Vagenas (Pasadena/UCLA)
Ben Zemanski

FORWARDS
Tristan Bowen (HGP/Van Nuys), on loan to Roeselare (Belgium)
Cesar Romero
Casey Townsend (R/draft)

IN CAMP BUT NOT ON THE ROSTER
F Juan Pablo Angel (Colombia)
D Matt Dallman (trial)
M Marco Delgado (Glendora), Academy player
M Eric Gonzalez (Corona), Academy player
D Scott Gordon (trial)
D Mario Ledesma (trial, Woodland Hills)
G Patrick McLain (R/trial)
M Jose Manuel Najera (trial, Colombia)
G Brian Rowe (R/draft, UCLA)
M Pablo Sandoval (trial, Mexico)
M Alan Souza (trial, Brazil)
F Ben Spencer, Academy player

 

Two new trialist:

Mexican winger Ernesto Hutchinson, indoor socer player from Nuevo Leon.

&

Nigerian FW John Owoeri

Owoeri was on trial with the Columbus Crew last year, faced the same situation as Colombian trialist Jose Manuel Najera
http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=6046

Chivas USA will decide on all trialist and possible HG player by next week.

We can add Patrick Mclain as #3 GK for Chivas USA, Mclain was signed Friday, Chivas USA hasn't officially announced it.

 

Great find! I hope the fact that an obscure indoor soccer player actually get's to try out is not a sign of how bad our club is.

 

so allan souza wasnt offered a spot?
i was pulling for him

 

Allan da Silva Souza is still on trial. Fraser is said to make a decision this week:

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/15152/chivas-usa-a-more-intimate-hdc

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/15247/chivas-usa-villafanas-aim-is-london
Chivas USA reserve lost to USL LA Blues today
Chivas USA: Tim Melia; Matt Dallman (Mario Ledesma, 29), Scott Gordon, David Junior Lopes, Jorge Villafaña; Marco Delgado (Eric Gonzalez, 80), Alejandro Moreno; Ryan Smith, Cesar Romero (John Owoeri, 46), Miller Bolaños, Casey Townsend.

and Jorge Villafaña call-up to the U.S. Olympic qualifying roster

 

New trialist midfielder Kevin Huezo. Huezo was on trial with Colorado during preseason. Najera & Souza are gone. Possible signing from South America according to French.

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/15305/chivas-usa-angel-out-with-head-issue

 

Kevin Huezo was on Pachuca FC U-20 team for a few years. Here are some highlights:

http://kevinhuezo.wordpress.com/videos/

 

who is this new south american signing that we are two weeks out from signing? anybody heard even the slightest rumor of a name?

 

wasnt that the tuzos U-20 squad that beat down a bunch of the euro high tier u-20s?

i think he was also on trial with toronto.

 

According to Wiki Chivas signed defender Scott Gorden March 16.

 

Kevin Huezo already out of camp. That was short lived.

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/15391/chivas-usa-trialist-decisions-not-yet

According to French:

"The Goats are in pursuit of a South American player, according to a source with knowledge of the situation, and expect to sign him within the next week or so. Another source said the player was from Colombia, the top foreign provider of MLS talent, with 28 players, 14 of them newcomers this season. Chivas striker Juan Pablo Angel is Colombian."

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/15540/chivas-usa-lahoud-is-getting-close

 

more confusion.
i thought we were trying to build a model of developing southern california talent instead of having a pipeline of mexican players (that never end up in our hands anyway).

 

We might be hitting the panic button a little becuae so cal talent might take longer to develop.

Either way, Rodarte looks foolish after his comments last year.

 

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...s-elliott-set-become-clubs-technical-director