Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? I can't say anything about the difficulty of the Peruvian league but his first touch on that goal was very good. I watched yesterday's game. Chavarri makes good runs and seems to have a very good skill-set. He's aggressive, good on the dribble, good first touch, very good with both feet, and has a great shot. He's an interesting prospect to me and certainly one to at least pay attention to. I am curious to see what he could do at a higher level.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Actually, he's not even the first YA at Sporting Cristal. Hermann Trophy winner Luchi Gonzalez played for Sporting, and even played in the Copa Libertadores. Hopefully this guy's career does not follow the same trajectory.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? So he scored right-footed cutting in from the left flank and left-footed cutting in from the right. Sounds like he's versatile enough to play either flank.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Cool prospect, probably will have to get him out of Peru if he wants a chance with the Nats.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Most definitely But he could get a look from the Olympic team if he continues to do very well in Peru Also, if he continues to be a top young player in the league, a January camp invite isn't completely out of the question
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? http://depor.pe/noticia/727937/diego-chavrri-quiero-campeonar-cristal-llamado-seleccion this guy in peru says he wants to be champion with cristal and be called up for the peruvian national team, so idk what he realy wants
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Just checked out both goal videos in this thread. Wow and wow... And he just turned 22? Needless to say: CAP HIM NOW!!!
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? His Wikipedia page needs to be updated so it shows that he is an American. That would probably help his chances of being scouted.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? FYP Do you know what the injury is? Somehow I don't think US Soccer relies on Wikipedia to discover candidates for the national team. I do, however, seriously believe they rely on Yanks Abroad and this forum and since Brian has already interviewed him, I'm pretty sure Bradley and the USSF know about him.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=blog&entry=171 Ankle sprain. No break but a bad sprain
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Thanks. Having had a sprained ankle, it's worse than a break. Can take a long time to heal, especially if you have a job where you put a lot of pressure on it. Of course, not having a gut might help him heal faster as it puts less pressure on the ankle.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? I hate when people say this. 9/10 times it's just not true. Is a break better than a grade III sprain? YES, it commonly is. Those are frickin nasty. Is a break better than 95% of I and II sprains? NO. Which account for the majority of sprains? I and II. My question is, have you suffered a break?
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Diego made the bench for Sporting Cristal today but was an unused sub Good news that he's on his way back from the injury.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Yet, he's not on Yanks Abroad's "Players" page yet. For shame!
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Chavarri returns from his ankle injury and entered the game for Sporting Cristal as a 56th minute sub. Game is 1-1 in 69th minute
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Sporting Cristal drew Cobresol 1-1 Chavarri made his return from injury and subbed into the game in the 56th minute with the score 0-0. Diego didn't score but I don't know if he was involved with the goal.
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Vitesse rumors http://twitter.com/#!/briansciaretta/status/61086024096415744 Hey mods, can we change the thread title to drop the question mark. This guy is at Cristal
Re: Diego Chavarri at Sporting Cristal? Would be a good move if it is true. Probably needs to get out of Peru anyway if he wants to improve.