He's gunna make guys eat crow that's for sure if he keeps it up. Hopefully change of scenery is his catalyst to success at club level. Some players need that to thrive. Not only style wise but coaching as well will be immense. Vucetich is a great coach. He's getting better coaching at Queretaro (not to slight mls I like mls a lot but it is facts). He's got a ton of experiencing and has won five league championships with FOUR different clubs and was even interim coach for Mexico for a bit. If someone can unlock Gil's true potential like we've seen at every level on the NT stage with Luis, Vuce is a guy that can do it.
I don't care if someone disagrees, but what you tried to do is intellectually honest. The point made was that I thought Gil made a bad decision signing with a team in a perceived better league when at the end of his time with RSL he couldn't even keep control of a spot in the 18 of a team in a perceived worse league. Thats not a logical step that most players make, and I've made clear that I don't buy the league suits him better excuse and because of that he needed to go to a different league and see if he magically is a much better player. I hope I'm wrong though. I've been a big fan of Gil for many years, but what I've seen from him in the last year is very disappointing.
A lot bloody good that passing percentage is when you barely get on the ball because you can't swiftly move into a gap, break up an attack, and most of the time when you actually pass or dribble fw you lose possession.
Getting chunky and being immobile is his own fault. Can't be mad at anybody but himself for indulging in chimichangas and burritos from their place of origin because he's used to getting them at Taco Bell. I liked the move to the league, although Queretaro wasn't specifically the best fit on paper, and he quite simply needs to lose weight to make a positive impact there like he probably still has the potential to do somewhere underneath that extra chub.
Played 64 mins for Queretaro tonight. Not good in the 1st half, poor positioning and did very little offensively and defensively. Played much better in the 2nd half, no idea why Queretaro's coach subbed him out after only playing 19 mins.
BS, he made 2 or 3 interceptions and nearly had a shot from inside the box. Wrong time to take him out IMO.
There's a reason why he was the first player taken off. He's expected to bring more to the team, he's a foreigner playing for a coach who has certain expectations. If you're not having a good game expect to be taken off.
I watched a good bit of the game, his touch wasn't bad, but his issue is work rate and athleticism. He was constantly slow to rotate for his teammates to receive a pass, and looked gassed the entire game. Admittedly, I didn't watch the second half, but still, not what you want to see.
I thought that #9, who blew a chance from 6 yards out and didn't keep the ball (lost 8/10 duels) or create much. Overall just not a good enough game on a team that struggled. Luis passed ok, third best on the team at 81%, but like was pointed out needs to win back possession more from that spot for a team that needs a spark.
Starting tonight in the #10 role. Game is on Univision or UDN or something at 9:30. La alineación para esta noche enfrentar a @Chiapas_FC. #SiempreGallos pic.twitter.com/Vji3YlDvzE— Gallos Blancos 🐓 (@Club_Queretaro) March 19, 2016
http://www.sofascore.com/team/football/queretaro/1951 Got 7.0. Queretaro isn't having a good half-season - tied for 14th-16th in an 18 team league - but Louis is getting some PT and doing reasonably well as he is getting the taste of Liga MX.
Gil named to the roster for the Olympic qualifiers against Colombia: http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/201...6-olympic-qualifying-playoff-against-colombia
He's a talented player, just needs to put it all together. Hopefully his time in Mexico will help him take his game to the next level, and realize his potential that we've all seen in spurts since he signed with RSL.
Mexico is far more suitable to his given level of skill and athleticism. And he should have headed down there to begin with. His MLS years were basically a waste of time. He was good enough for Liga MX during the time of the U-20 WC three years ago.
He hasn't played since March 18th and hasn't even made the squad recently. Did he get injured with the U23s?
Featured athlete for Chobani Yogurt...that hair has to be dyed gray, right? http://www.chobani.com/nobadstuff/athlete/luis-gil
At least he's back in the 18 again: Jonathan Bornstein starts at LB, Luis Gil on the bench for Querétaro vs Puebla. 6:00pm ET UDN #USMNT pic.twitter.com/KI4A0tlLgA— Roderick MacNeil (@rodmacneil) July 30, 2016
Got in on the 73rd. And received a 6.7, not a bad grade for his first match back. http://www.sofascore.com/queretaro-puebla/QNsbO