Quakes sign DP Matias Perez Garcia

why so mad?

dude looks hella angry in this ... kinda "i am going to eat your liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti" scary.

 

They said there would be no running. We agreed, no running.

 

I am excited about this signing - even though I've never heard of the guy - for these reasons:

1. A lot of Argentinians have been really successful in MLS
2. Management is showing they are willing to open the checkbook
3. Mentor for Tommy Thompson
4. DP money for an attacking midfielder. I am picturing Wondo getting a lot of service.

 

He is more a deep lying mid ala Pirlo. Expect him to provide the ball to the guy who makes the assist. But yeah . Quakes management finally figuring out they need to keep up with the jones' is a good thing

 

Whoa! Halfway through reading that I was expecting a Suarez joke. Surprising twist there at the end.

 

Suarez can bite Sigi all he wants. Sigi doesn't mind. There's plenty of him to go around.

BTW, the Quakes looked a lot better with Wondo on top solo and with their foreign contingent supplying him balls.

 

they needed to do something to sell more tickets because the new stadium is soooo much bigger than the old one.

 

Wondo is a good player But he's getting up in age. They need
an even bigger star for next year to fill up their new home. Preferably a forward when two forwards are needed or when Wondo goes cold. That's the only easy they get in and stay in the playoff hunt next year.

 

http://www.mercurynews.com/earthqua...entine-midfielder-looking-fresh-start-america

 

At 5' 5" MLS defenders would eat him up.

 

He'll be the happiest guy on the field when Joao Plata lines up opposite him.

 

If your calves and thighs are strong, 5'5" is no disadvantage in terms of being pushed off the ball. Lower center of gravity plus good balance is actually an advantage. Where it becomes a disadvantage (or a limiting aspect of your game that you have to deal with) is that it makes it harder to pull away from guys that you've beaten off the dribble, or to run down guys that have a lead on you.