http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/luis_bueno/07/04/borgetti.mls/index.html?eref=T1 thoughts?
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Every time something like this is reported, I say the same, we don´t need the MLS to be the retirement league of the world, we don´t need ex-stars to come and play after their prime years have been long gone, yes, I said the same about Blanco and I was wrong, he still had some good seasons on him, but Blanco is not the rule, you get old players that used to be very good and you are only creating expectations that will be hard to meet. Remembered that previous league that failed?, one of their problems was that they hired aging ex-stars, huge expectations, but no real quality on the field (not having a real salary cap was the other big problem). I am in favor of hiring good players for the DP slot of every team, but aging players is not the answer.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Great! Another old washed up target striker. Isn't that what Ching is for? Enjoy Borghetti San Jose!
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Man this is MLS not Europe!!!111!!!1!!!1 Our weak league can't handle the talent of these Mexico starz.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? I would love to get Mexican stars, he is not one, he used to be one, but look at him now, I watch Galavision and Univision, he is not even a regular starter for his team anymore, look how many games he started for "Los Rayados" last season. Yes, he scored 8 goals in 16 games, but for Cruz Azul he only had 7 goals in 26 games. He still has the class, the instinct, that killer instinct only a few strikers have, but at 34 (he will be 35 next month) he doesn´t have the stamina anymore, he is not a 90 minute guy anymore, and unlike Blanco, he is not a good passer, he can´t change the style of play, meaning that when he is tired, he is done, with our cap you want our team to use our DP slot for a guy that will usually be used as a substitution player?
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? he would probably be good for our congested schedule the rest of the year and would probably be a decent attendace booster...not sure he is worth the Dynamo DP slot...don't really know enough about his recent form to say...if he turned out to still have skills at the level that Blanco is displaying then it would be great...unfortunately there are far more Denilsons and Reynas out there...very risky venture in my opinion...
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Ching, Jaqua, and Borgetti? Long balls into the box boys. He's not worth the DP slot.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? What about Adolfo Bautista to the Dynamo? I'm no expert on Mexican soccer so would he be just another target forward like Ching or does he have speed and creativity? I understand he's a great passer and thats something every team could use. He's also 29 so I would assume he has some good years left in him. Thoughts?
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? We already have trouble getting the ball to Ching's head so it can bounce into the goal, wouldn't Borghetti just be more of the same, another head waiting for a ball to come that never comes....
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Bautista, absolutely. He or Bravo would be perfect for Dynamo because they still have the speed and accuracy to make a major impact against any CONCACAF team. Borghetti would mainly be for name-recognition and the hope that he would be just as effective on-the-field at age 34 for his MLS team as he was at age 26 or 27 for the Mexico National Team. If the Dynamo were looking for DP signing and it weren't Bautista or Bravo, I say use the Free Kick Masters manifest and scratch off the names of anyone who's over 32, and start from there. And if they believe all of them are long shots or unrealistic to sign because of the fact that they're an American club, then just don't bother signing a DP towards the end of their career and try to insult anyone's intelligence by claiming that a guy who doesn't think he can keep up with his teammates in Europe or Mexico is worth five times the amount of money that the guys are that already won Houston two championships in a row. To Eguzki, I think you have the right idea. If you're going to get a star from Mexico, get one of the ten best players currently in the Mexico Football League, not one of the historical greats. And to DustCowPoke, I also agree that the MLS is not Europe, and comparitively speaking, MLS is currently weak. So that should mean that the MLS should work on getting stronger players somehow and take steps to make it competitive to European leagues. If not, MLS will never be "major league" anyway.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Ah, I can see the wrinkles, viagra, and traces of cocaine flowing through the wind as he prepares to re-enact the "Hand of God"... I can't disagree with this statement. It's more fun to watch a legend of a club play for that club though than to see a legend play for some club he has no personal affiliation with except they're the only club in the club willing to pay him IMO.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Since De La Hoya talked about wanting to bring in Mexican "stars", we should figure that they will throw the Dynamo out there for any of these washed up guys who want a free ride for a year or two. A guy like Bravo I could get excited for - Borgetti is desparate grab to bring in some Mexican fans who won't stay long anyways. Blanco and maybe Campos in the old days were the only Mexicans brought to MLS that have really moved the needle. Chivas flopped with their original attempt at it. Luis Hernandez was a waste of space with the Galaxy and FC Dallas seems to have a lock on blowing big dollars for washed up guys (Denilson, Davino) in a move to attract fans.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Man WTF are you on about? This is the league where fecking Edson f*cking Buddle scores hat tricks. Borgetti can handle this league. Trust me.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? He's going to handle it just like Claudio Lopez is tearing up the league . . um, no. So the idea is we blow our DP slot on one of these 33,34,35 year old guys who may or may not be motivated to play and who is not necessarily a complementary player to our team. Plus we have to shed 400K or so in salaries to get there - just doesn't make sense now, maybe in the offseason it would work to try and redo the team. If it is so easy to score in this league, why do we only have 17 goals in 16 games?
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Right now you only need to shed 200k since he would be coming during mid-season. I agree though that I don't think he would be the kind of player that you would want. I think you need an Ngwenya type forward right now.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? This depends on DeRo to copenhagen.If he doesnt go, then we wont get a DP, Dynamo has said this lots of times. I he goes, then I could see us doing this. But I would rather have Bofo for both the obvious reasons already stated above, and because he would be a good replacement in the attacking midfield that DeRo plays. My guess is, this will not happen.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Well, if we're going to be silly about this then why not offer Pelé a spot. He's only 68 and should have a few games left in him. Given the state of western conference defenses he should manage about 20 goals over the last half of the season. Fun time's over... Borgetti would be a cool pickup, but as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, I'd rather pickup a younger guy. He still has some gas in the tank but the question is how much and how does it compare to the contract we offer. I think he'll have motivation to do well as long as Blanco does. I doubt either of them want to be the first to falter...
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? bofo + the diaper pays better than ching with lime.. Jared is not the answer.. DeRo is irie mon!
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? I dont know if he will go.. but I saw Oscar de la Hoya on Univision a couple of months ago and he mentioned that he wanted to have a Mexican presence on the Team soon, which is the upcoming transfer window.
Re: Borghetti to Houston or San Jose? Borgetti would be a mistake. As it stands right now, we are starting on a regular basis, 7 guys 30 or over. Waibel 33, Robinson 30, Onstad 40, Mullan 30, DeRo 30, Ching 30, Barrett 32, or Mulrooney 32. We have enough experience. In fact the team looks plain "old" right now. I am afraid that the real problem with our Dynamo is that they are getting old before our very eyes but we don't want to see it. We need to get younger.