Not sure this guy is going to be a first choice for us, but if he does the business in pre-season he may force his way into the match day squad. http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~47488,00.html
there were a lot of skeptics when he went to Brazil with Cruzeiro, and I think while there he got the captain's arm band or something like that....he can def start if he shows a lot of tenacity and good awareness.
Yup...he's not as capable of stoping quick players as he was a couple years back. He's gotten slower, especially after he left Cruziero. He did do well there but towards the end of the season I remember he lost his starting position. I'd seriously be amazed if La Sombra starts in Birmingham. He's also had trouble defending in our NT and even though Hurtado is older, he is more secure than Espinoza. Good luck to him, but to be realistic...he's most likely not gonna be getting playing time.
Damn I always liked when espinoza has the ball better than hurtado he always felt more secure mostly becuase he'll kick that shit anywhere to get it out of danger while hurtado loves to come, chest out head up short passes even under pressure and he's f'd up quite a lot... But anyway I see espinoza doing alright, he probably won't see out his two year contract though.
well i would say that was in the luis suarez era around copa america because ivan hurtado plays more secure than espinoza nowadays...if you can recalll many of the goals that were let in in these qualifiers were espinozas fault because he did a stupid blunder.....examples, agaisnt bolivia espinoza leaves space for botero goal!!!, agaisnt paraguay in quito he jumped for an invisible ball left two paraguayan forwards wide open goal!!! he cost us three points that we needed..and agsint brazil he did the same thing but he try slide tackling baptista and left a huge gap and he took the shot and scored a goal...i say with this in mind hurtado is way more secure than espinoza any day
Made his debut for Birmingham City in the 2-1 away win in the Carling Cup at Southampton, sounds like he had a solid debut. http://www.sundaymercury.net/midlan...s-please-birmingham-city-boss-66331-24543964/
Racism should not be tolerated at any level...hopefully the other guy loses the lawsuit. Pretty egregious behavior nowadays.
I completely agree. The FEF is trying to stamp out racism in Ecuador's serie A. As of today, Ecuador is the most racist country that I have ever visited.
I don't know if I agree with your last point...manifestations of racism come out in a variety of ways, so in my opinion, it's a sliding scale regarding countries. I'd consider Brazil and Ecuador, for example, to have totally different racist perspectives, and it can't be compared.
Well, maybe Ecuador has changed since the last time I visited. Maybe not..As of today.. Segundo matamba's Aunt Teresa used to be a maid at my dad best friends house and she used to make me Arroz con leche every summer i was in Guayaquil. Her daughter Marixa is incredibly Intelligent and educated according to my dad but Black and not that attractive and can't get a job at a Bank in Guayaquil yet the stupid and attractive blonde got the job. This is racist no matter what country you are in. next time barcelona play LDU Quito. I'll gladly invite you to a justin tv showing to get first hand experience on that side chat line..
The player who said that must have some balls saying that to a big 6'3 black guy. say that around here, and you'll wake up in the hospital. I know it's wrong to say this, but sometimes I think violence should take place (as in beating someone down, not killing) in those situations so people will think twice before opening their mouths. I feel like people here in the US would be intimidated to say that to a black guy. I'm not so sure if it's the same down there in Ecuador?? I've visited plenty times and call tell it's a racist country. didn't grow up there, never lived there so I wouldn't know if the majority of the people are intimidated by blacks or just think they can mistreat them and get away with it.
well we just had ligay play some hitler videos in their stadium (with full consent of la directiva) agains deportivo quito, who coincidentally have a large jewish fanbase in quito. one thing are fans on the internet, another thing are videos sponsored by la directiva.
that hitler video wasn't made to discriminate against jews. that video was used repeatedly in many parodies. even the one against your barcelona. but when it was used against barcelona it wasn't racist right?? but now that we do it to deportivo quito it is? It shouldn't matter whether we played that video in our stadium or not b/c discriminating against jews wasn't our intention. It was clean humor b/t two rival teams. If Barcelona used the Hitler video against Emelec it wouldn't be racist, but somehow it is when Liga uses it against D.Quito? That parody has been used WAY too many times for it to even be qualified as racism or discrimination towards the jewish community. It's used for other purposes.
Guys, that Hitler video is not an original thought. You'll see it on every single topic football related and not. And I agree, it is a parody, and not really of Hitler, but of the original movie. Due to Germany's dark history under that Austrian midget, I am pretty careful as to what may be considered funny or not regarding Germany 1933-1945 - and that shit was funny. There is also a great one when Chelsea lost to Burnley.
I agree that original video in itself is not racist, what IS racist is playing said video (sponsored by la directiva) against a team who has a large jewish fanbase.
Of course, it's true that the form of racism is disgusting, but saying Ecuador is the most racist country is my problem, because it all depends on how you're judging. I'll say that the US has problems with racism, the only issue here is that the manifestations are not as overt as segregation and right denials like they used to be. Stereotypes, cultural appropriation, and media can show some pretty amazing stuff here. Or in Brazil...the "racial democracy". What a farce! Racism is just as rampant there as it is in Ecuador, but it manifests itself differently. Well, violence is not the answer..then again I'm ideologically more of a conscientious objector/pacifist, BUT it all comes down to education and being able to embrace anybody and celebrating their culture and contributions to society. The same video has been disseminated for hundreds of parodies. Interestingly enough, not one swastika is seen throughout the video, nor is there any sign of national socialism or Nazi sympathies. Although the video is in poor taste, the case holds no water because the dialogue didn't put down Jews, advocate racial superiority, or promote anything remotely racist. Legally, it's dead in the water. At most Liga will be fined a sum of money and maybe get suspended from using the Casa Blanca for one game, but it'll be a warning and a slap on the wrist because there was no racism, etc. This isn't like seeing a fan hold a Nazi flag in a stadium or have a team's footballer score a goal and make salute into the fans or have the fans of one team start making racial slurs against players or other fans.
I've played futbol everywhere, USA, Germany, Ecuador, belgium etc.. and it never ocurred to me to say something racist even at the most ********ed up foul. The usual "Just wait until you get the ********ing ball, Asshole, dickhead, go ******** yourself or "where the ******** did you learn how to play" or Say hi to your sister for me... came out of my mouth. You must really be a racist if the first thing to come out your mouth is something derogatory..i would have to sit back a moment and think of something to say.
Its bad taste but not a big deal. the FEF should handle it internally. Apparently Dep Quito is taken it to FIFA where FIFA could punish the FEF and even ban Ecuador from future tournaments. I wouldn't play with that fire nowadays with FIFA trying to eliminate racism in world futbol.