Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc..)

Re: Gonzalo Jara

Hi ycsm:

Gonzalo Jara is a good defender, he can play as sweeper, right back, central back, or even left stopper (like in Copenhaguen the other day, he played fantastic).

weakness: if the rival forward is very talented and skilful, he sometimes receives yellow and red cards, because he gets furious (we say he's "caliente", I mean he is a "hot" player in football terms).

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara

amongst Jara's strengths, I would say that he more often than not comes out of the ball with the ball being played on the ground (as opposed to just kicking/clearing up the field). For a fella that's not even 180 cm tall, he does fairly well on the air (and playing in the C'pionship should certainly be the right test for him). And that brings me to my next point. He might be a bit small for the Prem though personally I think that if a player is "good", size will not matter.

Also, like Jaime said: Jara has played pretty much anywhere across the back four (for the U20s in '05, he was the captain and played as a sweeper; last year for Colo Colo he played both LB and LWB and this year for both the NT and Colo Colo he has settled as a right-footed LCB).

 

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Hasta que Gonzalo Jara por fin hizo realidad su sueño de emigrar al fútbol de Europa y este miércoles parte a enrolarse al West Bromwich Albion de Inglaterra.

http://www.terra.cl/deportes/index.cfm?accion=futbolnacional&id_reg=1240670

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara

main strengths, as mentioned are his versatility in the back. He connects well with the midfielders without having to blast the ball 50 yards to avoid danger. he has good control, is a good header (by our standards anyways), is fit, is tough, and uses both feet well. He's a starter on our NT, even when he hasn't always been one for Colo Colo, and has done very very well against everyone he has faced (including Arg/Bra etc..)

His main weakness, in my opinion has to do with motivation. When he plays for the NT he is an absolute genius that no one can get around. When at his club (who he had a lot of problems with -- actually he's a supporter of their archrivals) he has gone through phases of dismotivation in which he seems to have pruposely gotten himself sent off a few times and was reckless with challenges.

Overall he's a great defender though, and I'm sure he will do well in the CHampionships

 

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Yea, I forgot to mention that: for the NT, he's been brilliant these past year and a half even though at club level sometimes he has looked disinterested. The part about him being a fan of a la U is mere speculation and just based upon him going to one game (when CC were out of the playoffs). Jara's dad actually said he's a fan of Arturo Fdez. Vial. Take with a grain of salt.

Correct.

Agreed.

 

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Watford and 'Palace were my favorites C'pionship teams, for no particular reason other than the fact that I liked the colors on their jerseys. Now, however, I have a solid reason to pick a team from this division. I will certainly be following the Baggies closely, thanks to Setanta Sports.

 

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Well yeah, he went to go see UdeChile win the championship with their crowd.

But beyond that it was in an interview when he was asked who he would play for for free if he could, he said La U de Chile.

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara

Gotcha: good info.

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

Jara also played for Chile in the U-20 World Cup at Holland in 2005. He started a Huachipato a club based on the south of chile, and was transferred to Colo Colo in 2007, where he has won 3 championships already. In addition, he was part of the National Team at the COpa America at Venezuela in 2007..
I hope this information helps as well.

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

¿Volante? DT del Bromwich le busca lugar a Gonzalo Jara.

http://www.prensafutbol.cl/index.ph...-jara&catid=107:pasaporte-nacional&Itemid=143

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

uh oh

i get the feeling the coach doesn't know who the hell he's getting...

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

Apparently, Di Matteo thinks Jara is a DM, which is a bit worrisome. It would be one thing if he said "I know he (Jara) is a CB but I think WBA can best use him as a DM because of "x" reason...". Di Matteo, however, (based on his comments) seems to think Jara is a natural DM.

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

in all honesty, i can see him as a defensive mid as long as he's accompanied in the role...but yeah, the coach seems to suggest that he does or has played that position prior

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

Youcantseeme, did you see my posts in the West Brom forum?

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

I posted in the thread you guys opened about him:
http://www.westbrom.com/forum/index.php?topic=44015.380

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

btw, he does score some goals. he has 2 these qualifiers for the NT

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcyTrQGM1as&feature=related"]YouTube - Chile vs colombia 1-0 gonzalo jara[/ame]

you need to get him playing with this much passion (this is his first goal for the NT...notice he cries after scoring) and he'll be a star.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8dIjXHi9uA"]YouTube - Chile-Venezuela (2-1) (19-JUN-2008)[/ame]

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

Jara leads Chilean defenders in goals in WCQ.

 

Re: Gonzalo Jara, West Bromwich Albion (R) (News, etc...)

I believe Medel also has 2