check out this article on the possibility Guillermo Franco will be called up to the NT. Monterrey | Opiniones encontradas por un posible llamado del 'Guille' al Tri Dulce Moncada | MEDIOTIEMPO (Corresponsal) Monterrey, Nuevo León, 4 de Julio de 2005. La posible convocatoria del director técnico del tricolor Ricardo Lavolpe al jugador del Monterrey, Guillermo Franco, ha causado tanta polémica que las opiniones a favor y en contra están a la orden del día. Inmersos en el patriotismo, algunos jugadores ex mundialistas declaran que el tricolor no debe de perder esencia y ganar o perder con elementos netamente mexicanos, mientras otros piden a gritos que se respete el reglamento que ampararía al goleador del Monterrey. http://mediotiempo.com/pi/noticia.php?id_noticia=7563 What are your thoughts on this
This is the Argentinian born guy who at one point pretty much went nuts and carried Monterrey on his shoulders during the playoffs a year or so ago ..right?
Zinha has done great for el tri so why not give Franco the chance? Franco is better than any Mexican born in the position that he plays. I really think that having him on el tri doubles the chances of Mexico doing good in the world cup and would make Mexico a contender. He is a player that can make a difference all by himself.
franco is not that great anyways we have good mexican forwards that can do and play that position better then franco. Anyway i'm not going to more detail because I don't want to make this thread to become full of arguments.
******** that. This guy is a special case........... El TRI is second fiddle to him. There is no way that his guy should play for Mexico.
Here We Go Again... WE HARDLY HAVE NATIVE FORWARDS. 1. Bofo, Bravo & Osorno are not NT players. Bofo got his chances & blew them. Bravo sucked in the olympics. Osorno is hardly a starter in Atlas. 2. Palencia is old and downhill. 3. Marquez Lugo is too green. 4. Cuauhtemoc Blanco is downhill, and not well liked by the NT players. Besides, he refused to play the COnfed cup 5. Arellano has been injured a loooooooong time. 6. Fonseca is OK but he's irregular. Really, we're basically left with Borgetti, Fonseca and Marquez L. only. I personally don't care who the hell plays, but Franco is available and better than the rest. Thats it.
Re: Here We Go Again... No. That's not it. The Men's teams shouldn't resort to being second fiddle to any other team. I'm sorry, but this isn't club football. ******** Lavolpe if he calls him up.
he showed a lot of passion for monterrey a few seasons back.. if he displayed the same passion for el tri maybe i might change my mind about him playing on the nation team... but i doubt it, he definately should not be there just so he can go to a world cup i hope the young forwards lavolpe called for the gold cup really step it up so he dosent have to resort to calling him.
I was ok with Zinha because hes been playing in Mexico for a long time now. And it seems like he really has a passion for the Mexican team. Guille, on the other hand, only wants this for himself. He doesnt care about the team. He said he wants to play with Mexico since hes waited for Argentina to call him and it didnt happen. So hes doing this just to expose himself. So i say NO to him. Zinha im ok with.
Season - Goals [Assist] Apertura 2002 - 4 [1] Clausura 2003 - 6 [3] Apertura 2003 - 7 [1] Clausura 2004 - 5 [3] Apertura 2004 - 15 [2] Clausura 2005 - 2 [1] Are those really the numbers of dominant centerforward? In Monterrey, he has played 2 roles. He has played the roaming forward and the traditional striker. I think he has been most efective as a striker than a romaing forward and I do give Herrera credit for that. In Mexico, there is no better roaming forward than Cuauhtemoc Blanco. NONE. BUT I dont see him leaps and bounds better than what Mexican currently has. I am not just looking at the numbers either. Blanco and Palencia are forwards as well that dont put up double digits in the goal scoring column, BUT they dont play the traditional striker position either. There is a reason I didnt put a name to those stats, because you can go to Mediotiempo... and if you didnt know anybetter... you could be looking at Olalde's, Abundis's or, Bravo's stats. They look almost identical to that of Francos. So, I just dont see why we need him. He is not better. He is not the difference.
Yeah thank you. I don't even see how he is unquestionable for the Tri. He had a great year when he won the scoring title and he did carry the team to the final. And he had a great liguilla when he won he won his title but that is it. He hasn't been a freaking Ronaldinho and he won't be the diference. Hell look at Bravo and how many goals he scored with Chivas and in Libertadores and yet he hasn't been able to consolidate with the Tri. Why should Franco be any different. And its just the fact that the guy is a merc. You can be for or against naturalizados but their shouldn't be any doubt about a guy that basically said Mexico is 2nd fiddle to him. And the problem is that nobody in the press is picking this up. Everyone keeps bringing Zinha as how he is solid and their shouldn't be any doubt. Zinha wasn't babling about how the Brazilian NT was his dream when he was winning title. He didn't say that since Argentina didn't call him, he wanted to play with Mexico. All those morons are either unaware of those remarks or ignoring it because they are lousy or have hidden agendas.
I am pretty much against naturalizados on the MNT, but I can kind of overlook some of the current ones on the team because they seem pretty much like us. Been in Mexico a long time etc... But this guy, NO FUKIN WAY!!! He's a MERC! I'm not a big Lavolpe hater, but if he calls this guy up, he should be FIRED!!!
Probably off topic... Has Omar Bravo been called up and given a fair shake during his hot streak? and really to be fari to Franco (not that I'm for him), he was injured most of last season and din't get to play much... Also what is up with Gaytan? I heard their was talk about him playing for el tri sometime in the future, would he be any difrent? Personally I think the player would have had to been playing in Mexico for a while and shown his commitment to the country and the league, to be taken into consideration... Players that I would have been 'ok' with if, they had at the time chosen Mexico: Cardozo Pony Ruiz heck even Sebastian Gonzalez but ofcourse all these guys play for their respective NT, however they would fit the bill of making their career in Mexico and some have even turned down lucrative deals elswhere to stay in Mexico.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR NUMBERS WRONG, SON... HATE TO BRING IT TO YA, SON, BUT MEDIOTIEMPO.COM IS UNRELIABLE. Make sure you WATCH the games next time. YOUR NUMBERS DON'T MATCH. YOU'RE NOT INCLUDING LIGUILLA GOALS, you prick. MEDIOTIEMPO.COM DOES NOT COMPUTE LIGUILLA ASSISTS EITHER. http://mediotiempo.com/pi/jugador.php?id_jugador=1241&torneo=1&id_fase=3&submit=Calcula ONE LAST THING: I have utter respect for Franco because the guy has played all stitched up with a head protector, bloody, infiltrated and has lost mobility on his left hand because he went ahead and played with a broken hand. And then you have Missy Cuau Blanco whose day in the sun is more important than helping out his team.
Goofy, you nick does you justice. You are all bark and no bite. Show me that I am wrong? Arent you the fool that said Romano had won a league title? Go to Monterrey's website, mediotiempo, mundosoccer, univision, sr. futbol (reforma- thats if you are a registered member), or any number of other websites dedicated to Mexican soccer stats and news. If three completely different and autonomous websites have the same info on goal production, its almost safe to say its true. If the washington post allowed bob woodward to verify his facts using 2 sources, i think it can pass here. I do watch the games. There is not point to include goals scored in liguilla. Why? That isnt fair for players that didnt make the liguilla. Borgetti, Palencia, Borja, Borgetti, etc all miss out on liguillas as well. All players that get cut in the face and that have not lost thier equilibrium get patch up with bandage and play. I have seen hundreds of players do that, so dont make it seem that Franco is the only one. Last time I checked, a left hand was far from his heart and his 2 legs. And you are wrong, he didnt play the whole season. Carlos Salcido is asking La Volpe not to call upon his services for the Gold Cup, AND NO ONE SAYS A FVCKING THING. It just shows that its another reason to hate Blanco because he is Mexico's best player and he plays for the most hated team in Mexico
Goofy is trying so hard to make me look bad. Go to the Hugo (Maestro) Lavolpe thread in the NT forum. Poor guy... I had to lay the smack down and he still cant rebuttle. All he can do is call me a prick, refer to me as son.... as if he is teaching em something... HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA this was his post So, i had to educate the poor guy with the folllowing His students are shyt. The Lavolpistas have had 58 opportunities to win a title and they have only one title to show for.... 1/58= 0.017 PATHETIC!!!!!!!!! How do you build a school based off mediocrity????? Lavolpe is a mental midget from the word gooo... but those who actually follow him are worst....
CMON GOOFY.... I am still waiting for you to prove that the stats I provided are wrong? Please tell me Guille's real stats? I never check Univision, but I did for you... and guess what.... they didnt put that Franco had to goals this past season (against atlas and america).. So i take it you wont be using that site. But... go to reforma, go to mundo soccer, go to medio tiempo, go the femexfut site.... PLEASE!!!!! show a link that says Romano won a league title. show me a link that says Franco does not have the goal production... still waiting SON
LOL I sense much frustration in our dear goofy. I mean all lavolpe has going for him is his recent wins, but that is still weak sauce. And this guille stuff is stupid since he built his grave with that comment of "i want to play for arg, but if mexico calls me up, then oh well, ill play with them" screw that fool.