Hugo Porfirio To Join Chicago Fire did y'all know about this? how about his 'step back' comments??? http://www.soccerage.com/en/13/o0652.html
"this is so far in 8 years of the MLS the best know player trying out with a Mls team." debatable... but thanks for the link to that thread.
Adding the question mark because this hardly looks like something that is signed, sealed and delivered.
Quote: "this is so far in 8 years of the MLS the best know player trying out with a Mls team." I think (considering the forum context) that he meant the most known Portuguese player. I saw Porfirio play in his younger days and he was a good player but not exceptional. When he was U-20 people projected him as being a future star but I never bought into it. I think he was on Portugal's 1996 Euro squad as a very young player.
"Porfirio has told the media that he will only sign a 3-month contract so he can gain "competitive rhythm" and return to Portuguese Football in September. " Oh yeah. He's our guy.
I can tell you he sucked for West Ham. Although I never actually saw him play, those were the reports I read.
Here's some stuff from his British stints: http://www.westhammersfc.com/playerview/loadplaydet.asp?player=16902 Brits are not terribly good at keeping stats.
His step down remarks and the mentioned derogatory remarks to Benfica's club president sounds like a dangerous combination. It should be interesting to see his reaction to Cardinal Stadium. Let's hope he doesn't slack off when he gets here as he sounds like he's only using this as "training time." What happened to the "Kinky" deal?
For my money, Nowak has still been the best signing. Polish National team Captain, Plenty of Euro competition and teams at the highest level. At one time considered the best play maker in the Bundesliga.
A loan deal for an experienced midfielder through August with Beasley/Armas/Boca having Nats duty could be good ... if the EFFORT is there. A big IF.
I don't know what's the point to signing a player to a 3 month contract, only to see him leave before the playoffs start.
I'm thinking we probably have already found or soon expect a solution to the SI problem, if we are as actively recruiting foreigners as reports suggest.
At last report, an offer had been made, but he hasn't given an answer yet, this according to our good friends at www.ussocceruk.com Dare I say they still have to work the "kinks" out? Later, COZ
Listening to the Polish radio broadcast of the game, Jack Zielinski and Peter Nowak had Peter Wilt in the booth and Jack specifically asked him about new players. Peter said the Fire were looking internationally for an attacking midfielder and had looked at a Hungarian and a Croatian and a Costa Rican. But he waffled when Jack pressed him on getting a Polish player. And would someone tell Jack and Peter to stop kibbitzing and actually do some play-by-play. We had no idea who scored the second goal and it their attitude seemed to be more of well, oh, we scored again.
Hugo is Gone! The word from Chris Bergin is that Hugo has left the Chicago camp without an offer. I guess that still leaves discussions with "Kinky" on the table. Any news?
Just checked Porfirios stats on Soccerassociation.com, and they aren't all that impressive. Played a bit for some smaller Portuguese clubs, Racing Santander and West Ham, and rode the bench for Benfica and Sporting. Sort of like how ol' Steve Morrow was an Arsenal player for 9 or 10 years but only played about ten games a season--and he was advertised as a big veteran when he arrived. Not that he's a bad player, but he wasn't exactly a part of that Arsenal back line... Profirio's whole "step back" comment wasn't all that impressive, and it's no wonder we didn't sign him. We don't need attitude like that. What we need is for our guys to keep playing like they did for the first 80 minutes against the metros--especially Andy Williams--and for nobody to get hurt. When Jesse comes back, it'll be even better--when's he due?