News: Joao Plata to return to Liga de Quito

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by Fiosfan, Jun 30, 2012.

  1. Fiosfan

    Fiosfan Red Card

    Mar 21, 2010
    Nevada
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  2. Pegasus

    Pegasus Member+

    Apr 20, 1999
    Club:
    FC Dallas
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    United States
    No kidding. He was the Toronto player I most worried about. Guess they need to sign some more tired Euro's.
     
  3. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
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    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
    Very surprising.
     
  4. Fiosfan

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    Mar 21, 2010
    Nevada
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    New York City FC
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    United States
    The club "TFC' feel the transfer fee is too high for the speedster, but they rather have an expensive aging Euro-pea -on.
     
  5. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
    There's your change of direction. The current management feels that the transfer fee is too high but it may not have been for Winter. And it could also be that all along they knew that they would need Julian DeGuzman's DP slot to make the transfer work, and now Mariner wants to keep him (him being DeGuzman).
     
  6. kodiakTFC

    kodiakTFC Member

    Jul 6, 2009
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    Liverpool FC
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    Canada
    Its a loan deal I've heard. Rumors are its to open up an Int'l spot.
     
  7. Revolt

    Revolt Member+

    Jun 16, 1999
    Davis, CA
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    This is TFC we're talking about.
     
  8. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
    I was going to say, I thought that they had already finalized the purchase when Winter was coach but I assumed that perhaps it wasn't when this came up.
     
  9. Fiosfan

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    Mar 21, 2010
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    United States
    DeGuzman is Rafa Marquez of TFC, just useless.
     
  10. Autogolazo

    Autogolazo BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 19, 2000
    Bombay Beach, CA
    Part of this is MLS's fault--no way should a player showcased in the combine come with so many strings attached.

    The combine should essentially be a meat market where the only negative for picking a player might be that he fills an int'l slot. They should all be free agents.

    RSL picked Bonfigli (an Argentine) this year and he came from a side in Ecuador and I don't think there's any transfer fee talk there.

    It's a shame to see Joao Plata leaving the league--although who knows, if the right team steps up, TFC may trade "rights" and he could still wind up somewhere, he's so young.
     
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  11. Aljarov

    Aljarov Member

    Sep 14, 2004
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    England
    JDG has had a very solid season, even when we were on that nightmare skid. He's certainly not worth his salary, and we could use the DP slot elsewhere on the pitch, but that doesn't mean that he's crap. Now, he was crap more than good the past couple of years.

    The irony is, that Mariner seems to not want to use him as much this one year he's doing okay.
     
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  12. Fiosfan

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    Mar 21, 2010
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    Let's hope some other team picks him and pay the fee. RB can sure use a speedy winger like him instead still waiting for the bad boy Rogers
     
  13. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
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    Colorado Rapids
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    United States
    Same with Yamada (who the Rapids just cut).
     
  14. Ismitje

    Ismitje Super Moderator

    Dec 30, 2000
    The Palouse
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    Real Salt Lake
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    United States
    What is the transfer fee (besides "large")? Seems a relatively pointless discussion without this bit of info.
     
  15. OleGunnar20

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    Dec 7, 2009
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  16. DoyleG

    DoyleG Member+

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    Jan 11, 2002
    YEG-->YYJ-->YWG-->YYB
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    FC Edmonton
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    One step forward, three steps back.
     
  17. Fiosfan

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  18. Howard the Drake

    Feb 27, 2010
    MLS would be well-served to simplify the entry process and eliminate the youth internationals from the draft. That pool has struck me as extremely odd and awkward during its two years of heavy use (2011 and 2012; I know there were sporadic ones before).

    If a player attends a US college or high school and is unaffiliated with an MLS youth academy, he goes through the draft. If a player is foreign-based--- part of a Brazilian 2nd division team, a former Liverpool academy player, whatever--- he is signed like any other professional (free transfer via trial, loan, whatever).

    Not going to be perfect (still not sure what happens to CIS players, and there will always be Bingham/Gil/Saad types) but considerably more clear and smooth.
     
  19. InTheKnow67

    InTheKnow67 Member

    Jul 3, 2012
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    DC United
    He's quality. Very fast, a little to small though.
     
  20. Fiosfan

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    Mar 21, 2010
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  21. DoyleG

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    Jan 11, 2002
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    Toronto FC vs. Toronto FC

     
  22. EL MONO MARIO

    EL MONO MARIO Member

    Apr 9, 2002
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    Club:
    CA River Plate
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    United States
    Plata has great future gets caps for Ecuador and is young. Why let him go? makes no sense.. But then again TFC makes little sense.
     
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  23. MUTINYFAN

    MUTINYFAN Member

    Apr 18, 1999
    Orlando
    Plata is too short for MLS, so is De Guzman. In today's soccer, if you are under 5'8 you have no chance to win anything.
     
  24. Ganapper

    Ganapper Member

    Apr 5, 2009
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    Seattle Sounders
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  25. Unak78

    Unak78 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 17, 2007
    PSG & Enyimba FC
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Nigeria
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    So you don't think this guy would do well in MLS. I guess that one inch that Landon Donovan and Guillermo Barros Schelotto have on him makes all the difference.
     

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