Lucas Sosa to Emelec. That probably takes them out of the running for Luis Fernando Leon. He's now been linked to BSC which is odd. Janner Corozo is still undecided. He's been connected to Liga and Emelec. It will be interesting to see where he ends up.
Gaibor is staying with Guayaquil City. I would have preferred Emelec to sign him as opposed to Orejuela but oh well. Liga and BSC weren't good fits for him. He'll start for them. He'll also play Copa Sudamericana.
Maybe next season Gaibor could return to Emelec he def need to recover his form. But i guess Orejuela isnt in the best form either. I would have loved for Orejuela to return Liga but we dont really need him atm. Liga needs a younger player who wouldnt mind coming of the bench everynow and then.
Some players that look like they will have a good comeback season this season. Jose Angulo Gabriel Cortez Joao Paredes
Olmedo is a mess, and honestly, I'm always left wondering how the smaller clubs continue to make money and find some sort of financial sustainability especially now during COVID when TV rights and ad/sponsorships stay low.
It sad they have a pretty good team on papper. Look at all the talent they are trying to get Sergio Quintero - Robertino Insúa - Bryan Rodríguez - Gonzalo Alfaro Moreno - Nilo Valencia. Who know how much money they have or where they get it all from. But it clear that they are being poorly managed from an admins point of view same as El Nacho.
Top free agents ATM. Jacob Murillo Joao Plata Arturo Mina Jordan Gaspar Jordi Govea Jorge Palacios Yeison Guerrero
I've been hearing that the VAR situation, or lack thereof, is a huge issue for the tournament this year. Any details?
Basically only big teams can pay to use var so only in big matches BSC vs CSE for example will they be used and have a fair match. The matches where it BSC vs Mushuc Runa and the refs play to BSC advantage it becomes very noticeable that refs are helping out these bigger teams. And smaller teams are bringing out the issue with the refs and lack of var in our league.
El Nacho Return to Serie A! Free Agents Picked up/ Return of Ecuadorians in El Exterior. Leodan Chala Manolo Rodas, Mose Sanchez, Arturo Mina, Jordi Govea Josimar Quinteros, Gustavo Quezada, Nicolas Davila, Jonathan Borja, Jordan Gaspar, Joao Plata Alternate XI: David Cabezas Jeampier Torres, Walter Chala, Jeremy Del Castillo, Adrian Cela Tomson Minda, Ronald De Jesus, Brayan Tana Jorge Palacios, Byron Palacios, Yeison Guerrero
Ideal coaches for the top 3. Sebastián Beccacece to Emelec Gabriel Milito to Barcelona Juan Pablo Vojvoda to Liga de Quito Coaches like these would elevate our football and league to the max.
Transfer rumors are going already. Aaron Rodriguez to Emelec. Ive wanted him in Liga for a while now. dam. Gonzalo Piovi to Liga. Yes we need a CB I hope we can get him and Jonathan Rak. We need defenders. Foreign rumor. Dominguez is said to go to Deportes Tolima. Their main GK got picked up by Millionarios.
Dam wtf. Does this mean Aucas is completely abandoning their youth development? They were doing pretty well developing players so far it a shame for them to turn back on that now. REMEZON EN AUCAS!! Me cuentan q ante los problemas, la dirigencia ha decidido limpiar a todo el personal d divisiones formativas, desde la 18 para abajo! En serio eso es visión d club? No entiendo, hay q mirar al futuro y hasta hace poco estaban sacando pecho d aquello! Terrible! pic.twitter.com/l0nJlPn1sf— Fernando Estrada (@ferestradao) November 29, 2021
keep and eye on Josue Cuero RB from Universidad Catholica. 20 y/o came out of River Plate and Athletico Paranaense youth. Didnt realize he came back to Ecuador.
I'm glad to see this guy come to Ecuador. I've been wanting him to for a while now. He could recover his form there and do well back home. Deportivo Cuenca has done a great job signing talent aboard. I never saw guys like Michael Hoyos and Emanuel Martinez being that success full. Mancinelli and Doregarray too. It was also nice to see them pick up Cristian Penilla. I would keep an eye on him El jugador ecuatoriano Jordan Gaspar, quién milita en el fútbol español, (Torrente) es una opción que maneja #DCuenca.Existen conversaciones y se ajusta al presupuesto del Club.En sus inicios jugó como centro delantero pero últimamente juega como extremo por derecha o izq. pic.twitter.com/LtAI2gdWB1— 𝑽𝒊𝒗𝒊 𝑺á𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒛 𝑩𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂 🎙🩷✌🏽🇪🇨 (@ViviSanchezBoni) December 21, 2021
Also really happy to see Gualaceo made it to Seria A. They always worked with Deportivo Cuenca. If they go the same route as Deportivo Cuenca I can see them having the same amount of success. Good for Azuay.
Look at how competitive Liga Pro is getting I love how these new teams pull of these great results. Looking at Orense they have a great team Julio Angulo, Joao Rojas, Gabriel Achiller, Assis, Pluas, Koufatty. And Super Guala having nice chemistry in their team. Barcelona beats Orense 2-0 LDU beats Barcelona 2-0 Orense beats LDU 3-0 IDV beats Gualaceo 3-1 Barcelona beats IDV 2-0 Gualaceo beats Barcelona 1-0
Leon could have a really good run with Orense. Andres Garcia has a really good base. I liked how he built the team Leon is perfect for a team like them. https://www.ecuagol.com/noticias/li...contratacion-de-pechon-leon-en-orense/186439/
Our B League is so competitive thanks to IDV Juniors. That team is honestly 1st division quality. They might be crowned champions this year and that means the 2nd and 3rd position team will be promoted. There are 6 to 7 teams teams that are currently battling to get one of those top 3 spots. I thinks this is another reason why our B teams come to 1st division ready to compete. I honestly wish we could expand our 2nd division a little bit more.
What IDV is doing as an organization is nothing short of incredible. Their senior team is competing on three fronts - Liga Pro, Copa Ecuador, Copa Sudamericana. Independiente Jrs is contending for the Serie B championship. Their youth squads compete at a high level not just domestically but internationally. They've yet to reach their ceiling as an organization. They're gonna cash in big time when Moises and Piero get transferred for large sums. They'll use that money to reinvest it in the organization. The question then becomes what do they do with those funds. There's so much that can be done to improve Ecuadorian football. Expanding Serie B is one of them. I think 14 teams would be ideal.
They could build another stadium for IDV juniors and form a partnership with other teams so that they can all use that stadium teams like Cumbaya, America, Espoli, U. de San Francisco and other teams from Pichincha could really benefit from another stadium rather than all sharing El Olímpico Atahualpa. I always thought it was crazy that soo many teams in Pichincha use that stadium. The only real way we can expand Seria B is with more up to date stadiums. It was the main reason they relocated Espoli to Santo Domingo when they were in 1st division. But I think their real projects and future investments will be CD Numancia since we havent been hearing much of them yet.