6 GP, 2 starts, 251 mins How come? (just point to the thread if this has been done to death already) Percy was on Radio Unica's "Unicamente MLS" last night and Hammer Londono asked him why he hasn't played much this year. Percy didn't really have much of a response other than to say that he does what he can and it's just the coach's decision. Hammer asked him to recite where he's played and it sounded impressive enough. To his credit, Percy didn't sound bitter or take shots at anyone. So what's the book on why he hasn't played?
When Percy was first signed, it looked as though the Burn planned to play him a lot as a sort-of utility man who could fill in whereever needed. Unfortunately, Percy had a rough start here and played poorly in several games. He didn't look confident on the ball, and was caught ball-watching a lot on defense. Percy's play, though, has improved his last few games so I wouldn't be surprised to see a fair amount of him in the playoffs. Olivares still seems to be a bit of a liability defensively, but on the other hand, he's shown he's capable of beating defenders 1 v.1 and that's something you don't see in too many of his teammates.
part of his problem is what they call "setteling in" in other words... culture, language, etc, etc... I think over time he will improve as he gets used to club and Texas...
From the MLSnet piece when Percy was first signed: www.mlsnet.com/content/02/dal0624olivares.html Looks like he's been capped often (and as late as WC 02 quals, but Peru didn't have an impressive campaign, FWIW). And after his Sporting Cristal days, he seems to not have stayed anywhere for very long.
he was a regular mostly because we didnt have any other players to play left back now we do so we dont need him he was fired from sporting cristal for poor performances