The Official Hernán López Muñoz thread

Let’s be honest, has there been even a single decent CAM during the Fisher era? I’m not talking about a few moments with Francisco Lima, or TT under Leitch. DeRo in 2005 was the last time the Quakes got consistent quality play from that position, despite bringing in player after player like MPG, Chofis, Sanchez and many others. The Quakes never seem to know how to use a CAM anyway.

 

Chofis wasn't bad at times, even MPG had his moments... but what does "no decent CAM during the Fisher era" have to do with DM Carlos Gruezo??

 

Someone watch this and report back pls

 

Gruezo = $3M
López = $6M (as originallly announced)

When I was in college, there was a pretty popular gambling technique where if u made a bad bet, you put double down on the next bet, in order to catch up.

 

Doubling down on Gruezo would be re-signing him in 2025 for twice the money.

 

Well, you have to be a real optimist to double-down, which I suppose most gamblers are?

that’s why I never bet more than I can afford to lose ($5), because I am a pessimist.

 

Javier Robles who looked great then waived after the first game.

Ramon Sanchez would have been a great CM if Yallop knew how to use the damn guy.

I love Lopez, but I don't trust Luchi.

 

I've wanted an Argentinian #10 for many a year. We'd play Portland and I would wish we had a Diego Valeri. We'd play Austin and I would wonder why we could not find a Driussi. Now we have one (though he is only 23). I'm hopeful he will be able to provide Pellegrino and Espinoza and Jebo with the service each requires and unlock their potential.

 

Lopez was on Luchi's wish list during the offseason. Had he been available for transfer, our record would probably be better than it is now.

 

OK, so we finally have a DP #10.

Luchi (and Ian) will actually play a #10 in the #10 position. So that’s a positive.
Now, we just need to see if Hernán is good, and if he fits in with our team.

I am optimistic! BUT, I also know that we’re 1 and 9. So we won’t be making the playoffs. The question now is how can we do in the remaining games. Can we build something that we can carry into next season? We have always failed to carry on any momentum from the end of one season to the next. I’ve never understood how at the start of every season we look like a completely new team.

This season is done. We suck.
So we need to figure out how to work as a team, and how to carry on success from one season to the next.

Go Quakesfans!!

 

MPG was good, but we always played him out of position. We were stupid.

Not that MPG was great, but he was good.

Go Quakesfans!!

 

Yep, there are lot of guys that got shuffled outside by our coaches. Chofis, Magnus and Thompson were supposed to be center channel players that ever really played there. What great CAM play did Luchi display in Dallas? They hardly scored goals under his tactics.

 

Orlando couldn't find a use for MPG either and waived him less than a year after they got him from us.

 

A much better long term signing than Vela.

 

Yeah it’s not even close IMO. Not that Vela couldn’t have helped us but different profile player and I think we really desperately need what Hernán brings. Plus, 23, and presumably on the upside vs. 35 and almost done. Hernán will be in his 3rd year with us in our “championship year”, 2026 .

 

Don’t get ahead or yourself. Wait a couple of days.

 

Are you just talking about his physical appearance?
And he actually played in two games for us.

 

Nope, I thought he was a good player.

 

I don’t remember Robles at all. I do remember another CM we waived after a game or 2 - Tressor Moreno. He didn’t seem too fond of running. So many failed attempts at CAM I can’t keep track.

 

Not that it matters, but the conversation Rachel posted on her Linkdein a few weeks ago that @Beerking and others were talking about that raised a ruckus and her conversation with Shawlee pretty much confirmed fact. Shawlee told her they were willing to spend the money on an identified player and were trying to make it work.

She also posted 3 days ago "The Quakes have found Waldo" and Shawlee liked it.

For those who have Linkedin, I will share her page in private if you want to follow her.

 

I'll wait to be glad, until then I'm skeptical.

 

He was a jobber who was playing in the Argentine second division, and played for 14 different teams in about a 14 year career. He was nearly at a new team every year. And these teams seemed to have come to the same conclusion the Quakes did, the guy wasn't very good.

 

Your use of Jobber has changed my opinion.