Team of the Week: ¿Ya vieron este equipo de lujo? Por su desempeño durante la #Jornada8 nuestro Consejo de Expertos decidió que estos elementos integren el #11Ideal #Apertura2019 de la #LigaBBVAMX¿Qué opinas?⚽ #SienteTuLiga ⚽ pic.twitter.com/Jr6rLToKVt— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) September 2, 2019
The stats: #11Ideal@Ventuzzz - @ClubNecaxa El futbolista mostró personalidad en la zaga central de los Rayos y fue autor del primer gol de su equipo, que a la postre terminó venciendo a los Xolos en el Estadio Victoria.⚽ #SienteTuLiga ⚽@CITEC_Futbol pic.twitter.com/mRHRF2k2MS— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) September 3, 2019
Starts: #MTYvsNEC | Así nuestro once inicial para esta tarde. ¡Vamos, Necaxa! 💪#FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/bHs4WmI72U— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) September 14, 2019
Starts: #NECvsLEO | Así lo iniciamos esta tarde en el Estadio Victoria:#FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/baqd9ZtQHW— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) September 21, 2019
😉✌️ @Ventuzzz #FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/TghoZOB5tp— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) September 23, 2019
Starts: #QROvsNEC | Este es el once con el que arrancamos este martes:#FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/ovaN9W2XJ0— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) September 24, 2019
On the #USMNT front -- a guy I keep hearing a lot about is Ventura Alvarado as somebody who could get called up at some point. Has done well at Necaxa and hearing that he could move to Europe in January due to low release clause. Teams in France and Italy are interested.— Roger Gonzalez (@RGonzalezCBS) September 24, 2019
He's undoubtedly in the best form of his career, so a call-up makes sense, but I was under the impression that he was a good leader and just a pretty-good CB... stats-wise his partners tend to out-tackle / recover / intercept him.
It’s time that Ventura is called up. Brooks is injury prone. Miazga and CCV are floundering in the Championship. Long and Zimmerman are good, but MLS level good. Miles Robinson is error prone. EPB is going nowhere. Richards is still a ways away. We need quality center backs.
Starts: Te compartimos nuestro once de arranque para el #NECvsJUA.#FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/cUwHLXmYJM— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) September 28, 2019
Starts: #NECvsAME | Confirmado el once con el que iniciamos esta noche:Previa 👉 https://t.co/VRcPqsYjTE 💻#AguasConNecaxa ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/0HMtopTEve— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) October 20, 2019
Starts: #PUEvsNEC | Última prueba previo a la liguilla. ¡Vamos, Necaxa!#FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/tYrczlt056— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) November 23, 2019 Down 3-0 in 70th.
The Athletic claims that Alvarado turned down an offer from Atlanta United: https://theathletic.com/1507395/2020/01/03/?source=twittered
Starts in friendly: #NECvsMIN | #Amistoso | Arranca el juego en el 🏟 Victoria. Este es nuestro once inicial:- @hugo_gonzalez1- @ricachavez- @rodrigo_noya- @Ventuzzz- @GonfaJairo- @ferarce68- @JairForty- @JuanDelgado_22- @d_alvarez92- @MaxiSaalas- @Mauro09Q#FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/ysmsoJy6DO— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) January 10, 2020
Returned to the lineup in a 2-0 win: 4 cambios hace Alfonso Sosa; entran Ventura Alvarado, Raúl Sandoval, Daniel Álvarez y Diego Chávez al cuadro titularSalen Doldán, Jairo, Salas y Kevin, este último no está en la banca de @ClubNecaxa pic.twitter.com/Mq6D7eSZai— Sergio Chávez Rodriguez (@sergiordz1086) February 1, 2020
I liked this guy's physical attributes. When he was with the USA he was young but made mistakes. But he was fast, quick and had some skill.
Starts: #NECvsMTY | El once con el que iniciamos esta noche en el 🏟 Victoria:#FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/a6dPrVh9qw— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) February 6, 2020
Starts: Este es el once de los Rayos para el #JUAvsNEC:#FuerzaRayos ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/f82Zzh6Wa6— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) February 10, 2020
He is the current captain which is very cool but he's accomplished everything he can accomplish in Mexico already. He has won both seasons of Liga MX, a Copa MX, a SuperCopa and the Champions League twice. I would have liked to have seen him challenge himself outside of Mexico. There are other trophies out there to win.
Whatever happens with his International career, it's great to see someone thrive in their day job as much as he seems to have thrived here with Necaxa. Pretty amazing how the kid did a complete 180 with his career once he made this move.
Just another reminder that when a player is 22 years old, his fate isn't set in stone. When looking at prospects like EPB, Julian Green, Zelalem, etc, it's easy to forget just how much time they have to transform their career.