According To Player's Agent, The Trinidadian "Ronaldinho" Trialed With The Union Earlier This Year
by Scott Kessler on Dec 21, 2011 1:22 PM EST
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PrintThe Philadelphia Union have been busy in the last year as they attempt to bring in talent from around the world, with Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago as two key locations of interest for the team. According to a player agent, the Union have continued to look at Trinidad and Tobago for new players, despite the recent release of former backup and third string goalkeeper Thorne Holder, and the still unknown situation of Keon Daniel's work visa.
Atulla Guerra apparently was on trial with both D.C. United and the Union during the 2011 MLS regular season, his agent Evans Wise told the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation's Shaun Fuentes. Guerra came up during a conversation about another Wise client, Cordell Cato. Cato, a Trinidad and Tobago under-20 national team member, will possibly join the Seattle Sounders as a permanent transfer soon.
Guerra is a 24-year-old midfielder and has been nicknamed the Trinidadian Ronaldinho by Soca Warriors supporters because of his skill on the ball, which can be seen in the video above. Currently at San Juan Jabloteh, a team that is in the top league of the Trinidad and Tobago soccer pyramid, the 6 foot, 3 inch Guerra has a unique set of abilities for a player of his size, which makes it unsurprising that MLS teams have taken a look at him.
At the moment, the Union are already three international players over their eight international slot maximum, with 11 total international players heading into the 2012 MLS season, making the possibility of acquiring Guerra for 2012 slim.
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Unimpressed
I’m unimpressed with his so called skills, a few of his “passes” looked like they didn’t do anything. I’m a Man City fan, so I enjoy the sublty of Silva’s not flashy but effective passing. But I wouldn’t mind a 6’3" guy up there on corners. We definitely need a tall guy that can head something in.
Agreed..
He seems like one of the most talented kids in a school ground setting (aka big fish in a little pond). He’s very confidant on the ball and very creative, but I’d like to see him try some of that cheeky stuff in MLS and still be able to walk at the end of the game…
by Domin8ing the Big Ten(11) on Dec 21, 2011 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly...
There was one move he made where I thought: "He’d probably take a a nice slide tackle after that move. Some of the passes straight up wouldn’t work. He lofted a few in there that were just lucky they found anyone. If they filmed me playing 90 minutes of a game, I’d be bound to make at least 5 good passes as well.
But, who knows, the guy could be great. It’s a real crapshoot.
Passing Vision
I’d get him for his passing vision alone. All of his touches were planned before he touched the ball. Something the Union and many MLS teams fail to do. They just pass to the first person they see. No strategy whatsoever. He would shake things up a little.
Disagree about his chances of coming
The way I see it, Nowak et al should bring in as much foreign talent in the off-season as they can and make the cuts afterward based on talent (I don’t mean sign them all then cut them, I mean bring them in for more evaluations and cut the weakest international links). If there are other reasons beyond his international status of why he probably won’t be signed than I’d be willing to buy that. I don’t see Levi H. or Joe Tait or Keon Daniel being with the team in 2012, thats 3 slots right there. I liked Daniel, but it seems like his visa issues aren’t going away and if we can add better players by cutting weaker ones, I’m okay with it (sounds cold, but thats the world of professional sports).
by Domin8ing the Big Ten(11) on Dec 21, 2011 2:20 PM EST reply actions
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