Totally agree, but the lure of Europe was too strong for him and his family. Timing wasn't right either as Galaxy didn't exactly need him at the time. Now that LAFC is top dog in LA, this should be a huge boost for the club. But he has to score and bring that excitement which I don't think he's had the past few seasons. Vela is crushing it at LAFC because he's a better all-round player than Chicha.
Absolutely agree. He could have also made a career out of being a super sub for a top team. It always made me feel a bit sad seeing him play for West Ham.
From what I've seen of MLS, they usually have brilliant athletes at the back, but they seriously struggle with positioning and the concept of proactive defending. It would've been nice if Chicha was a better all-round player, but his movement (which, I assume, is still outstanding) is bound to bring him tons of goals there. By the way, maybe he'll show that he's more complete that we think of him, at the lower level. Fergie, I think, forbid him from shooting from outside the box, for example, although he had scored a long-ranger in his first game for/against us (the exhibition one) and at his Real Madrid debut iirc.
Tbf that's kind of what good managers are paid to do.
You could make a pretty good list of players that hit rock bottom in their careers playing for West Ham
He is really limited but in football, players who instinctively know where the goal is have worth. It’s a commodity because it is not a given at any level. I think he chose his clubs poorly after United.
Cringe
I know, I know...It's the Americanization/Bastardization of football.
It’s only cringe because it is USA. Same thing in another country and no one would call it cringe. There is nothing wrong with it. It’s a joke name created by supporters poking fun at the ridiculous traffic problems in LA. And Around 40% of the area speaks Spanish too.
Used to be?
She was red hot before child
That City-Chelsea “El cashico” is also cringey as feck to be fair.
It's El Plastico.
People also call it el cashico though, which is my point: there are cringey plays on this outside of America (the German one is bad too, but a different type of bad).
I will say this......at least Los Angeles and/or Miami have latin demographics to justify 'El Whatever'.
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It looked like he was embarrassed. A bit like a nervous laugh.
That's such a poor penalty. Even if the goalkeeper had actually dived he probably would have taken it, if he went to that side. At least make it central and relatively high if you are doing a Panenka.
Well its the MLS.
Apparently it was a very important game if going by the comments on Reddit. This miss and the two points that it cost them, could potentially keep them away from the play-off's? Probably butchered the last part, but it is supposed to be important nonetheless.
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