Colombia the land of Plenty
This article is straight up guesswork and pure conjecture on my part. Again I am GUESSING, but I think it is a pretty educated guess. I am basing my article on this the article on Portland's website talking about Gavin's travel and specifically on the following quote.
"I've been following a player from Chico for a while," he hinted. "He did well again; however there's still a question mark over whether he would fit into our system."
We can already assume from this quote the player we are getting is Male. I know tough one there. I also know he will be from a country other the United States. Now when the Timbers do sign someone I can say I was right with my guesses. Now that I got that out of my system lets look at the real information after the jump.
The first thing I did was look for the game recap and found the line-up Boyaca Chico FC used, which can be found here. Here is the list of all players used with their position and their age.
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Player |
Age |
Position |
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Avimiled Rivas |
26 |
MF Either side midfield |
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Diego Chica |
30 |
MF Either side midfield |
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Edwin Móvil |
25 |
MF |
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Rafael Enrique Navarro |
22 |
MF |
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John Jairo Montaño |
27 |
DF Left-back |
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Charles Monsalvo |
21 |
FW Striker |
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Elvis Perlaza |
22 |
DF |
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Luiz Hernando Mena |
17 |
FW Striker |
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Juan Mahecha |
24 |
DF |
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Jose Erik Correa |
19 |
FW |
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Cristian Bonilla |
18 |
GK |
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Johnny Mostasilla |
20 |
DF Left-back/Defender |
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Juan Gabriel Galicia |
25 |
DF |
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Yhonny Ramírez |
31 |
MF |
It would seem that Gavin and company would be looking for someone younger than 30 so you can eliminate 2 of those players. They are also not looking for a Goalie because we have are now and our future Goalie already on the roster. So that leaves the Defenders, Mids and Forwards under 30.
The two forwards seem raw and young and I doubt the Timbers would want to take either of them on as a DP. So I focused my research on the Defenders and Mids. The defenders were good but really didn't fit the description that MP has been hinting at.
Now of the mids there was one who really stood out. Edwin Movil is a player who I think would be an amazing player in the MLS and would really add to the Timbers if we could find a way to fit him into the system. He plays as an outside wing in a 4-5-1 but loves to drift centrally, which would bring in to space Darlington Nagbe or Diego Chara currently occupy. However if he could play on the wings consistently he would bring a deft touch and amazing passing ability. Not only would he be able get assists but his outside shot is what the Timbers also need out of their wings.
Edwin Movil played in 2005 U-20 championships and helped Colombia win the South American U-20 Championships.
Just take a look at his highlights (he is number 8):
Again this is all guesswork and I could be miles if not continents off on this guess. However I think if we did add Movil we would be adding a great player.
What do you think?
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I know those were attacking highlights
But I hope Gavin isn’t looking at defenders in Colombia.
I love Portland because everyone here takes things so seriously, sort of.
by yepyou'reright on Nov 24, 2011 9:19 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
My Thoughts exactly
I was watching those and said to my brother Kejsare these Defenders are terribad.
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Whole thread just cause we know Merritt Paulson reads this board.
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@StumptownFooty A for effort but the guy is not from Chico.
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@MerrittPaulson Argh! I thought we were so close this time!
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@StumptownFooty focus on national teams. could be U-20 or could be reg. good pedigree is clue. (and that’s it)
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@MerrittPaulson You, sir, are a terrible tease. :)
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@shebainpdx only because we are all but locked on this one. surprised some top flight euro activity has not leaked. now that’s a tease!
Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.
It was some great research anyway
Thanks for putting it together.
Say what you want about America, thirteen bucks still gets you a hell of a lot of mice!
Ryan and I had a Thanksgiving dinner discussion on him.
I certainly found it to be an intelligent guess. The highlights showed Edwin loved to take 20 yard shots at the keep.
Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.
Woah Woah Woah
Top flight Euro activity???
I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean in Vancouver on Nov 25, 2011 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
To me, does that mean he's from a Euro country, our just will be coming from that area currently.
Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.
Sounded to me like on a top flight Euro club
but I’m not expert on this sort of thing
I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean in Vancouver on Nov 25, 2011 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, you got to love how Merritt is willing to have a back and forth with us.
That was a pretty entertaining back and forth. I love how much the owner seems willing to talk with the local fans and interact with us. He is a great owner.
I think I've got it.
I think Merritt Paulson is talking about José Valencia, a 20-year-old midfielder with Independiente Santa Fe.
National team: He made four appearances during the 2011 U20 World Cup, scoring one against Mali.
Pedigree: his father is Adolfo “El Tren” Valencia, Colombian striker who played for Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid, in addition to ISF. He also scored 14 goals in 37 appearances for the national team between 1992 and 1998. “Good pedigree” is understating it quite a bit. Cute story.
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by Andrew Wheeler on Nov 25, 2011 12:05 AM PST reply actions
Jose Valencia
i think youre right on this one. i think jose valencia is our guy. but at the same time…top flight euro could be talking about james rodriguez of porto. as for james rodriguez’s pedigree…not a clue.
heres the goal by jose valencia in the FIFA U20 world cup against Mali:
by Homes In Catacombs on Nov 27, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
We're NEVER going to be able to pry away a starter for Porto
to MLS. Even on a DP salary. Kid is probably making 5+ million already, and Porto plays in the Champions League, so odds are he’s just moving up to bigger and better Euro leagues. Maybe if he was 35 instead of 20.
Best bet going forward, is unless someone has flamed out or is sitting on the bench anywhere in top European, Brazilian, Argentinean, or Mexican leagues, we have 0 chance (salaries in those leagues are just plain higher). In almost any other SA league (except for some really big clubs like Colo Colo in Chile, LDU Quito in Ecudor, or Penarol in Uruguay) we might have a shot at anyone with a DP contract, or fringe players for less than a DP slot. Focus attention there.
*cough*
http://www.soccercityusa.com/cgi-bin/yabb25/YaBB.pl?num=1318699897/172#172
said this a month ago……
Yeah, his name's been on the watch list for a while
MLS.com had him pegged for the Timbers back in August.
Merritt sounds super excited about the guy. I’d feel proud of myself if I were him, too.
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by Andrew Wheeler on Nov 28, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Haha
Maybe some commentaries or something, but I’m too busy to do anything regular or breaking. Just trying to say that names been out for awhile.
Talked to Daaaave about resurrecting our podcast from last year, but I think we’re both two busy. /sad days
RCRT would be the bomb....
if any of us had time ;)
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by almost awesome on Nov 25, 2011 10:58 AM PST reply actions
On one hand, I really want to watch
On the other, I still want to sign Flores, so maybe I should spare myself….
Well, I watched, and I have to say, I’m very impressed. Agile, quick, and has great potential for off field success. Air Bud 16 anyone?
Say what you want about America, thirteen bucks still gets you a hell of a lot of mice!
Our system
I am curious and excited to see who the Timbers are looking at, but I am most curious when the comment is whether this player will fit our system. I do not mean to be sarcastic, but after watching every game last season I would be hard pressed to describe what out ‘system’ is. I know we are a young team – games where either Zizzo or Alhassan disappeared come to mind – but except for those few games where both Nagbe and Chara where on the pitch and healthy, were we ever a ball control team?
My point? I think this team can improve in every area of the team, and if we can find another dynamic player with great passing (and attacking) skills to team with Chara and Nagbe, I say go for it.
Our system – whatever that may be – will always be shaped by the skill level of the players we have, and having better passing and energy in the midfield is a great place to start.
I have less than fond memories of the Trailblazers hanging onto young players with great potential for years that never panned out instead of looking elsewhere.
But other than Nagbe, we really do not have any player who attack out of the midfield, and I think that was a serious weakness for our team. I clearly remember the game where Dwayne De Rosario took over the game against us attacking out of the midfield and creating chances for other players on his team. We sorely lack that, and I hope that our off-season shopping and signing includes a player with that mindset.
by Dharmabum on Nov 25, 2011 7:00 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
There is no question that we need more production out of our wings.
We do need to see if Kalif is inconsistent because he is very young, or because he is just inconsistent. He has flashes of brilliance.
But I think it would be great, and I would not the least bit surprised, if we brought a guy who would slot in immediately at starting wing—for Kalif, Zizzo, and occasionally Nagbe to play behind.
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by almost awesome on Nov 25, 2011 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
Zizzo is going to have a tough time contributing next year
That kind of injury normally takes 2 years to fully heal. it sucks, but I’d be shocked if he was anything mire than a useful utility guy at best next year. If GW can find someone to fill his role, he should make the move.
Say what you want about America, thirteen bucks still gets you a hell of a lot of mice!
by No Pity on Nov 25, 2011 9:28 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I agree
In general I guess the system would be “attack down the wings”. But our wings were hit some of the worst Crosses and only contributed 2 or 3 goals and 5 assists…..
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I would like kalif and Sal to be backup wings and work into the starting 11.
Hopefully we will have more games with Concacaf and US open that will have plenty of playing time for a deep roster. Unfortunately I feel this way about most of our current team. But its always exciting to be able to drastically improve your squad in one year. So weve got that going for us. I think having a roster as deep as seattles, full of lots of young talent at every position, is a strategy we will also follow.

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