Some Clarification On The Panamanian Targets
by Daniel Robertson on Jan 18, 2012 12:11 AM CST
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PrintA new interview with Tauro FC director Carlos Martans was posted on the great Panamanian sports outlet Diario Pro last night and Martans talked a little more about the potential moves of Luis "Lucho" Moreno and Carlos Rodriguez to FC Dallas.
DP: You also talk a lot about Carlos Rodriguez and Luis Moreno who are alleged in the MLS, what we can mention these two?
CM: Well they are with a 80% chance to leave, but not yet closed.The contract is closed when they send the money and signed the papers, and how that has not happened yet, you can not say that we are players of FC Dallas, both players still Taurus.
I asked my new friend who conducted the interview, Panamanian journalist David Sakata, to clarify the response and he said he thinks the ball is pretty much in Dallas' court. The fee has been agreed but the money has not been sent yet so the transfer has not gone through.
He and I are both skeptical that Luis Moreno will be coming to Dallas as another high-dollar center back is probably not a realistic target. However, Rodriguez, an outside back who gets forward well and can play on either side, is a likely signing for Dallas. The season starts in Panama on Friday so by then we should know more.
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Moreno can be a good center back, but he has also shown a propensity towards losing his head, either via temper or simple lack of focus. I know he looked good against you guys in the CCL, but he’s had some howlers in that same competition (and not just against the Mexican clubs).
Rodriguez, on the other hand, has a lot of potential and should grow into a better player than he is today. He might not come to MLS and be a top outside back right away, but the tools are there. He’d be pretty useful backing up Benitez and Loyd.
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…that the way we’ve been trading lately, we’d pick up Rodriguez, only to dump Loyd or Benitez.
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by DallasTilIDie on Jan 18, 2012 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
no doubt
so…we’ve FINALLY picked up that striker we always wanted only to lose our starting and backup right wings, who also happen to be 2 of our top 3 offensive players last season imo. throw in the loss of our best defender and i think you’d be hard-pressed to call this offseason a breakeven at this point. so assuming castillo starts at wing (who i am a fan of btw), we’re banking on a young and unproven player to come in and contribute…sound familiar to anyone? Luna at striker last season perhaps?
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