Golden boot in the A-League. I don't think overseas defenders and keepers will be as easily sold or beaten.
It's coming across as I'm knocking the bloke, but I really want him to succeed. Not just for himself but for the national team too. He has a great base from which he can continue to develop.
Edson Montano confirmed..
Check your emails. Link below now too:
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/...-Montano/90942
Last edited by Bon; 25-06-2014 at 12:58 PM.
Yeah, just saw that. Disappointed that he's only here on loan. If he's good, Barcelona will want him back, so at best he'll only be here one season. That being said, if he's a flop (and hopefully he won't be), we won't have wasted too much $$$ on him.
And as for a striker, his strikerate isn't brilliant, unless Stubbs is going to play Griffo up front and Montano on the wing?
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
I trust Stubbins judgement. He was instrumental in bringing Flores to Oz
So do I.1. “He’s got good technique,
2. he knows where the back of the net is and I think
3. at his age, he could develop into a very strong player.
So do I.
So could I.
wouldnt mind knowing a bit more about him.
It would help having Flores in the squad being able to translate as a fellow spanish speaker and adjusting to life in Oz
From what I can find, the Ecuadorian league is weird. They play "Primera" for the first half (Jan-Jul) of the year and "Segunda" for the second half (Jul-Dec), and seemingly play year round.
He seems to have played a fair amount of 2013 on loan for El Nacional, scoring 8 goals in 27 appearances. But it doesn't seem after coming back to Barcelona that he has played, so seemingly hasn't played since December.
OK
Wasn't on Wikipedia...
http://au.soccerway.com/players/edso...montano/95439/
Formatting is turd but 2605 minutes of football in 47 appearances... 26 starts, 21 bench appearances. 9 goals total.Code:Season Team Comp Minutes played Appearances Lineups Substitute in Substitute out Substitutes on bench Goal Yellow card Yellow 2nd/RC Red card 2014 Barcelona PRA 263 5 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 2013 El Nacional PRA 1904 27 20 7 5 11 8 2 0 0 2012 Barcelona PRA 52 4 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 2011/2012 Gent PRL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010/2011 Gent PRL 119 4 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 2010 El Nacional PRA 200 6 3 3 3 17 0 0 0 0 2009 El Nacional PRA 67 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Total 2605 47 26 21 11 47 9 2 0 0
There's also another page that has 1 more appearance for Gent in a cup fixture which matches the 5 games that is in the article.
Squad Restrictions
Min Squad Size 20
Max Squad Size 23 (must include 3 designated Youth Players)
Max Foreign Players 5
Max NYL Contracted Players 3
Current contracted squad 20 (3 squad places remaining)
Rumoured Transfers
Striker - Replacement for Taggart (Chris Harold maybe)
Defensive Midfielder - Replacement for Caravella (Spanish player rumoured)
Updated Squad List
2014/15
1. Mark Birighitti
4. Kew Jaliens (fgn)
15. Josh Brillante
17. James Virgili
20. Ben Kennedy
21. Sam Gallaway
24. Mitchell Oxborrow (Youth Player - u21)
25. Mitch Cooper (Youth Player - u21)
29. Joel Griffiths
30. John Solari (Contracted NYL player)
??. Adrian Madaschi
??. Marcos Flores
??. Edson Montano
2015/16
2. Scott Neville
3. Taylor Regan
5. Ben Kantarovski
7. Andrew Hoole (Youth Player - u21)
11. Craig Goodwin
16. Jacob Pepper
23. David Carney
??. Joshua Barresi (Youth Player - u21)
??. Brandon Lundy (Contracted NYL player)
Manager
Phil Stubbins (15/16)