He’s looked great and is young where you can build around him for years.

Also, I posted the same shot, you can delete if you want.

Somewhat unimpressive resume… honestly never heard of this guy outside of the World Cup.

Was he the one that usually came in sometime around the 60th min for them? I unfortunately deleted my WC games from the DVR or I would do a write-up on him

He generally came on between the 75-80th min as a late game sub but started against Ghana though was ineffective. I’ll see if I can get time to write up a report on him based on that game later today or tomorrow.

That would be great. Do it in a FanPost.

Pay some attention to if when he came in it was to provide more defense, or offense, etc.

will post actual quote when i get home, but shrt version is not a denial though not a confirmation either

This could be a good signing to shore up our midfield especially in the CAM on the right flank (now that Ljundberg appears to be on the way out). He also doesn’t look like a DP so that 2nd DP slot is still open. However, I’m probably wrong, but I think the Sounders would need to clear a foreign player spot for him. I wish I could remember more of his play from the WC. I was very impressed with the midfield play of the Uruguayan team overall.

So what position do you think he might fill in the near term? In the near term we desperately need to shore up the center with a CAM. It looks like he can fill that role. I wish we could find out more about his ability to distribute the ball and create plays.

I don’t know for next year. When people start getting healthy we’re going to have some serious competition in the midfield with Nyassi, Montano, Evans and Seamon all fighting for starting spots at either Right Wing or CAM. That’s not even counting Noonan, Sturgis, Ljundberg, Levesque and Vagenas who have all played in the CAM or Wings, but are probably better suited to other spots.

Noonan, Vagenas are more suited to the LRO position…. Left Right Out!!!.
Add talent and let the depth chart sort itself out

Hey Dizzo!!
What do you call a CAM on the right flank??? a wide midfielder,

sorry couldn’t resist

A promising relatively young player. Just the kind of signing you need.

We signed this guy like 2 years ago, when he was unknow to the average uruguayan soccer fan. He made an impression right away. He started in pre-season games and made some big plays, specially against Peñarol, which is Nacional’s most hated rival. So he became a fan favorite. By the middle of the season he was a regular in Uruguay’s national team in the qualifiers. Nacional won the championship and made the semifinals in the Libertadores. He made a lot of goals in both tournaments, some of them in the uruguayan finals and CL playoffs. Then he had a stint in Portugal but it didn’t work out so went to U de Chile, where he made the semis in the CL again. He was considered a bit of a dissapointment because he had the biggest contract of the league, and wasn’t a regular starter, but still did pretty well.

He can get to the box and make plays. Even though he doesn’t look like a soccer player at all, he plays hard, he’s fast, has good instincts offensively, and excels at the fast break. Pretty good timing and positioning in defense. Great work ethic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDH3lmYPubE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEDQPy9gNOc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_1rWWY9i10&feature=related