Ventura Alvarado took the field against his old club for the first time on Wednesday night, but the centerback wasn’t fortunate enough to emerged with a win in Copa MX action.
Alvarado and Santos Laguna fell, 3-2, to Club America on Wednesday night in their cup clash. Also taking the field for Santos Laguna was Jorge Villafana, who joined Alvarado in logging a 90 minute shift in Wednesday’s match.
DeAndre Yedlin also took the field on Wednesday, helping to lead Newcastle to a 3-1 win over Birmingham City in an FA Cup clash. Jonathan Spector did not dress for Birmingham as his club fell to their Championship rivals.
Here’s a closer look at Wednesday’s Americans Abroad:
DeAndre Yedlin started and played 75 minutes in Newcastle United’s 3-1 win over Birmingham City. Jonathan Spector dressed but did not play.
Jonathan Bornstein and Luis Gil did not dress in Queretaro’s 3-2 win over Cruz Azul.
Ventura Alvarado and Jorge Villafana started and played 90 minutes in Santos Laguna’s 3-2 loss to Club America.
William Yarbrough did not dress in Lyon’s 3-0 win over Morelia.
What is that Alvarado is wearing in the pic around his neck, it it a training weight or something?
Villafaña
What has happened to Luis Gil he can’t even dress for a Copa Mx game, it was against a top club, but still.
Los Xolos were in action Tuesday in a 1-0 loss to Cimaronnes de Sonora, Michael Orozco 78 minutes, Paul Arriola subbed on for 23 minutes, Joe Corona 90 minutes, John Requejo 90 minutes.
I can recall when Gil burst on the scene at 16 and was one of our most promising youth players. However, even at RSL his last year there he wasn’t a consistent starter. It seems like he plateaued several years ago. He has hardly played at all in Mexico. Still, Bornstein hardly played for a long time in Mexico and then became a mainstay for a couple of seasons and now seems to have slipped back. It may have to do with the club situation; maybe if Gil moved to another club he could see more PT.
Bornstein has started their first two league games,so probably just resting the 32 year old midweek.
Gil wasn’t great for the U23s last year, but he wasn’t bad. Perhaps its attitude or work ethic or as you said the manager or the club doesn’t favor him.