Carlos Ruiz to depart from Philadelphia Union – Major League Soccer News
Carlos Ruiz leads http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Colorado-Rapids-c38849 at PPL Park on July 29 raised some eye brows.
Many have been left shocked over the reason behind his absence. The Zolos head coach, Peter Nowak, revealed to the media that the star striker will shortly be departing the outfit.
“We accept the offer from the club,” Nowak said vaguely. “Carlos is no longer going to be with us. We finalized the latest, but all the stuff right now will take a couple of weeks.”
The club’s name was not mentioned in the press conference and no solid explanation was given by the Union management. Ruiz wasn’t presented to the media to give an explanation regarding the decision.
The manager, however, cleared the air to some extent. According to him, the Guatemalan striker was not gelling with the team despite his skill. The manager and the team appreciated the short period Ruiz spent with the Union since his recruitment in the preseason
this year.
“There was not part of us that thought Carlos didn’t bring anything to the table,” the tactician told the media. “From the minute he showed up in Florida in the preseason to today, we all cherish his work. And the goals he scored were amazing, all of them.
But we’ve got to move forward. We’ve got to make sure the offer we accept that we replace him will be with good players.”
Even though the decision to part ways has already been made, the player’s absence was sorely felt in the final third. The Union squandered several chances in front of the goal mouth, be it http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Mwanga’s header in the first half or Michael Farfan’s attempt
that sailed over the cross bar.
His teammates not only missed him on the field but were also quite disappointed at the decision when it was first revealed to them.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roger-Torres-c31530 scored the only Union goal in the second-half injury time. The player celebrated by raising his hand over his forehead, making a fish, which was a tribute to Carlos, who is famous for his nick name “El Pescadito”, the little fish.
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