Ecuador will return Qatar argue a world after a qualifying phase as difficult as the South American. ‘La Tri’, with a group that combines youth and experience, came to the event with great enthusiasm for the transition from the group stage against Netherlands, Qatar and Senegal.
A GENERATION THAT IS LOSING
Ecuador’s main engine is illusion. The South American team arrived at the appointment at a time when, in football, it is sweet. With players installed in Europe like Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen), Caicedo (Brighton) or Gonzalo Plata (Real Valladolid) they aim to play a good role.
GOALKEEPERS
1 Hernan Galindez (Aucas) 35 years
12 Moisés Ramírez (Independence of the Valley) 22
22 Alexander Dominguez (Liga Quito/ECU) 35
DEFENSES
2 Felix Torres (Santos Laguna/MEX) 25
3 Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen/GER) 20
4 Robert Arboleda (Sao Paulo/BRA) 31
6 William Pacho (Antwerp/BÉL) 21
7 Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton/ENG) 24
14 Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders/USA) 28
17 Angelo Preciado (Gent/BÉL) 24
18 Diego Palacios (LAFC/USA) 23
25 Jackson Porozo (Troyes/FRA) 22
MIDFIELDERS
5 Jose Cifuentes (LAFC/USA) 23
8 Carlos Gruezo (Augsburg/GER) 27
9 Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna/MEX) 28
10 Romario Ibarra (Pachuca/MEX) 28
15 Angel Mena (Leon/MEX) 34
16 Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton/ENG) 20
19 Gonzalo Plata (Valladolid/ESP) 22
20 Jason Mendez (LAFC/USA) 25
21 Alan Franco (Workshops/ARG) 24
23 Moisés Caicedo (Brighton/ENG) 21
FRONTS
11 Michael Estrada (Cruz Azul/MEX) 26
13 Enner Valencia (Fenerbahce/TUR) 33
24 Djorkaeff Reasco (Newell’s/ARG) 23
26 Kevin Rodríguez (Imbabura/ECU) 22
THE CHOICE
And who is in the hands of this group of young and experienced footballers Gustavo Alfaro. An Argentine coach who took over from Jordi Cruyff it is only a month before the classification starts and it has already achieved good profits.
This is his first participation in a World Cup but that does not mean he is inexperienced. He participated in the banks of teams such as Boca Juniors either tiger from Mexico.
THE STAR
It’s hard to pick a star of a group like sa Ecuador because the template is very balanced. however, Caicedo, 21-year-old midfielder, can. It is curdling a great season on premier leaguein Brightonand looks for a big thing in the future.
His ability to cover the whole field along with the quality he has on the ball makes him a very decisive player with the support of the whole group.
Match schedule
Qatar-ECUADOR (Sunday 20, 5:00 pm)
Netherlands – ECUADOR (Friday 25, 5:00 pm)
ECUADOR – Senegal (Tuesday 29, 4:00 pm)
Source: La Verdad
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