Now, Alberto Medina has been sent to the second division team as a punishment. So far he’s been the only player to be officially sanctioned in public, but more are sure to follow.

It’s been rumoured that Aaron Galindo has been relegated to the bench for the game against Pachuca over the weekend. Oh, and he was just called up for the national team.

Poor Venado.

While I’m all for trying to improve the team, I don’t really like this solution. Remember what happened to Carlos Ochoa last year? Exactly, it’s hard to remember because he stayed in the obscurity. I like Venado, but it is obvious that he hasn’t been going through a very good time. During the summer it was noticeable with the national team.

And although I’m not a fan of Bravo returning the team, I think that if they get some form of that partnership back together, Chivas could have a kick ass duo again. Add in a little Chicharito and SHAZAM. Amazing. Chicharo can’t do it all by himself.

That’s right. They lost.

Atlante
3 Fedrico Vilar
2 Miguel Martínez (YC 57′)
8 Rafael Márquez (Arturo Muñoz 73′)
10 Gabriel Pereryra
11 Santiago Solari (Diego Cervantes 90′)
17 Daniel Guerrero
18 Christian Bermúdez (Andrés Carevic 84′)
21 Luis Velázquez (YC 21′)
23 Gerardo Castillo
31 Daniel Arreola
34 Saúl García
DT José Guadalupe Cruz

Guadalajara
1 Luis MIchel
18 Xavier Báez
4 Héctor Reynoso
3 Aarón Galindo
19 Jonny Magallón (YC 76′)
7 Gonzalo Pineda
5 Patricio Araujo (Omar Bravo 2H)
11 Ramón Morales (YC 37′) (Édgar Solís 39′)
8 Marco Fabián (Amaury Ponce 73′)
14 Javier Hernández
10 Alberto Medina
DT Francisco Ramírez

Chivas started out with the control of the ball, and in the 10th minute there was an opportunity for Chicharo. He sent in a cross/shot but no one was at the end.

Then in the 19th Chivas scored. Chicharo had turned and hit the ball into the net, but in the end it was called offsides. It wasn’t an iffy call…it was legitimately offsides(3 Chivas players were) and the score remained 0-0.

Atlante kept on looking dangerous and in the 25th minute “The Hobbit” came close to scoring after a scramble in the box. Luckily, Luis Michel was able to hold on and keep the score level.

The best chance for Chivas in the first half came for Chivas in the 29th minute. Ramon Morales sent in a cross for Chicharo who tried a diving header, but his attempt ended wide of the goal.

But it was Atlante who went up first. In the 35th minute “El Hobbit” took the ball that Magallon failed to retain and quickly sent it over Michel who had come out of goal. With that Atlante went up 1-0.

Coming back for the second half Chivas had the first opportunity of the game. Chicharo was able to shake off the Atlante defenders and sent in a shot that just brushed the cross bar in the 47th minute.

It wasn’t too long after that Chivas got the equalizer. In the 51st minute Xavi Baez sent in a cross from the right and Chicharo was able to meet it to head in the 1-1.

Unfortunately for Chivas only five minutes later Atlante scored once more. Saul Garcia crossed from the right for Rafael Marquez Lugo who was able to go above Hector Reynoso and head in the ball for a 2-1 lead.

“Hobbit” scored his second of the night in the 70th minute with a pass from Peyrera. Chivas didn’t mark the tiny player and left him completely alone for Atlante’s 3-1 win.

As the game was ending Luis Michel came out to make a fantastic save against Daniel Arreola to stop another goal.

Oh defense…where were you today? Obviously not on the pitch that’s for sure. Johnny Magallon’s grandmother passed away so I understand if his head was perhaps somewhere else. Although he is a professional, he is also human and it would have been difficult to believe that there weren’t other things going through his mind. But, where were all the others? Aaron Galindo? Hector Reynoso? I’d like to know where you were for all those goals.

Unfortunately, Ramon Morales had to come out of the game with a hip injury. Our little captain is getting old and less and less playing time is expected. No reports yet on the extent of the injury.

The midfield was troubled today as well and they lost too many balls and failed to collect any. Everything passed through them with ease.

Up front Chicharo keeps on scoring, but he needs someone to help him. The addition of Omar Bravo is nice, but it hasn’t really worked out. Of course, he’s not at full fitness, but I don’t see them working together as well. OmaArellano will be close to fitness once more. But he needs help up there. Many times were chances wasted. No one to pass to, no on to receive.

So now we still have……..3 points. We’re in fourth place of group 2. At least we’re better than the defending champions…

The next game is against Pachuca at home on August 29th.

In other news, the transfer of “Gringo” Padilla to Chivas USA was made during the week. The reason? There are already enough strikers on Chivas.

And it wasn’t all bad against Atlante. The U-20s won 3-1 against Atlante while the U-17 won 5-1.

Follow the drama as it unfolds here at the CDG Offside

That’s from Depor’s official website.

Update: Chivas has received the official transfer papers, according to Record, and the press rooms are being prepared

Update: It’s official. He’s with Chivas again.

“El Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A. de C.V. les informa que a partir de la presente fecha el Sr. Omar Bravo Tordecillas jugador procedente del Club Deportivo La Coruña, se incorpora a nuestra Institución, como refuerzo para el equipo de Primera División, para los Torneos Apertura
2009 y Clausura 2010″

5:09 Guadalajara Time: “Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A. de C.V informs you that from this day forward, Mr. Omar Bravo Tordecillas, former player of Club Deportivo La Coruña, will arrive to our institution as a reinforcement for the team of the Primera Division for the seasons of the Apertura 2009 and Clausura 2010″

In other news Francisco Mendoza, the kid from Chivas USA is here to stay. He was presented today as part of the team. Aaron Galindo officially joined the team in Guadalajara after taking a few days out to sort out a few things with his old team Eintracht Frankfurt such as his living situation over there, etc.

Those are all the transfers for Chivas because the window is now closed for Mexican football.

Out
Sergio Santana
Antonio Olvera

In
Carlos Ochoa
Sergio Amaury Ponce
Francisco Mendoza
Aaron Galindo
Jared Borgetti
Technical Team: Omar Arellano Sr.

So what do you think of the business we’ve done?

According to Nestor De La Torre Galindo is tied to the squad for 4 years as a definitive deal.

Frankfurt wasn’t to keen to let him go as he has been quite a regular with the team for the past season and the amount paid for the player wasn’t disclosed by either party.

But of course, as in many situations in Mexican football, the famed “Gentlemen’s Agreement” was brought up. First we had to get Cruz Azul’s permission to receive the player after he left them in a dispute in 2006. In return for their permission we have let them have first dibs on Omar Bravo if and when he decides to return to Mexican football.

As a Chivas fan I’m happy that we’re getting more players to make the squad stronger, and this one has experience too, but as a El Tri fan I’m disappointed. The national team isn’t as strong as we hope it would be and it was expected that with more players(especially all of our defense) in Europe, we would be kick ass. Well, that hasn’t really happened as we’ve seen during the recent rounds of World Cup Qualifying, and the past Olympic qualifying and I believe that bringing players who have been doing well in the leagues over sea’s is just a set-back. If the situation like Pardo’s at Stuttgart’s had been presented by feelings would be a little different. Pardo is getting near to the end of his career and it made sense that he’d come back to finish with his old team, America. But Galindo is still young and had a while to triumph. Now, I feel like he’s digressed.

It’s too bad really because he could have gone to a bigger European league.

What’s done is done and I’d like to welcome Aaron Galindo to the Club Deportivo Guadalajara. Help us win trophies and show everyone what Chivas is all about(so no drugs ahem…)

Galindo is set to join us “physically” next week after he returns to Germany to take care of some of the personal issues back in his old home.

First, on Tuesday it was announced the Carlos Ochoa would be joining Chivas on loan from Monterrey for the InterLiga, Clausura 2009, and Apertura 2009. For Ochoa this would be the 8th shirt he wear in Mexican futbol. We’ll see how it goes and at the end of the year we have the option to buy him.

Guess what?! Arellano is joining the team. We already have him, you say? That’s crazy. Well, you’re right. I’m talking about Omar Arellano Nuño, the current players’ daddy. He’s spent some time in Spain with Atleti and Javier Aguirre and now he’s come back to join the technical team. Mini-Arellano said that the relationship on the team would not be of father and son, but of two professionals. He also said he is happy to have his father there because they have never been able to work together. This will be an interesting relationship to watch develop.Hopefully, Mini’s goals will increase thanks to help by Dad. Besides, two Omar Arellano’s can always be better than one, right?

On December 22 there will be a charity match for the young kids of Iraq in Milan, Italy organized by La Organización Mundial por la Paz. Omar Arellano and Guillermo Ochoa of America were both invited to play in the match and Arellano was guaranteed 10 mins of playing time. The reason for inviting these two was to show that the football rivalry can transcend and help those in need and they were both chosen as the Mexican representatives. Efrain, told him no. The reasoning? Chivas are in preseason training and allowing Arellano to go would ruin some of the work planned and both agree the team comes first. Some of the world’s greatest stars will be at the match and an oldies game played by the stars of the 90’s will be played beforehand and will feature Jorge Campos. Some of the current stars set to play?
Carles Puyol, David Beckham, Iván Córdoba, Alessandro Nesta, Roberto Abondanzieri, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Alessandro del Piero, Drogba, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Raúl González, Steven Gerrard, Carlos Tévez, Francesco Totti, Javier Zanetti, Álvaro Recoba, Paolo Maldini.
Too bad, it would have been a great opportunity.