Torres’ time with the Dynamo is over for now, but if Cruz Azul don’t exercise it their loan-to-buy option, Torres could return to the Dynamo for the 2017 season. Will is coming back and he’s looking hungry so that’s kind of who we have in those positions moving forward.” “We got Mauro, he’s got a bright future. “You could probably say that,” said Barrett. Is this a changing of the guard for Houston? Torres, a Designated Player, is the second marquee player to be shipped off by the Dynamo after Giles Barnes was traded in July to the Vancouver Whitecaps. “It’s no secret that perhaps it didn’t go so well with the Houston Dynamo,” said Torres in that press conference. Torres would gladly welcome that spark and acknowledged during his Cruz Azul introductory press conference that his tenure with Houston was not memorable. And like I said, I hope for him it ends up being a spark for his career.” “I feel like for this group right now it’s the right decision. Houston Dynamo anunció que el mediapunta mexicano Erick ‘Cubo’ Torres regresa a sus filas después de haber jugado en el Cruz Azul de su país natal. Shop Leagues Cup 2023 Partners Houston Dynamo coach Owen Coyle says new signing Erick Cubo Torres 'can be a top international striker'. “I think some of that is circumstance, some of it is probably on his shoulders as well,” said Barrett. Tickets Dynamo Dash Dynamo 2 Community Youth Shell Energy Stadium Club Supporters Schedule Video Partners Shop Leagues Cup 2023. Interim Dynamo head coach Wade Barrett says it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly why Torres was unable to fit in Houston. This fresh environment we think, and he believes we’re all going to benefit from.” “That’s always challenging from a continuity standpoint and that ties into confidence as well at times. Those are the realities of it kind of being an Olympic year,” said Jordan after Wednesday’s practice. “I mean, there were times over a two month period where we’d see Erick for like three or four days. So how did an up-and-coming Mexican international who scored 14 goals for Chivas USA two years ago fail to make an kind of impact in Houston?ĭynamo vice president and general manager Matt Jordan attributes some of it to Torres’ involvement with Mexico’s Olympic squad. He was available for the remaining games 17 and made 11 appearances, with four starts, and logged 401 minutes. Of the 26 games the Dynamo have played this season, Torres – who was loaned to Liga MX side Cruz Azul last week – missed nine due to his participation in the 2016 Rio Olympics. This team, a child of the great Chivas de Guadalajara from Liga MX, was expected. La Maquina declined the option to buy him at the end of the loan and he returned to Texas. He feels that this time he will be able to make a mark in the league.For a striker, those two things go hand in hand and more often than not equate to goals, something that Erick ‘Cubo’ Torres never experienced with the Houston Dynamo. Houston Dynamos Cubo Torres looks to be on his way to Mexico.Once upon a time, there was a team called Chivas USA.

Torres briefly headed back to Mexico, making three appearances on loan with Cruz Azul. He made five appearances in the 2015 Clausura and scored twice but moved on to Houston as a designated player in the summer of 2015. After a standout campaign with Chivas USA in 2014 during which he scored 15 goals, Torres returned to Guadalajara to play for Chivas. They now have added depth, though the 25-year-old is yet to prove himself in Liga MX. Chilean star Nicolas Castillo was injured in the previous campaign and found the back of the net just 14 times. Los Auriazules sit atop the Liga MX table after three weeks but don't have to think back far to remember needing a forward. Instead, Pumas came through with a late bid to add depth to its squad.

A deal with Veracruz fell through earlier in January with Torres telling reporters this week that he was ready to dedicate himself to Houston. Cubo 9 Forward Houston Dynamo FC Profile Career Stats Match. Colombian forward Mauro Manotas and Honduras international Alberth Elis both added 10 goals for the Dynamo last season, and the club felt comfortable shopping the designated player. Houston Dynamo FC the home of 2 time MLS Champion Houston Dynamo, Challenge Cup Champion Houston Dash, Houston Dynamo 2, the Dynamo Academy and Shell Energy Stadium. Torres was the Dynamo's top scorer last season with 14 goals but scored just three times after July 1 and lost his grip on a starting spot. I’m here for that, to give everything, to enjoy this experience at this club that’s one of the grandes. 'There’s a fan base that supports the team well, it’s always there for the players, supporting them 100 percent. “I’m happy to return to Mexican soccer, to return with an important team like Pumas,' Torres told Televisa. 'I’m coming here to work, to train very hard, that’s something that I’m known for, the desire I have and I think Pumas also is known for that, for having players who have desire. WC qualification Asia fixtures & results.

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