How Do You Solve a Problem Like Cani?

My opinion: He should stay on a one-year deal. At some point in the near future, the old guard will have to go (Capdevila, Senna, even Diego Lopez), and I think Cani should be lumped in with them. Maybe he’ll go back to Zaragoza to close out his career a la Joseba Llorente with La Real.

Likable fellow, but he has not lived up to expectations. As the first sub off the bench, though, Cani is a nice asset to have.

I don’t think that the information on Wikipedia regarding the fee paid for Cani is correct. It’s usually reported as around €8m, El Periódico Mediterráneo say it was €8.4m.

I would agree that he’s never quite fulfilled his potential but is still a pretty decent player. Rated as the 117th most valued player in La Liga last season. I would expect that he would be offered at least a two year deal.

I would like to see him stay, although I want there to be a real, start-from-scratch competition for his starting position. Santi is a lock on one wing, and as Sidarth pointed out, having Valero and Montero to fight for the other wing with Cani, all should be given an equal shake.

If Cani is no longer starting, I think he could be excellent off the bench. Although he does not score a lot of goals, he has scored some crucial ones during his time. Plus, he plays with superb effort, whether he is experiencing a good or bad day. Having that kind of spark off the bench could make a real difference in matches where we are floundering.

Along those lines, one of Garrido’s big problems when it comes to subs is that his options to sub in an attacking midfielder from the bench include Montero and Montero. Of course, if Montero is not the type of player Garrido needs at the moment, he can always choose Montero….

Sr. Roig has said the club wants Cani/Capdevila/Senna to stay (of course, no mention of terms). Of the three, Capdevila is really the only one other clubs strongly want; I think he signs up for another 2-3 years and will still be highly paid. He starred at the WC, and gets his reward.
    Senna either signs with vcf for another year or retires. I love the guy, but he can’t play twice a week any more I’m afraid, and I’m not sure how much we will get from him the rest of this season.
     Cani gets offered two or maybe three years at a reduced salary, I think. The positives outweigh the negatives on your list, but it is likely he will play less as Montero, Falque (and maybe Matilla?) develop.

have a nice tks giving everyone

You can not solve Cani right now. If he’s not Given a Renewal he walks free in June.

Best to renew him and if still is is up/down then sell in Summer

Allen, you do good job, so if you want to do double duty here you go

Before I go… am looking for a villarreal writer. Any suggestions? See ya’lls on Saturday!!!

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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Have a safe holiday.

¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias a Nuestros Amigos Norteamericanos!

Juan Carlos Garrido to renew contract for three more seasons ie, until June 2014.
http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/garrido-renueva-temporadas-villarreal/20101125dasdasftb_50/Tes

Report is Nilmar is “doubtful” for the Zaragoza match because of soreness in his knee…not good with so many matches coming up in the near future!
http://www.redmediterraneo.com/vila-real/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=13450

Here is my take on Cani and my (limited) insights on Garrido. I haven’t been following the discussion on this website as frequently as I used to so I apologize if I am raising old points. I think Cani is a marginally above average player. And in some respects he is average. I base these comments on his passing, vision, his shooting ability, his speed, his ability to make clutch plays, his defensive skills, his dribbling skills, his ability to create – basically all the things one would take into consideration in judging a footballer’s ability that plays in his position. Average to above average is fine, actually it’s good, and I’m sure many teams would love to have a player like Cani on their roster. Season after season of average play hasn’t convinced me. I’m not convinced, for example, that he is a player Villarreal can depend on when the going gets tough. He can stay on the roster, I suppose, but I don’t see him as a starter when everyone is fit.

Which brings me to my next point: has Garrido taken favor to Borja over Senna in the middle? Was Senna not entirely fit last week and was that why he didn’t start or does Garrido genuinely feel Borja should replace Senna? I would like to see Senna and Borja on the pitch together, with Borja playing on the wing and Cani on the bench. Maybe I have an irrational affinity for Senna? I think he is such a class player even though he is getting older. He can still meaningfully contribute.

I think Garrido is a particular guy, and so far, I believe that it is turning out to be a fairly good thing. Consider some of the recent news he’s been in: he and Pep Guardiola got into a minor verbal spat during the game two weeks ago, last week he turned his back on Unai Emery when the game was over, someone here posted a link to an article where he told Rossi before the season started that he really believed in him, he shows faith in Altidore, he shows faith in Cani….I think all these episodes serve to show that Garrido is a person for whom the psychological component of the game, on multiple levels, is very important. I think he showed faith in Altidore and Cani because he wanted to show them that he believed in them and that he thinks this behvaior can motivate his players to perform at a higher level. In the case of Rossi, I’m sure he genuinely wanted him to stay, but I also think that the psychological influence of letting a player know that you trust and believe in him may ultimately have weighed on Rossi’s decision to stay. I’m not sure what the Pep and Emery incidents mean, other than he is a person for whom human psychology and human behavior matter.

Anyway, here’s to a Villarreal victory this weekend!