Irene Guerrero | Leaves the club after playing 26 minutes in the league

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26-year old Spanish midfielder has signed for United. Guerrero was one of Spain’s captains leading them to World Cup glory, although she only came on as a sub in three of their matches.

The experienced midfielder has represented Real Betis (106 appearances/6 goals), Levante (54/4) and Atlético de Madrid (26/0) in her career thus far. 13 assists in 76 league matches for Betis, six of which in her last season there. She made four UWCL appearances for Levante.

Guerrero converted her penalty in the Copa de la Reina final when Atleti beat rivals Real Madrid in the shootout.

168cm tall Guerrero made her international debut in 2019 and has 16 caps and 4 goals for Spain. She’s a childhood Betis fan. I found an inspiring Guardian article about Guerrero and her background here.

Vilde Bøe Risa has moved to the opposite direction.

¡Bienvenida!




ps. Wonder if this means we’ve conceded the race for Cooney-Cross.
 
Irene Guerrero:
“I feel very happy and very privileged to be here.

“I am very proud to be part of the Manchester United family and look forward to achieving all our goals together.”
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Marc Skinner:
“Irene is a World Cup winner whose quality is an excellent addition to our team.

“The experience she brings, both domestically and internationally, will be key as we pursue success across the multiple competitions we face this season.

“We are delighted to bring a player of Irene’s stature to Manchester United Women.”
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Polly Bancroft:
“Irene’s signing is the latest example of the ambition of Manchester United Women, and we cannot wait to see her pull on our famous red shirt and entertain our magnificent fans – at home and in Europe.”
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It will be interesting to see how she can contribute to our play in midfield. If she is as hardworking and comfortable in passing as is my impression, it might suit Skinner’s brand of football very well.
 
I'm finding it hard to get past my brain wanting United to get a, "Guerrerrrrrooo..." moment, but this time as our celebration.
 
We should be signing the Spanish number 6 instead
 
Himannv said:
Garcia made it though?

Edit: just realized who else didn’t make it..
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Unfortunately it looks like RFEF is trying to remind the players who's boss. Several players who asked not to be called up are in the squad. I hope Lucia is well looked after by United during this.
 
Skinner explains why Irene has played 27 minutes in the WSL for us. Kind of.

 
Hasn't she been mostly injured this season? How many times has she actually been available and not played
 
Rood said:
Hasn't she been mostly injured this season? How many times has she actually been available and not played
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Hard to know. She wasn't available until October, then missed November due to a knee injury. We know she's spent quite a few matches on the bench or available, but we don't really know which of those games she was ready to start, or to play significant minutes in.

It's more the description of the reasoning that Skinner gives that's interesting. Because I don't see where she gets that United/WSL experience.

From where I'm sitting - he doesn't bring her on when we're doing well, because we're playing well. He doesn't bring her on when we're playing badly, because he needs goals and goes to his supersub goalscorers. Which basically means she's waiting for Zelem and Toone to get injured simultaneously - and I'm hoping that never happens :D
 
jojojo said:
Skinner explains why Irene has played 27 minutes in the WSL for us. Kind of.

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Does this mean he'd also stick Bonmati on the bench for a year, because she might not be equipped to deal with Brighton's midfield?
 
Ubik said:
Does this mean he'd also stick Bonmati on the bench for a year, because she might not be equipped to deal with Brighton's midfield?
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They just have to fit in with how we play. Because as we all know, the way we play wins trophies.

Something like that.
 
jojojo said:
They just have to fit in with how we play. Because as we all know, the way we play wins trophies.

Something like that.
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Yeah, something like that. I fall asleep listening to him, and feel the same way reading his words.
 
A whopping total of 26 minutes of WSL football. Another 126 minutes in the cups. If you’re not going to play them, might as well have academy players on the bench.
 
Not really a surprise but...


Assuming it goes ahead (and apparently she's in Mexico at the moment) it looks like she'll be another one for the, "goodbye - we hardly knew you," list.
 
jojojo said:
Not really a surprise but...


Assuming it goes ahead (and apparently she's in Mexico at the moment) it looks like she'll be another one for the, "goodbye - we hardly knew you," list.
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I have never watched her play pretty much, so I cant say whether this is bad or not.

The Mexican team must have paid a transfer fee since we had her under contract? Or you reckon with allowed her to leave on a free transfer?
 
Lightbringer said:
I have never watched her play pretty much, so I cant say whether this is bad or not.

The Mexican team must have paid a transfer fee since we had her under contract? Or you reckon with allowed her to leave on a free transfer?
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I don't know what her contract says - maybe it always had a break clause. Certainly, I'd be shocked if we did anything that made it hard for her to leave, however low a fee we got.
 
She was never even given a chance at United. Wasted years for her and no surprise she has left.
 
Truly baffling treatment of her last season. Hope she does well in the move.
 
I don't think she's told us anything that we didn't already suspect. It's sad but not surprising to hear how it felt from the inside. I hope she can get back to enjoying football with her new team and of course with a new manager.
 
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