Edison Flores: What the return of ‘Oreja’ to Universitario means

The possible return of Flores would be the response of the ‘U’ to Cueva’s return to Alianza and Yotún’s return to SC. The three are World Cup players and regulars called up to the Peruvian soccer team, but they did not have continuity outside, which opened up this opportunity for them to gain rhythm in League 1.

As far as ‘Oreja’ is concerned, he is a player that we could well classify as more “for the national team” than for the club. It is an inverse case to the evil of many. Neither in Spain, nor in Denmark, nor in Mexico, nor in the US, are productions as even as the red-and-white ones remembered. At the age of 29, after an absence of six seasons from the local tournament, he would now have the chance to be a regular starter at his home club: the ‘U’.

Given his background, Flores is a versatile offensive player. He has the physique, mobility and IQ to move through more than one position. His success in the national team came as a left-handed winger, but he has also known how to be a front-line midfielder, who divided the midfield with one more brand. And before, in his childhood origins, he has been a striker. From that time he surely retains the relationship with the goal that made him so famous with Peru. He possesses the virtue of the field hunter: patience. He can wait several minutes without touching the ball and appear in the next second very focused to score. He scored 5 goals in the Russia qualifiers, 2 in the Qatar qualifiers and has registered as many officials in all the South Americans he played: 3 in the sub 17s, 2 in the sub 20s and 3 in the seniors (Copa América). We are talking about a player who knows how to go into space, but who also has technical credentials to shoot with any profile, quickly, without settling down. Just as Carrillo is more of a dribbler and assister, Flores is more upright, practical and… a goalscorer.

If the pass is closed, Fossati’s ‘U’ will acquire a key reinforcement. Beyond the symbolic of recovering a chemically cream product for the 2024 anniversary, Flores is an exceptional multi-purpose product. If he is a midfielder, he could alternate or complement Calcaterra, Perez Guedes or Ureña, but if they decide to release him in attack, he would be an interesting partner for Valera or Herrera. Goal, it is clear that he has.