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After weeks of speculation and rumours, it’s been confirmed: Adrian Caceres has left Melbourne for the greener grasses of Gosford.

The Central Coast Mariners have added the attacking midfielder to their squad list for next year. Caceres will, however, be available for the group stage of the Asian Champions League.

I’m sad to see him go. Caceres is a player with flair and creativity; a player who proved to be instrumental in the Victory’s late resurgence this season; and a player who deserved more game time than he was given. No doubt many fans will blame Caceres’ move on Ernie Merrick’s refusal to play him more, especially in the early stages of this season.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Note: We’ve been a bit half-arsed about our player profiles recently. This one for Adrian Caceres is one of the final few left to do.

When the Melbourne Victory met the Central Coast Mariners at Telstra Dome in Round 4, Ernie Merrick made a rather odd substitution. Adrian Caceres off, Steve Pantelidis on. We were only about 30 minutes in, and Caceres had looked dangerous so far, having come very close to scoring early on.

It’s not the first time that Adrian Caceres has been pulled off rather inexplicably. When he’s on, he generally looks dangerous. What’s more, he adds something that the Victory lacks: width. But Caceres rarely gets a starting berth; Merrick’s favourite use for the Argentinean-born Caceres is to play him as a second-half tactical sub. Melbourne Victory’s Tim Cahill, if you will.

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