I can't see things running that smoothly for Plata but i think there's a fair chance there's a role for him here. Despite people's stereotypes of south american soccer, I don't think he's going to be any stranger to physical play coming from Ecuador.
Anyway, I think he'll have a slow start but when those 1pm kickoffs start happening in the middle of summer he'll break out. You can't chase the game all day when it's 30 degrees out at midday. His technique will shine through.