add with conviction
The last victory of the intimates against Sport Huancayo not only keeps them fighting the Clausura Tournament by being five points behind the leader Sporting Cristal (21 units), but they serve as a good starting point for having added a draw in Cusco in their debut and the recent triumph in Lima with his own style of play. The easiest way to believe in a project and for the players themselves to be convinced of it is when the points start to add up and, up to now, Mauricio Larriera has that credit.
“Winning is the most important thing, but also style. We have had little time to work, talk a lot with the boys. You have to try to hit the right fiber. I appreciate the predisposition of the soccer players to do what we ask of them with such little work time”, the Uruguayan coach indicated at a press conference.
key men
The footballer who had been the most regular in the last matches of Alianza Lima is Jairo Concha and this was strengthened since the arrival of Mauricio Larriera but with the particularity of decide to place him next to Christian Cueva and not instead of him. The Uruguayan coach trusts the versatility of the ’10’ and in these two games he has used him as a winger on the right, but with the innate tendency to make diagonals and be a distributor. Also, once replacements were made, Concha has gone on to play behind the striker -his favorite position of his- and, when it came to scoring, he went down to play in the first line of midfielders. this last opens up a latent possibility that enters into Larriera’s plans as soon as he has Concha accompanying Castillo or Ballón in the first line and thus have only one containment midfielder and another mixed one to give the team more football.
On the other hand, a name that Mauricio Larriera trusts is Christian Cueva, who has started both of his games, although last Wednesday he had to be substituted in the middle of the game due to suffering an injury to his right leg, which The diagnosis is not yet known because it will be evaluated this Friday. It should be remembered that the opinion of the Uruguayan strategist is one of the key pieces for the sports area to be considering extending the contract to ‘Aladino’ until the end of the season and, even, with the possibility that it will be until mid-2024. Said decision is still under evaluation and will be resolved in these days. For his part, Larriera believes in the quality of Cueva and in the efforts he has been making to get physically fit. In fact, up to the moment and two weeks after his contract expires, he has been showing the best football version of him since his arrival at the intimate club.
They limp on the same foot
The arrival of Larriera has given a good start in terms of the collective game idea, but on an individual level the team continues to suffer from the same evil: injuries. last wednesday Christian Cueva, Bryan Reyna and Hernán Barcos left the court due to discomfort in their right leg They wouldn’t let them continue.
Therefore, although it is known that the “Pirate” thing would not be serious, both “Aladino” and Reyna are doubtful for the duel against Cienciano this Sunday before the break for Qualifying. However, some leave and others come, since both Franco Zanelatto and Yordi Vílchez have the possibility of being summoned for that same meeting in the Ciudad Imperial ane Cienciano.
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