As crude as it may seem, the figures are compelling: Universitario added just one point out of six possible in the last two games and went down when he was undefeated in the Clausura, he had the first chance to win this tournament and enjoyed the full support of his swollen. That is to say, at the moment when he had to show integrity and defend tooth and nail what he had achieved on the field on his own merit, he did not do it and succumbed to the pressure of feeling more than the rest, the lack of resolution to move forward complicated matches and his good football present. The ‘U’ could not be the owner of his destiny.
Against ADT in Tarma, for example, he played poorly and couldn’t find a way to repeat what he could do against Melgar in Arequipa a few dates back. He missed Edison Flores in the creation of the game and was not enough with a somewhat lost and disconnected Piero Quispe from Alex Valera. The creams tried to play, carry danger and solve with their variants; but it became evident that the performance of many players is not up to the demands. Fossati, the brain behind everything, kept his system and that is already beginning to be questioned, because the rivals know how the ‘U’ plays and what his virtues are. They have studied and analyzed it.
Although the creams had two goals disallowed in that match, either due to an arbitration error or an interpretative issue, the criticism was not directed at themselves, but at the side and without assuming responsibilities from their own side. Jean Ferrari, the club’s administrator, was the first to cry out loud and file a complaint with the FPF so that Joel Alarcón no longer directs them; but he did not reconsider that all teams are harmed by controversial failures from date to date and nobody makes a fuss about it. Should arbitrations be improved? Of course, but also be self-critical and look for solutions from within. Did the ‘U’ lose in Tarma because Alarcón didn’t validate Valera’s goal or because he played badly?
Against Deportivo Garcilaso, on the other hand, the situation was different, because Universitario deserved to win, but it was not effective. Bad definitions, little inventiveness and psychological management against the pressure of the moment played against Fossati’s team. The ‘U’ succumbed mentally and from there he could not win it. The expulsion of Aldo Corzo and the unjustified reaction of Flores confirm that not everything is going well. Ate’s team is the team with the most expelled in the year and that denotes something. Added to this situation is what happened against ADT: players with low performance and a team that seems worn out from a football point of view.
It seems that Universitario tries to justify his mistakes from the eyes of others, when sometimes it is better to repair yourself. And for that, it is necessary to have a cool head, calm and tranquility to think. There is still time in the Clausura, there are games to play and one of them will be against Cristal. If there’s one thing this team has shown, it’s their ability to grow in the face of adversity. Come from behind and solve, with claw and passion. Fossati has players who are at a good level and he needs to match performances for a better team performance. The ‘U’ depends on that, to surpass himself and then beat the others.
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