Nicolás Larcamón is the fashionable technician in Liga MX. The Argentine strategist has dazzled with his work at the head of Puebla during the last year and with his great start in the Clausura 2022 tournament. The La Franja team has become one of the league’s entertainers and a a great surprise. Larcamón has managed to get one of the teams with one of the most modest squads in Mexican soccer to play soccer well and gain more and more prominence.
The coach arrived in Liga MX to replace Juan Máximo Reynoso for the Clausura 2021 tournament. Larcamón was practically unknown and his appointment raised more than one eyebrow, especially after the great work done by his predecessor. The Argentine also had no experience as a footballer, he was 35 years old and had only directed in Venezuela and Chile. His resume did not seem so interesting and seemed like a bet destined to fail on the part of the Puebla board.
However, the young Argentine strategist, now 37 years old, has shut up mouths based on work, discipline and perseverance. At the head of the team from La Franja, Larcamón has achieved an effectiveness percentage above 50% in both Clausura 2021 and Apertura 2021. In the first tournament, Puebla finished in third position in the general table, only below Cruz Blue and America. He added the same 28 points as Monterrey, one of the most powerful squads in Liga MX.
Larcamón’s team faced Atlas de Guadalajara in the quarterfinals and fell to Santos Laguna in the semifinals.
In the Apertura 2021, Puebla qualified again for the great party of Mexican soccer. Larcamón’s team finished seventh in the general table and qualified for the league after beating Chivas de Guadalajara in the playoffs. Unfortunately, the sweet potato team stayed in the quarterfinal phase, after losing to León, who would ultimately be runner-up in the Grita México 2021 tournament. Puebla has far exceeded expectations.
This season, Puebla de Larcamón exceeds 70% effectiveness. The team from La Franja is the leader of Clausura 2022, with four wins and two draws in the tournament. The sweet potato squad adds three goals against and 10 goals for. The albiazul team is the leader of the competition and has faced three of the most valuable and powerful squads in Liga MX: América, Tigres, Monterrey, in addition to facing Atlas de Guadalajara, current champion.
All this leads us to wonder if Nicolás Larcamón is currently the best coach in Liga MX. To answer this question, different aspects must be taken into account. In the first instance, there are the surprising numbers of him. Secondly, we must consider that he has achieved these results with the most modest squad in Mexican soccer, according to figures from the Transfermarkt portal.
Puebla, according to the specialized site, has a total market value of 22.77 million dollars, while Monterrey, the team they defeated on matchday 6 of Liga MX, has a value of 94.49 million dollars.
Larcamón has done more with less. With a limited budget and making use of soccer players who were discarded by other teams, Puebla has shown a decent, disciplined soccer that is more hungry than anything else. The Argentine technical director has managed to convince the team with his speech, he has managed to get some elements to live their second or third wind and has also helped the development of young players in a club that is not distinguished by its work in basic forces.
Is Nicolás Larcamón the best coach in Liga MX? There is no doubt: he is.
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