Chivas started the Liga MX Closing Tournament 2022 in a great way, as they thrashed 3-0 against Mazatlan at Akron Stadium, causing great joy in the fans who had low expectations due to the few additions of reinforcements.
For Matchday 2, Guadalajara visits Pachuca this Sunday, January 16, at the Hidalgo Stadium, where surely the technician Marcelo Michel Leano He has certain concerns to face the meeting:
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1. Repeat winning lineup or not
For the first duel of the championship, Guadalajara suffered some casualties due to the issue of COVID-19including the reinforcement Robert Alvarado, as well as Hiram Wed Y louis olives, While Fernando Beltran He managed to recover and even played minutes in relief.
Many times when the ‘bell’ is given with a certain eleven, the strategist decides to repeat because he has confidence in what he has achieved, but he is probably thinking too much about whether it is necessary to make some modifications both in the lower half and in the offensive.
El Piojo has the conditions to start from the beginning, Mier was once a starter and even captain, and Olivas also ended up winning the position over his teammates last semester, which even led him to be called up for the national team.
2. The Nico Ibáñez factor
The previous day, the Tuzos also managed to add three points by winning a visit to Athletic San Luis, with a double from the Argentine striker, who has great conditions and will surely give problems to the defensive zone.
Knowing the ease with which he can move around the field of play, firewood he will need to choose wisely which of his central defenders will be tasked with covering him at all times, so Antonio Briseno or Gilberto Sepulveda They will have a difficult job.
Apart from having great control with the ball, the South American also knows how to head well, so they won’t be able to leave him alone at any time.
3. Suffer a landslide defeat
Thanks to the start that the rojiblanco team had, firewood He has received more support and confidence, even when there were doubts about his management, so he must continue on the same path and although he cannot win in the Bella Airosa, at least he must continue adding.
This will be the Flock’s first visit in the semester and they should not show a completely opposite face when they leave, so they should go out with everything to enjoy and look for the rival goal to continue standing up for the helmsman.
A defeat would be a blow against the strategist’s belief, but a win would again generate doubts in all the fans and the media.
4. Where to place Alvarado?
Although the idea of repeating the eleven could be going through the head of the coach, but at the same time, he knows that El Piojo arrived as a reinforcement because he has great qualities and it is clear that he could try to launch him from the start to see how he reacts.
The question would be where would he place the attacker and who would have to give up his place, remembering that he can appear as a left or right winger, as well as a midfielder behind the ‘9’, he has even participated as a winger.
With all this, the bronze medalist could take the place of Cesar Huerta or Isaac Brizuela because it will hardly leave unemployed Alexis Vega or Angel Zaldivar, the latter for being the only one with totally network-breaking conditions.
5. Be really forceful
It is true that Chivas could beat the gunboats in Strength thanks to so many of Zaldivar, Allan Torres Y Vega, which arrived before the end of the 45 minutes, but from the initial whistle they had approaches that they did not take advantage of.
The rojiblancos went to the front generating at least two or three approaches that could have been a goal, the clearest being a header from the Chinese to pass from towers, which was stopped by the Uruguayan goalkeeper Nicholas Vikonis.
Therefore, it is important that they are really effective when they get close to the target area. Pachucaotherwise it could cost them dearly. The greatest wish will be not to leave without scoring at least one goal.
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