A duel at the start of the pre-season doesn’t leave much room for analysis, but the Millionaire will have to get used to the Gallardo post.
The World Cup is over. Argentina is world champion. And as the heroes of Qatar continue their tour of the country, through their hometown, to collect the love of the fans, Argentine football is slowly returning. And what has also ended is Marcelo Gallardo’s cycle in River, who must navigate the future in the best possible way, which has already arrived.
Martín Demichelis cannot and should not be measured by the yardstick of an unrepeatable process. It may be even better, but never the same. The fans will have to get used to that, even if it costs something. Nor is it possible to thoroughly analyze the first friendly of a strange pre-season, which has been going on for a few weeks, crisscrossed by World Cup fever and which has not yet reached its most intense stage.
The idea basically started to be showcased, though he didn’t use the 3-3-3-1 he tried in practice from the start and moved to a traditional 4-1-3-2. A vertical, intense team that goes from the outside in. Pablo Solari was again the most decisive player, leaning to the left, but he couldn’t solve them properly. But there is nothing in the review other than concerns over the ankle injury of Matías Kranevitter, who had to leave after 8 minutes due to a very hard kick and was transferred to a clinic to determine the grade.
Nor does it allow a balance that made 10 changes at halftime, in addition to the one already made with the arrival of Aliendro for Krane. There was room for youngsters like Londoño and Alfonso, as well as entry for Centurión due to some defensive neglect.
Yes, there was a result and it was 0-0 in the 90 minutes and there was a series of penalties, in which they lost 4-3. Completely anecdotal because what stood out was the possibility of losing the first reinforcement for a long time and also the obligation to look ahead without using the past as a benchmark.
Source: Goal