No more photos, videos, laughter and the occasional note. For Jorge Almirón, the moment of truth has arrived. Time to wear the diver and direct his first game as a coach Mouth. The DT only had two training sessions to test the variations and pick his best men the classic this Wednesday (17:30) against San Lorenzo. And this Tuesday, after his first football training with the team, he defined the 11 who will go on to win in Bajo Flores. surprises? Three in the background, Valentini as starter and one less midfielder.
The former coach of Lanús, Elche and Ciclón, among other teams, will stop a formation very different from the one he had played on the pitch. Because even if most of the names will be the same ones who drew without a goal against Monagas, The DT kicked the board and decided, as a first strong measure, to change the tactical device. It will, in principle, be a 3-4-3, even if it will be a flexible systemwith full-backs on the wings who can, at times, form a five-man line.
Chiquito Romero will continue to be the goalkeeper. Although the missionary doesn’t exactly stand out for his footwork, one of the key points of Almirón’s idea, the coach will bet on the 36-year-old goalkeeper for this first match against San Lorenzo. However, the rest of the defense will be new, with pieces that are familiar but fill different roles. Nicolás Figal will be the stopper on the right (Almirón has already used him there in his days as Independiente DT); Bruno Valdez will play as a libero and Nicolás Valentini as a defender on the left.
In the middle is where the DT’s hand will be seen the most. Because unlike the last few games, in which Boca has played with three midfielders, Almirón will put together a line of four with Luis Advíncula and Agustín Sandez as lanes and Alan Varela and Pol Fernández as double 5. An unprecedented midfield that will try to dominate the midfield in a field as big as that of San Lorenzo. Above? The trident that repeated itself: Luca Langoni, Darío Benedetto and Sebastián Villa.
The team will be concentrated this Tuesday in anticipation of the match with the Cyclone. Boca have won one of their last five league games and must get back to winning ways in order not to lose track of River. Will Almirón’s formula bring solutions?
Source: Clarin
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