Insua’s plan to remove the San Lorenzo from quicksand and restore order

No shift. Not filtered. Ruben Darío Insua noticed that a player from his The San Lorenzo did not provide the necessary intensity in training. He stopped training and asked if something was wrong. The youthful footballer accused an ankle disorder. “Oh, does your foot hurt? Okay, get out there and stand to the side then“DT did not hesitate, instantly. That guy, who had been a starter and was almost untouchable in the azulgrana eleven since last year, not only was he excluded from the squad against Newells, but he was not directly on the bench in Rosario’s goalless draw. Insúa is clear about what he wants and applies it without hesitation in the Cyclone. Discipline, concrete decisions and messages to lower the line for his kids are part of his plan to order a campus that has long since gone from malaria to malaria.

The Galician It says what it does and does what it says. His presentation press conference at the Boedo Club was a detailed introduction to every step he intends to take – and is already taking – to transform the quicksand that has been the San Lorenzo into a solid and fertile path to straighten the course.

Insua follows its schedule day after day. Since he spoke to the directors before he was elected, he already knew what he wanted and needed to do. And when she finally knew he was taking control in that moment, he immediately went to work.

It does not sew without thread. In his early hours at the helm, he went to see Inferiores and promoted 17-year-old striker Matías Hernández to the First Division. In addition to appreciating his technical gestures, the DT intended to send a clear message from top to bottom: “I look at everything and whoever deserves and stands out will have the opportunity with me“. So, she tries to motivate all the guys.

But, at the same time, it usually lowers some youngsters who routinely train and play in the First Division to the Reserve. The significance of this is that no one believes they have earned a place in the top flight. “You have to work and earn the right to change in the Primera de San Lorenzo changing rooms”Insua repeats behind closed doors.

He knows he has a small team full of kids. He also knows that the backup he asked for won’t come because there isn’t enough money. He knows, in turn, that he must incorporate himself to enlarge a weak group, have more options and fuel internal competition. For this there are names that may come in this withdrawal and not have guaranteed ownership.

He wants everyone on top. Your wrist does not tremble if you notice relaxation. And, as he did with the young man who complained of an ailment during a rehearsal last week, he disciplines himself so that the slap on the wrist works and also so that others understand the point. warning. Consequently: the player in question promises to return from the start in the left sector this Tuesday against Arsenal.

The training sessions do not go below two hours in duration. This is another distinctive aspect of this nascent cycle of Galician. He doesn’t talk much with the players, but he has one-on-one interviews with whomever he sees fit at the time. He considers physical preparation a key issue. He avails himself of the assistance of Martín Bruzzese, a specialist in physiology and cardiology, who came to the club to carry out interdisciplinary work together with teachers, doctors and nutritionists. The goal is to prevent injuries and maximize performance.

Insúa is annoyed that they talk about methods or formulas to achieve a goal. “There is no other formula to work with here”, he says among his own and also when they ask him publicly. That’s why, moreover, he usually opens at least one training a week to journalism and also shows football sessions, a real rarity in these times when coaches play hide and seek.

He lives by quoting Osvaldo Zubeldía. And he wants his team to have that mixture of courage and football. But he first started laying the bricks of courage. The 5-4-1 in Colossus Marcelo Bielsa was not accidental: the research in these first matches is to build a solid foundation of trust and not to lose. There will be time to get more excited in the game.

Ruben Darío Insua is aware of the San Lorenzo crisis. He played in Serie B with the rossoblùs. And when he arrived in 2002 as DT, apart from the titles achieved in 2001 by Manuel Pellegrini, the institute’s economy was complicated. But that year he won the Copa Sudamericana. Know what the raven fan wants. He understands the idiosyncrasy of San Lorenzo. And he is in time and space.

It is very clear that it has to go from minor to major, step by step. First, form a group; then find the team; swell the mood, get the performance; and only after, see if his Cyclone It gives him a title to fight, something that will automatically help him fatten the worrying media.

Thus, with a clear message, in no uncertain terms, supported by the concepts of Zubeldía and which instills discipline as one of the non-negotiable values, Insua will try not to be another technician who goes down the road of resigning in Boedo and thus breaking with the established habit of leaving ahead of time through the back door.