The controversy over the VAR does not stop and, beyond the anger, there is a River that was not up to the task of continuing in Libertadores

Apart from the arbitration injustices, the controversies about the VAR and the long decision of the Chilean Roberto Tobar, the tree must not cover the forest. Was this River to compete hand in hand with the Brazilians for the Copa Libertadores? It does not seem. There has been a significant decline in the game and a drop in performance both individually and collectively. Thus, the illusion of the Dream Team that Marcelo Gallardo envisioned putting together at the beginning of the year quickly vanished.

Is that the champion team of the Professional League at the end of 2021 has added several reinforcements with which I try to rank the squad and have a replacement for a long, hard and compressed competition due to the tight schedule, given that between November and December the World Cup in Qatar.

However, the reinforcements, in general, did not give way. And Gallardo couldn’t get the juice he wanted to squeeze out of them. Then the technician began to put his hand. He pulled out and put. She put it in and out. but there was no case.

The strategy of playing with a lot of midfielders didn’t work for him. In fact, he kept it too long and only returned to playing two forwards less than a month ago. But most of the flyers did not respond. In fact, he started against Vélez Rodrigo Allendro, which arrived a week ago. Meanwhile Juanfer Quintero, Barco, Paradela and Agustín Palavecino entered the field and two of these four entered: the Colombian and the former Independent. For the part of him, Tommaso Pochettino stayed out.

Responsibility for reinforcements is shared. Although to a greater extent it is the coach, of course. Almost everything he asked for was brought to Gallardo. Although, fraised a “9”. From the beginning of February it was known that Julián Álvarez would be joining Manchester City. And they haven’t brought any yet. With removal, Luis Suarez’s dream has vanished. And maybe it won’t even come Miguel Borgiabecause it could represent a considerable amount of money to play only the league and the Argentine Cup.

Gallardo wanted Valentin Castellanos yes or yes. He said it in February and they couldn’t bring it to him. She thought she would have it now and neither did he. This situation created a short circuit. The doll scene: “We weren’t aggressive on the market”. But the leaders were unwilling to pay $ 15 million for an MLS player, no matter how many scorers and figures he might be in the United States, a league with a lower competitive level. And without Julián Álvarez I am alone Braian Romero, Lucas Beltran and Matias Suarezwho suffers the ups and downs of injuries.

To make matters worse, the midfield may begin to disarm. Benfica would now take Enzo Fernandez Already Nicholas of the Cross An offer would come out any moment.

The desperate helm that Gallardo gave in Liniers anticipated the end. River played that game like there was no tomorrow. When it was the first game of a 180-minute streak, something that always marked his players in the cycle of him. Think of a long game. But this time he didn’t give that signal from the substitutes’ bench to such an extent that River was exposed to being hit and Franco Armani He held it.

In the rematch, Gallardo once again reached out his hand. He used the warrior Maidana to patch up a defense he had devastated and sent another historic player like Casco to cover the right wing. The medium has also changed. But after a good start, the usual doubts are back. And the team lacked not only the processing but that extra that Gallardo’s teams have always given.

Doll himself knows. In fact, he said it in his own words: “We will have to redouble our efforts to see if we can go back to being our own team, with a spirit of competitiveness”.