Marcelo Gallardo changes the scheme and names again, but in River nothing changes

It doesn’t stop lighting up River in a tournament that will still give him opportunities. OR Marcello Gallardo You can define a game pattern, much less repeat the same starters from one game to another. The data indicate this the Doll he used 14 different formations on 14 dates which are disputed. A little more: no player has a perfect presence (the one he has played the most is Franco Armani, with 13 duels).

It is true that Gallardo is not known for being a coach who goes out of his way to remember the team. But the large number of changes is a symptom of bewilderment. There are 28 players who have had minutes in the tournament: Armani, the one with the most minutes, 1,170; Matías Suárez, the last, 46. And to receive the center of Córdoba on Sunday in a Monumental back full, Esequiel Barco could return to the starting lineup, like Elías Gómez. Yes, there are more changes.

In any case, what Gallardo worries most is finding the team’s pulse, beyond the names and the tactical design. There are pictures that the Doll during games they serve as a thermometer. In Sarandi, for example, the coach asked Pablo César Solari to change sides in the second minute of the second half; that is, everything he thought about the interval underwent a 120 second variant. The other postcard delivered was that the game ended sitting on the substitutes’ bench, resigned, talking to his assistant Matías Biscay. The TD was in his place on the substitutes’ bench from minutes 33 to 44.

With the possible return of Barco, the biggest possibility is that Gallardo still opts for 4-3-3, perhaps the pattern that most seduces him according to River’s team. To support the feeling the signings of Pablo Solari, pure winger, and Miguel Borja, area striker. The problem is that the team does not give good defensive signals (usually Enzo Pérez is left too alone) and suffers every time he leaves room.

Individual levels are low and that’s why Gallardo looks for variations. It is also true that the technician’s patience runs out faster than on other occasions. He gave Marcelo Herrera the chance against Arsenal, but against Central Córdoba Elías Gómez will play again as left-back and Milton Casco on the right.

So in defense there will be Casco, Mammana, Pinola and Gómez, while Solari and Barco will play in attack; the center forward will come from Beltrán and Borja. The problem to be defined, therefore, is the midfield. If Enzo Pérez rests, his place will be occupied by Bruno Zuculini. But if Mendoza’s man plays, it is possible that his flanks are midfielders with deployment and defensive skills. Rodrigo Aliendro and Nicholas De La Cruz They run ahead of Quintero and Palavecino.

Change and don’t stop changing Marcelo Gallardo, who in this 2022 is still looking for the lost game.

Pinola’s self-criticism after Sarandi’s draw

After the 0-0 against Arsenal, which did not allow River to close the gap with the Atlético leader Tucumán, Javier Pinolaexhibiting his leadership marked by that captain’s ribbon he wears on his left arm when he has to play, he faced the microphones and was self-critical on team level.

“It was an important game that we had to win but we weren’t clear and we lacked the opportunities to make it happen,” admitted the River defender, who was of a good level as well as his defensive partner, Emanuel Mammana.

And as for the analysis of the match, he added: “It was a difficult match on a complicated field, with a tough team that press very well in midfield. I think the first half was not what we expected. Then we tried with the changes to have more weight in attack because Lucas (Beltrán) was very alone in attack ”.