There were very few things I liked about the game Barcelona SC played in their Liga Pro Championship 2023 debut. They never found a way to control Gualaceo SC and lost 2-1. Azuaya’s side know that when they face the Canaries, constantly moving the team, playing on the lines and hitting the central defenders with the ball will make life difficult for their opponent. This has been the case since 2022 (when he reached Serie A). Besides, from what I’ve observed, the Canaries’ midfield has no downtime.
Fabián Bustos is a slave to the idea of passive transfer of the ball, without overflowing. The coach insists on Damián Díaz as the organizer in Sierra. The Argentinian-Ecuadorian finished in a blur and somewhat improved the performance of the yellows with Gabriel Cortez, but because Gualaceo allowed it in a certain way.
For me, this Barcelona SC de Bustos was very confused on the Jorge Andrade Cantos stadium. The team was so confused and erratic that they ended up playing with three number 9s, without ideas or batted balls. The coach of the Canaries will have to do a dynamically very difficult job. He did not have it with Jorge Célic, nor with Bustos the previous year. This has been a glaring shortcoming for some time.
The last time we saw Barcelona SC with a dynamic game and an offensive proposal was in 2016 when the Uruguayan Guillermo Almada was at the helm and they were champions. He had, yes, different footballers who could generate that. Instead, this Bustos-led version looks like a team still in pre-season, but let’s remember that the Argentine has had four months to adjust.
Ecuadorian DT Leonardo Vanegas met Barcelona SC three times (twice in 2022) and always beat them with Gualace because he repeated the formula in all the matches.
In bullfighting attire, the ruffles never followed the markings. For example, Segundo Portocarrero suffered with the young Tomson Mindo Borja. Díaz plays about 30 minutes at height, Jonatan Bauman was very slow, and Bustos was confident. The coach of Barcelona SC will have problems if he doesn’t do something. (OR)
Source: Eluniverso
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