The classics are won are not played. No matter the location in the table, the statistics do not run, is the different match of the year and the season is saved by winning the classic. Not for nothing the game this Saturday, for many, is the most attractive of the tournament.
Speaking of yields, individualities, strategies and emotional moments, this version 185 of the Duel Mitico has a clear favorite: Colo Colo. They are seconds, with an acceptable performance for now in their 24 points, with two defeats in 12 dates and although Mario Salas still fails to capture his action football in the cadre of the cacique, as is the second leading striker with 20 so many.
Although he has won three parties-ante D. Antofagasta, O’Higgins and Palestine-in the final sigh with that epic struggle and effort that so valued the fanatic Albo, still “the commander” fails to transform the cacique into a squadron that submits, impose and dominate their Rivals to Merced. As pointed out by the same technician, “Colo Colo should be action team and not reaction”.
Although White individualities have not sustained a performance of excellence, it is true that they have in Paredes, Valdivia, Mouche and Opazo a fine tune with which they can mark differences.
Let’s go to the other sidewalk. In the U everything is difficult and complicated, starting with the decisions that each date takes Alfredo Arias, generating uncertainty on its campus. The comment that slides from the CDA is that nobody knows who is going to play and that, obviously, is a complex sign.
The Uruguayan-for technical, strategic, medical and disciplinary reasons-has not repeated eleventh in the eight dates it has been conducting. It is absolutely valid to look for and test formulas, but in that football turbulence has not managed to hit the team and the numbers have been absolute enemies of their bet. Of possible 24 units has achieved only 4, so the super-classic can be your table of momentary salvation or irremediable condemnation.
The yields of the main blue players have also been bottom. Starting with Herrera, who left the payroll before Coquimbo and replaced him with Fernando de Paul. The blue fence is the most defeated with 22 goals, some of them direct responsibility of the emblematic Archer, but blaming him only to him of the bad blue moment is very unfair.
They have played all the front of the U-Henríquez, Guerra, Benegas, Torres, Ubilla, Campos López and Rozas-and the problem is that there is no double or trident that is confirmed permanently, which also leads to scarce resources to score. Unequivocal symptom is that Matías Rodríguez is the man with the most in the miserable Blue campaign.
Maybe all the analysis and numerical data can go to the trash jar, because really in a party of this class everything can happen. The U will get very hurt and you do not want to have a party at the expense of them and even more, considering the place you have in the table. For the Albos is the responsibility to impose terms and not to lose tread on Catholic University.
Today, neuroscience and psychology play a key role in player decision-making, how they arrive prepared to handle the tension and pressure surrounding a duel of this category. The work that the technical bodies can do in the design of the game strategy, how to encourage and motivate their players, how to give them those tools that can allow them to solve the conflicts, will be an important and key facet today.
Of course, the favorite is Colo Colo, but as the Blue fans say, the team can appear in this instance. The cards are already cast.
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