translated from Spanish: Keys to a battle: how the two greats could stand

All set for a new Superclassic on Sunday. Outside of external noise there are several tactical keys to elucicide. Can Joaquin Larrivey play only on point? Francisco Pérez, of the tactical concept site tells hoyxhoy that “if Larrivey doesn’t have to do so much dirty work he can play in the area, but if from behind come (Pablo) Aránguiz, (Walter) Montillo or Luis Rojas, the sides. On paper it looks kind of defensive, but it can have volume.” The expert also believes that Hernán Caputto will maintain a position of waiting for the albos, as before Palestinian. “I see a DT who likes defensive balance and that transmits it to footballers. You see that the other day Aránguiz had to do a back-and-forth job because he demanded that he go against a side or steering wheel,” he says of the wear and tear of the steering wheel. In the case of Colo Colo, Pérez believes that there are not the right interpreters for the idea of playing in a 4-3-3, where, after the central steering wheel, the defense is highly exposed as to Santiago Wanderers. “I think it would have to be a 2-3, with two centralized steering wheels and three ahead. That could be (Leonardo) Valencia forward liberated.” Another issue is that he does not see the duo of Esteban Paredes and Nicolás Blandi feasible from the start. “Walls isn’t a guy who’s going to go through that much (…) Blandi can do it, but you lose two players in the back and he can press on the steering wheels.”

Original source in Spanish