River Plate 2012: La Vuelta a Primera? - News & Comments (R)

Well dont exagerate, the team is playing terrible at least as far as i'm concerned. Trezeguet otoh... Now that's a World Class striker.

EDIT: Ugh no more stream...

 

no one I think is playing horrible ar far as my eyes tell me, but no one spectacularly either. Nice to see Sanchez return to better play after a few bad weeks. But Ive also been drinking so who knows. Almeyda looks ready to tell someone to "kiss the rings" also.

and yeah Vella hasnt been good, but everyone else I have no complaints for. Actially the more I think of how much a non factor Alejandropan has been. Id like to see better close range passes from Sanchez, his long range balls in front of the goal look nice but from closer to the goal they could use more precision

 

also firstrowsports.eu

 

Cavegol

 

Cavegol podria llegar a la altura del Enzo, el Beto, el burrito, y los demas grandes idolos? Para mi esta MUY CERCA

VAMOS CAVEGOL ************

VAMOS RIVER

 

Ser de river es algo unico... Cada vez que ganamos un partido me siento como si ganaramos al barca de messi....

GRACIAS RIVER! GRACIAS FERNANDO!!!! GRACIAS DAVID!!!!!

 

Atencion atencion ahora cavenaghi es borracho del taablon!!!!

 

una temporada asi en la A y si un idolo.. y un campeonato en la A

otra vez gooooollllll

 

Cave salio goleador en 2002 y gano tres campeonatos! ya es idolo... pero para mi podria llegar a la altura del enzo, amadeo, el beto, y los GRANDES de la historia

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62yHq84DJpk"]"Sólo le pido a Dios..." - Hinchada River Plate - YouTube[/ame]

 

si, es diferente entre que el ya esta y la altura que queremos para el. si el nos lleve a la A y ganemos un campeonato Cavenaghi tendra su cara en la bandera de Pilar con los otros.

 

tenes razon... pero necesitamos un nuevo idolo... o quizas 3 ... (Cave, 13, Chori)

Que alegria me das river gracias por todo!!!!!

 

Great game. Ponzio was just brilliant. Such an amazing performance. Vella can go suck it. Not only was he lucky not to get tossed out of the game he also had cocky attitude despite his piss poor performance. What was the reason Almeyda benched Abecasis? His idea of a sick joke?!!

 

Vella was awful but he wasnt alone.Lets be honest Diaz or Dominguez werent any better.Ponzio,Trezeguet and Cavenaghi were all superb.Ocampos did ok but the pibe I think could do with a little break maybe two weeks off.Its very hard at 17 playing week in week out and now also in the sub 20.
Anyway three more points.Nothibg else matters.

 

...Vella wasn't that bad, guys

Sure, he got away with a couple of reckless tackles, but he was, at the very worst, average. He didn't do anything to deserve being called "terrible" in the last match -- keeping in mind that he wasn't the one who lost his mark when Estevez headed alone in the penalty box. R. Funes Mori, on the other hand, did have an awful game -- barely did anything, and most of what he did was lose possession.

 

Chori didn't have a good game, but his pass on Cave's 1st goal is what sets him apart. He's the only guy on the team who can make that pass

Ramiro FUnes Mori was i agree megamac pretty damn bad. Its time for Pezzella as a full time starter... what did FM6 ever do to leap frog him in the depth chart? Its really baffling to me

 

They probably want to sell FM6 ASAP, and keep Pezzella and Gonzalez Pires for the long term.

 

Really?
I didnt see the same game. I thought he was OK but not nearly as bad as you made it. Now one who had a truly a terrible game was Chori and definitively the one who lost possession countless of time, not only breaking every dangerous action that could have been built from his passes but he exposed constantly Ponzio, both CB, Ocampos and Sanchez who had to track back for his lost balls. Despite his assist to Cavenaghi's first goal, i wouldnt give him more than a 3/10 for his whole task during the game. Just plain terrible.

Overall though i'm not pleased at all with the display of the team. One has to ask what the hell Almeyda and his technical staff is doing everyweek because now, we have done more than half of the tournament and despite our victories, noone can say with a straight face, we play well... very reliant on any individual brilliance of our players and not much more.

How come for example, there isnt any associations built between Ocampos and JMDiaz, one-two or things like that? Things that could help to create more surprises in our attacks, instead of passing through the center because of the lack of width. Ocampos is another issue. The kid was a natural striker that Almeyda brought back to the midfield. Fine. Now what El Pelado has to do with him is to teach him basic conceptual things like making diagonal runs to the adverse box taking by surprise his opponents, closing his space to the center of the field and not being always on the touch line etc etc... Right now Ocampos relies mostly on his physical condition to make the difference. Obviously and especially at such young age, he has ups and downs.
Sanchez, the same issue and probably why he's performing subpar right now.
Also, notice how mcuh space there is between our lines making our team stretches all over the field and very vulnerable to counter attacks.

 

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Also, notice how mcuh space there is between our lines making our team stretches all over the field and very vulnerable to counter attacks.[/QUOTE]

A defect we have suffered for a decade at this stage.This is where the lack of precision in passing really kills us against any team with a cutting edge.
I too worry about Ocampos who seems to be losing some of his form.As you say he needs to develop his game.As well I think a week or two rest would do him good for the run in.

 

I agree Villalva deserves his chance.Another who will never show his true form without some.continuity is Maestrico who plays very well for Venezuela