Our left flank got exposed in this match and I'm sure Alfaro took note of that. Bring Pervis back to LB and switch to a 4-4-2 since we do better with 2 forwards and we don't have a hard-working CAM to compensate for losing 1 forward.
Maybe it was just the chemistry between Beder and Pervis I would still like to try Palacios at LB and Pervis on LW or Chala at LB and Pervis on LW and vice versa we need some serious friendlies to figure that out.
Beder and Pervis on the left flank made sense on paper. Pervis is more of an attack oriented LB. You can make the argument Beder is more defensive oriented. Beder also plays in high altitude so I believe that was also a factor in him getting the start in La Paz. I would not start Palacios and Estupinan together in a WCQ match. Defense isn't Palacios strong suit either. It'll be an interesting idea to try out in a friendly but against Colombia nah. I hope Alvarado gains some consistency in MLS. He's tailor made for the LW position.
Agreed but I def want to see it happen in a friendly maybe if they have good chemistry it will work out we have never seen these 2 play together. I just hope we can plan some good friendlies soon so that Alfaro can experiment.
Pervis would need more time to adapt to that winger role since he's always a cross first kind of player instead of cut in and shoot. Alvarado would be great for the defense too. If I remember, him and Plata were the ones with the 2nd most recoveries in the U20 world cup. 3 points or we riot lol I think we'll kill them on the counter since their defense is shaky. My only worry is Arboleda's partner because Arreaga loses focus and isn't strong in the air.
There's no friendlies coming up any time soon. The next FIFA dates are in March and Ecuador will be playing WCQ matches. I'm sure Ecuador will play a friendly or two in June but preparing for the Copa America will be the focus. There's the chance Alfaro can do some tinkering then.
He's left footed so his game is to get to the touchline and cross the ball. He wouldn't be suited for an inverted winger role at this stage in his career. He's only 22 so he will continue to develop as a player.
Uruguay came out swinging with Cavani,back.Colombias D looks shaky.Def need to bring our secret weapon a bit earlier than those 10 min he keeps getting.Still early in game though.
OhhOh! looks like Colombian paying for the platos rotos!They’re going to come out strong against us,in Quito.which I think is to our advantage.
They’re lacking an effective striker.second half they looked decent,but couldn’t quite finish any attack.
We're ********ed. Enner tested positive for covid. Apparently there's two other players who've also tested positive. Great.
Franco and Palacios have also tested positive. Franco was the logical replacement for Gruezo. Cifuentes or Mendez will get the start now. It wouldn't surprise me if more players test positive in the next couple of days. Hope they get well soon. Sucks they'll miss the game but their health is more important. Covid is no joke.
Why would they even let someone with a fever be near the team?even if his test was negative 2 days before??At this point anyone running a fever is suspect,I hope they’re able to contain it,and they have to stop taking that group pic for the time being!
I'm thankful this time around we have decent depth in midfield or else it would have been very bad. Still sad Franco is out though since the guy is a fighter in midfield.
It would have been interesting to see how Franco and Caicedo linked up in the middle. I hope Alfaro goes with Cifuentes. I've watched quite a few LAFC and Orlando SC games and he has impressed me more as opposed to Mendez. Alfaro has to switch out Arreaga for Corozo or Ferigra. Or even Torres. A change has to be made at this point though. Colombia lost yesterday but they created quite a few scoring opportunities. Arreaga starting in defense doesn't inspire confidence. We can't expect to score 2-3 goals every game. Our defense has to improve. I would play Mena behind Estrada and start Plata from the start. We have the depth to compete against Colombia. They're gonna come out strong tho.
Pineida, Corozo, and Cifuentes have tested positive. Mendez will definitely start now. As will Arreaga.
Damn... I hope no one else gets it since we can't afford the same luxury in attack. We need Estrada, Mena, and Sornoza with Plata coming off the bench.
Sornoza was useless against Bolivia. Mena should play behind Estrada and Plata should start on the wing.
I re watch the game and Sornoza wasn’t as useless as previously commented.He made 3 assists that should have been goals,right in front of goalkeeper,Mena missed it and I think Estrada did also.I hope the players coming in ,can show they can be WC material.
Yea alot of people actually like the performance that him and even Beder had despite his errors in defense. Most People have Mena, Sornoza, Beder, Plata, Moises as the pest player of that match in that order. I think Sornoza really becomes absent due to the fact that he doesnt help out in defense. Alfaro has Munoz starting tho according to Ecuagol.