Deportivo, the still unfinished wall

Deportivo have not conceded a goal since November 29, when they conceded a goal in the last game of the match against San Fernando. Five complete games in a row with a clean sheet showing the huge improvement the team has seen in that aspect of the game. A streak that reaches ten in the last fourteen games. Against Real Balompédica Linensa, that tremendous work in defense did not allow them to win. He canceled out his opponent, but failed to score the three clear chances he had.

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Lines very close in defense, inoperative in attack

Oscar Cano Upon his arrival, he set himself the goal of reducing the bleeding of conceded goals with Borja Jiménez. And he did it by stringing his sentences together a lot. In La Línea, they were very close to Mackay from the start, perhaps sinking too much due to the pressure of their rivals. He Linens He squeezed the ball out of the athlete well, not being able to get away with the played ball. During many phases, the entire Dépor was seen on their pitch forming a 1-5-4-1, ready, yes, to surprise with a counter.

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starting libero

As usual in recent days, Roberto Olaba was embedded between the central (Pablo Martinez and Pepe Sanchez), and not only to perform the typical Lavolpi exit, which Dépor has been practicing since the time of Rubén de la Barrera. With his constant presence in defense, Cano managed to equalize the presence of the three local attackers (Koroma, Omar Perdomo and João Pedro) and cover the back swan and Antonito, two very offensive guards. Why not use another pure center back instead of retraining Olabe in that position?

“There is a coach on the next bench who also sees things. If we have three fixed centrals and there is a modification of the opponent, I have no more options to vary. And I can’t make a change in the 18th minute. We have to look for fixed positions and players who can play any role,” Cano explained before the game. A formula that remains valid.

screwing in the nut

Villares’ departure freed Olabe and Mari and forced Rubén to touch the ball

The match took place in a zero-sum fight, with the two teams following the system of the game waiting for an opponent’s error or break. Until, in the 67th minute, Cano took off his headgear villares (taken a shot when colliding with the goalkeeper) and put on Kike Saverio. With that variant, Olabe took a step forward towards the midfield, Soriano went inside and ruben diez He postponed his position to help himself (behind Antoñito’s back). The team improved and even managed to win an auction against wood Quiles. This turnaround was a success, as the last leg was completely controlled by the Blue and White.