Santa Fe has not yet found the desired course. A promising start, has been in constant lows and highs. The base of the cardinal team is interesting, it has important players in several of its zones. However, the relief before the absences does not penetrate in the desired way.
The difference in processes is marked, taking into account that the Argentine arrived recently and has managed to adapt the game, depending on what he has and wants to capture on the field. Long play is still a virtue.
Things to take into account, from the positive and negative aspects, that the cardinal team should improve, facing the remainder of the League.
Approach: Santa Fe came out with a 4-3-3, which gradually became 4-3-2-1, leaving Coniglio and Mier as the two late players, always looking for Morelo in the attacking front. The Cardinals tried to play one on one, trying to take advantage of every space left by Millionaires, which began to be scarce with the development of the commitment.
Despite the nine shots attempted, only three reached Montero’s goal, which did not generate greater danger.
Two corner kicks, two goals against: It’s not just the rebounds left in the area, which Vásquez and Herazo took advantage of, but also the complication in these areas, when defending and setting a zonal or mixed mark. The play before the second goal was a backwards error by Edwin Herrera.
Anchico’s departure changed everything, from sports and emotional: At 0-1, the Cardinals didn’t look inferior. They sought to give mobility to the game, to the ball. The departure of the midfielder, just starting the second half, changed all the roles, leaving a hole that not even Góez’s entry could control. The team from the scheme, was fragmented, leaving the blue freedom to circulate the ball.
When it was in the power of the lion, the ball did not find the necessary destinations to generate the actions that were needed, in the midst of complications.
Carlos Sánchez, the most notable in Santa Fe: the midfielder was the start of the game for Santa Fe, trying to start on the floor or in a long game. When Anchico was there, the two were in charge of destroying the rival game.
He had an 80% accuracy on the passes made, all the tackles he attempted (3) he succeeded effectively. He occupied a large part of the middle of the court, especially at the head of the midfield bomber, always well placed to contribute in starting or holding.
Improvement in the attack front: the absence of Wilfrido De La Rosa is felt by Santa Fe. Despite the fact that Coniglio is one more player to open spaces, fight with the defenders, he had good options. But, taking into account the characteristics of Morelo and Mier, it is essential to have a player who, with a change of pace, can give them an alternative and revolutionize the attacking front.
Morelo was always located between the two centrals. If it wasn’t for Vargas, Llinás had him referenced, making mobility difficult on the attacking front.
Lack of depth, with players with good footing: the heat map of Santa Fe shows, the area where he was the most was in the entire half of the field and in his own field. When he tried to advance to rival territory, he was in the middle of the disconnection, unable to generate spaces or the necessary mobility to complicate the recovery zone of Millonarios.
Dairon Mosquera was perhaps the best alternative. His layout on the field fixed him along the left wing, glued to the line, playing forward. But he didn’t find the necessary combination for his advances to be completely dangerous.
