Sebastián Villa, the arrow that Boca recovered although he waits for his best decisions

Matías Bustos Mile

02/03/2020 - 13:10

• Clarín.com
• sports

Sebastián Villa has a characteristic that makes him stand out: he runs faster than any other in Argentine football. And that made it clear again on Sunday night, against Workshops, with shocking runs that resulted in Boca goals but also in bad decisions that could cost the team dearly.

When the Colombian spread his wings in Mario Kempes he surprised many. But that is not new. The speed of the coffee maker was something that from the first moment they began to measure in Boca. In 2018, with Guillermo Barros Schelotto leading the team, the coaching staff took a record of Villa's speed. At that time, he came to measure 38.5km / h in one of the tests that were performed and surpassed who was at that time the fastest in the squad: Cristian Pavón.

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"In a short section, the explosion and power of Pavón is superior to that of Villa and is difficult to match in local football. On the other hand, the Colombian is a sprinter," PF Javier Valdecantos told Clarín at the time. But Villa continued to improve his records . "Villa is an extreme by nature, but Sebastian has the speed of Mbappé. The speed starts of Mbappé mark 38.4 km / h and those of Villa 38.3 km / h; it is remarkable", was the analogy that Gustavo Alfaro drew After the first months of living with the player.

The concrete thing is that according to the reports that were made on the 23-year-old forward, he is among the fastest players in South America, although he needs ample pitch to reach the peak of his speed. "Villa has imbalance, speed, power. He is lucky that I know the Colombian soccer player. I know how it works and how he thinks, so it will be important for us," Miguel Russo described it before ratifying him as a starter in Cordoba.

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But football is not a race. You have to decide in fractions of a second and make the best decisions. In a striker, facing the goal, it is much more. And that is where Villa's entire speed is reduced. In Córdoba it was clear: he was able to score 1 to 0 and assist for 2 to 0 of the team. So far, perfect for any tip. But then he grouped bad determinations: a bad pass given backwards prevented Tevez from scoring the second goal at the start of the complement. Apache reproached him for the bad choice.

Perhaps because of that challenge of the captain, in a play in which his speed exploded from the left, Villa chose to look for Tevez and not enable Salvio, who was alone in front of the goal. Then Russo decided to change his band. He went from the left to park on the right, where he could fly with even greater freedom. And for that sector he had a play that illustrated his virtues and what he should perfect: he was supersonic in a run but instead of attending Tevez, he decided to kick. He covered Herrera and the game was then complicated to Boca.

#TNTSports | Oh, Villa! The Colombian made it perfect, but he defined before Tevez's claim. # Workshops 🆚 #Boca pic.twitter.com/bedFzKhsCc

"He was to push her back, ha. He has another speed and when he learns to raise his head a little in the last meters he will be a player that today there is not," he praised (and reproached him) Tevez after the game to the Colombian.

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Now Russo will have to make a decision with the striker. Because he was a substitute in the debut against Independiente but his admission brought a clear change of pace to Boca. He gained ownership in the left sector to play against Workshops but also showed that on the right it is much more dangerous. That site, of course, is from Salvio. Will it continue on the left lane or will the DT bet to put it on second point? With spaces, it is lethal. The fastest in Boca.