Boca was left in a sea of uncertainties after the loss against Banfield in the South and some names began to be evaluated after 9 games this year (7 for the Professional League, one against Racing in the Emirates and the rest against Patronato where they managed another Olympic lap)
in the face of collective malfunctioning
.
And it is that Hugo Ibarra gave rise to (almost) everyone on the campus and there are few who finished affirming themselves in a position.
The goal with Sergio Romero, the defense with Nicolás Figal and Valdez
, some movements by Óscar Romero.
And
the rest, all under observation
.
Even Sebastián Villa, yes.
From Villadependiente to expendable?
The last 9 games for the coffee grower had him goalless
, with only one assist and two expulsions (Racing and Talleres) but also with a level that was very far from the one he was able to show throughout 2022 to be one of the most destabilizing footballers, at about to put Boca in a complex situation when he was injured (Luca Langoni ended up exploding in his place) and it was talked about as almost the only attack key of the team.
Villa must be analyzed within his complete combo.
The 28 goals in 155 games
, more than one internal and external conflict,
leader in team assists
, summoned to the National Team,
legal problems
, praise from his teammates and the closeness of his mother in the last month (even able to be in the celebrations for the last title on the playing field with him) in addition to an operation.
All this in the same person, who during the past year showed the best football side of him but never returned to his peak of performance.
Is it time to look for an alternative?
Only 3 games he lived with Luca Langoni
.
but the experiment of bringing the extremes together does not seem to bring out the best version of either.
It is that unlike that Villa and Pavón of 2017 and 2018, Langoni seems to be more tied when it is his turn to divide the attack with the coffee grower.
And unlike Villa,
the youth scored two goals (against Talleres and Vélez) and assisted others
.
And Briasco?
In addition to converting against Platense, his playing time against Banfield found him performing better than other wingers, still without Exequiel Zeballos, who has three weeks left in rehabilitation.
The matches against Instituto and against Olimpo for the Argentine Cup will mark the fate of Hugo Ibarra in his game system and which footballers will begin to leave their place in the hands of others.
It happened in the midfield with Juan Ramírez, who left the title, and also with Alan Varela, whom they are increasingly thinking of replacing with Ezequiel Fernández.
It is that in the absence of certainties, everything is under evaluation.
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