When was appointed Juan Reynoso as a coach of Blue cross Many doubts arose for this tournament: a pragmatic, defensive coach with a small team, and even with ‘little press’, they were part of the arguments used by opponents to oppose the Peruvian strategist’s appointment. Three months later, there is no rational being to criticize him.
And it is that the South American’s work is paying off sooner than expected. Cruz Azul has become an insurmountable team thanks to the defensive discipline imposed by Reynoso. Cement makers are the least defeated team on the whole Protectors (5), and it’s thanks in part to the Peruvian ‘puzzle’ deciphered by just four teams during the semester.
After the two defeats at the beginning of the Liga MX, and that put his stay at the club in ‘check’, Reynoso used the same weapons he used as a player to create a wall around Jesus crown: safety, trust and discipline. In addition, the team has been able to respond to the coach’s requests, and the data reflects this: out of 10 games played so far, Cruz Azul has played with up to eight different defensive formations.
Joaquín Martínez, Julio Domínguez, Juan Escobar and Adrián Aldrete they were the members of the most used defensive formation this semester (3). It was on days 4, 5 and 6; In the rest of the pledges, Reynoso has introduced a variant due to an injury, suspension, or its rotation system with results equal to or better than the previous one.
Santos Laguna, Puebla, Querétaro and Toluca They were the only teams to score a goal against La Maquina Cementera this semester. To find something similar in that of La Noria you have to go back to the year 2018, in the Opening of that year. At the time, the bank’s tenant was Portuguese Pedro Caixinha, which also managed to create a defense zone that could withstand any attack.
These numbers have done nothing more than induce a hobby that was thought to have been lost after last semester’s blow, but the arrival of Reynoso and his great tactical work on the team They have returned hope to a team that aims to break the 23-year curse without winning the league title, and that has its base and greatest strength in the defensive zone.