When he was appointed Juan Reynoso as coach of The Blue Cross There were many doubts about this tournament: a pragmatic, defensive, small team coach and even with “little press”, these were part of the arguments used by detractors to oppose the appointment of the Peruvian strategist. Three months later, there is no rational being to criticize him.
And South American work is paying off sooner than expected. Cruz Azul became an unbeatable team due to the defensive discipline imposed by Reynoso. Cement producers are the least beaten team overall Gardien (5) and is due, in part, to the Peruvian “puzzle” that was deciphered by only four teams during the semester.
After the two defeats at the beginning of the match Liga MX, and that put his stay in the club in “check”, Reynoso used the same weapons he used as a player to create a wall around Crown Jesus: security, trust and discipline. In addition, the team was able to respond to the coach’s requests, and the data reflects this: out of the 10 matches played so far, Cruz Azul 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 in this semester (3). It was on days 4, 5 and 6; In the remaining commitments, Reynoso introduced a variant due to injury, suspension or its rotation system with equal or better results than the previous ones.
Santos Laguna, Puebla, Querétaro and Toluca They were the only teams able to score a goal this semester against La Maquina Cementera. To find something similar in the ones in La Noria you have to go back to 2018, in Opening from that year. At that time, the bank’s tenant was Portuguese Pedro Caixinha, which also managed to create a defensive zone capable of withstanding any attack.
These figures did nothing but excite a hobby that was thought to be lost after the blow suffered in the previous semester, however, the arrival of Reynoso and his great tactical work in the team, They gave hope to a team that aspires to break the curse of 23 years without winning the league title and which has its base and the greatest strength in the defensive zone.