Facing the match against O’Higgins in Rancagua, Gustavo Quinteros celebrates the return of two mainstays he has for his midfield. However, he is faced with the dilemma of having to take out players who performed in a great way in the win over Deportes Copiapó.
Colo Colo did not feel the casualties and was able to thrash Deportes Copiapó in a good way in their debut for the 2023 National Championship, starting their title defense on the right foot. The presentation was able to allow us to observe several players who were not regular in the lineups and who responded in a good way.
Now the squad will focus on their next challenge by visiting O’Higgins at the El Teniente de Rancagua stadium, a meeting where they will have more alternatives thanks to the returns of Esteban Pavez and Leonardo Gil. The return of two stars will create a nice problem for Gustavo Quinteros, who will have to analyze how he will stop his midfield.
How will he form the midfield?
In the absence of Vicente Pizarro, who could be back for the next date, it appears that the strategist will choose to form with the trident of flyers that were starters during the first half of last year. That is, with Pavez, Gil and Cesar Fuentes.
In their favor they have the fact of being the midfielders who best interpret the idea of Quinteros, the knowledge of playing together and their experience. Furthermore, between the three they do very well the pressure in the last three quarters of the fieldcausing errors at the start of the rivals and assisting the flanks to take advantage of the speed of the pointers.
With them, you also win in the brand, since They are players who drop back very well and that helps to recover the ballsomething that will also facilitate the work of the central defenders.
Nevertheless, With this formula, the team loses in football development and driving in the last stretch of the field. Something that the Cacique seemed to win against Copiapó when their link midfielders were more direct players like Jordhy Thompson or Carlos Palaciosof interesting minutes when it was his turn to enter.
They are players of greater offensive vocation with the ability to generate his own chances thanks to his ability against closed defenses, so the albos also gain greater goal power. A dilemma that Gustavo Quinteros will have to solve, but Colo Colo celebrates being able to count on all these alternatives.
