Puebla, mentality and team to do more with less

The average value of the 12 teams that entered the Liguilla and the Liga MX reclassification is 58.9 million dollars, the Puebla club roster was placed seventh in the general table with half of that value; in turn, a club like Monterrey, with great economic power and which almost quadruples the total value of ‘the fringe’, entered the playoffs as ninth classified.

The last three tournaments the Puebla club has proven to be a competitive team despite its low budget. Fernando Aristeguieta, the best-priced player with whom they were reinforced during the transfer market, had a value of 1.7 million dollars, while the rest did not exceed one million, far from the striking reinforcements that América, Atlas, León and Tigres, the first four classified to the Liguilla.

Juan Reynoso put them on the road to the playoffs and Nicolás Larcamón finished guiding the team. The Argentine made them play a semifinal phase again in the previous tournament after qualifying third with 28 points, his second best record in the history of short tournaments and in the current tournament he entered as the seventh classified in the playoffs with 24 points.

According to data from Transfermarkt, the Puebla team is the lowest valued team that entered the second stage of the tournament, with a value that barely exceeds $ 24 million. In contrast, the Rayados de Monterrey entered the playoffs as ninth classified despite being the most valuable team in Mexican soccer with 90 million, that is, their elements almost quadruple the value of the Puebla club players.

In fact, ‘the strip’ is the fifteenth most valuable squad of the entire contest, only above Mazatlán and Querétaro. However, Larcamón has shown that he does not require a lot of budget to make a team competitive, his main request is that the players take care of themselves and are physically well.

Some of the keys behind this team that does more with less are the construction of a healthy environment, communication, competition, the acquisition of a “winning mystique”, the consideration of the rival team’s strategy and relying on a team of professionals to guide you in how to best do your job.

“Beyond the fact that one is the visible face of the entire structure, we are a team. I have two people who are always in the upper part of the stadium making video cuts to send the images to the bank so that we can see them; Besides them, I have two assistants on the field who are very aware of the different phases (offensive and defensive). We have a fairly organized structure so that we are not 10 eyes seeing the same thing, but there is a cast and thus have more control over a sport that has a very unexpected dynamic, “said the technical director in an interview with Entre Camaradas.

Monterrey (92 million dollars) and Guadalajara (56.5 million) are located in a quadrant opposite the Puebla club, with values ​​between the first and sixth highest in the contest respectively and they invest but do not have the results they would like, since they entered the position ninth and tenth to reclassification.

Those led by Javier Aguirre won only five games this season, tied seven and lost five to finish with 22 points out of 51 possible, that is, an effectiveness of 43%. According to Transfermarkt, during the summer the team invested 17.45 million dollars in the hiring of Duván Vergara, Esteban Andrada, Sebastián Vegas and Érick Aguirre.

A squad of similar value is Club América (88 million) and this campaign they were the solo leaders of the contest from matchday four to finish with a total of 35 points (68.6% effective).

“Personally, yes (it would be a failure not to go to Liguilla), this team always has to be fighting for the first places, play a good role throughout the tournament, but the format allows us to enter the big party, one one of the objectives is to be in the league and the other to win it, ”said Rayados midfielder Alfonso González.

Atlas (51.4 million) and León (54.44 million) have values ​​similar to Guadalajara, and both advanced directly to the Liguilla as the second and third best seeds.

Schedules

Reclassification

November 20

Santos Laguna vs Atlético de San Luis

19:00 hrs

TUDN / TV Azteca

Puebla vs Guadalajara

21:00 hrs

TV Azteca

November 21

Toluca vs Pumas

17:00 hrs

TUDN

Cruz Azul vs Monterrey

21:15 hrs

TUDN

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Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx

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