Liga BetPlay 2022 analysis Deportes Tolima home runs | Colombian Soccer | Betplay League

Deportes Tolima returned to qualify for home runs, and yes, with time in advance. He is one of the regulars in these competitions, protagonist and candidate to win the League. This is neither new nor lucky, the work of Hernán Torres’ men has led them to be a solid, strong and seasoned team.

Finalist in the last two League championships, with current options to consolidate and advance to the round of 16 in the Copa Libertadores. The investment, the model to follow and the elements that the red wines possess outline it in group B, where it will be with Medellín, Envigado and Equidad.

Strengths

Fast and direct game: Tolima has become a team to be feared. Not only do they have players with a good foot, to give them control. Physical strength, combining speed with strength and skill with the ball, allow him to solve games with a change of front, diagonal or long pass.

In attack, players like Plata, Ibarguen, Orozco, Caicedo and company easily win heads-up. A good pass from the top players like Moya, Quiñones or in the middle with Cataño or Rios, leave them in a scoring situation, always playing behind their rivals’ backs.

Wide payroll in the attack: Those of Torres not only focused on the League in 2022, but also on the Copa Libertadores. They have two very tall archers who provide security. His attack is full of alternatives, especially in the attack zone and on the wingers.

If they have to defend, they do it without discomfort: anything goes, from the football aspect, it is not something that many fans like. If Tolima is subdued and in difficulty, they have no problem putting together a dense and complex block, difficult to overcome. He plays not to lose and can take advantage of counterattacks to surprise.

weaknesses

The Murillo Toro is not the same fortress: those of Torres are in the eighth box of the best places, they do better when visiting. Out of ten games, they have won six, lost three and drawn one.

Deconcentrations: not only in the League, but in Libertadores this has been seen. Those of Torres have lost points due to small details, failures in the timing of the eleventh and from the strategic part, providing spaces for their rival to subdue them and surprise them. This is what happened to them in the final with Cali, where everything changed in a short time.

Quiñones and Moya, are fixed in the eleventh: without them, the center zone changes. Despite having players with stature for this sector, the two experienced players provide security, go out with the ball to the ground and are fast.

Trainer

Hernán Torres has led a process of a team that manages to annoy the rival, complicates it and surprises it with its speed. The evolution of the idea of ​​Tolimense, in recent years, is evident from the tactical and strategic aspect. A reactive team, with elements to do a lot of damage and take advantage of all the spaces left by the rivals.

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Juan David Ríos became the pivotal player in midfield. Back and forth, he allows him to attack and that his teammates get to make numerical superiority in the rival field, another characteristic of Tolima. The midfielder has a percentage of 84% of successful passes in the rival field, always with an offensive vocation.