“The U needs a ‘killer’, who sees everything as a goal”: Ortiz Bisso, Ortecho, Kanashiro and Guadalupe examine the Apertura winner and look to the future

The U on the field complied. The men sent by coach Fabián Bustos went out to kill and were convinced that they could come out winners. Edison Flores was once again decisive as in that 2018 Qualifier with Peru, the ‘Orejas’ scored again. Alex Valera and José Rivera reconnected with the goal to gain confidence in what is to come. Then he had to endure, but the U has courage, sacrifice and honor in its DNA, which always leads it to achieve glory. For its part, Cristal only won by the minimum in Cajabamba against Comerciantes Unidos and with that, the entire Monumental exploded with joy and Lolo appeared to impose himself on the north stand. The goal difference reached, where in the eight games it played at the Monumental, the U won everything, and truth be told, this team beat its direct rivals, since Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal and Melgar.

Thus, Trade conducted a survey of prominent figures in sports journalism to analyze the present of Universitario de Deportes.

Pedro Ortiz Bisso – Columnist for El Comercio

1. Andy Polo, not only because of his speed to attack and assist, but also because of the great defensive work to solve in the corners, and when the teams go on a counterattack he had to recover the ball. I think it has been the year in which Polo has been most complete

2. Even though we may not like how the U plays, the numbers are impressive. He lost a single game, the team has scored seven goals, he competed in the local championship as well as the Copa Libertadores at the same time. So, he also took an armed team, he could only bring Portocarrero, I think it is undoubtedly not to recognize that he has had an enormous influence on what was achieved.

3. Of course, the U needs a ‘Killer’, a forward who sees everything in goal, they don’t have one at the moment and that is a big problem in this part of the first season. What’s more, I think that with a 9 with more attitude in front of the opposing goal, he probably would have won the Apertura with a much greater difference.

Juan Carlos Ortecho – RPP Sports Editor

1. Andy Polo.

2. He worked very well on the base left by Fossati and strengthened players with a very clear idea of ​​the game

3. It wouldn’t hurt to reinforce yourself with a 9, but since you can’t hire foreigners, I don’t see who in the local market can make a difference over those you have now.

Daniel Kanashiro – League 1 Max

1.- Pole.. “from pole to pole”.

2.- Bustos is the builder of a new project. He wins the Apertura with his own stamp and important preparation, playing almost with the same team on both fronts.

3.- Yes. Because those who came as offensive reinforcements have been far behind those who were already there like Varela and Rivera.

Luis Guadalupe – Former University of Sports player

1. Without a doubt, the best player of the U and the Apertura Tournament was Andy Polo. He is the owner of the right wing, with an impressive back-and-forth, with speed and with the calmness of a mature player to decide whether to take a cross with precision or score a goal. He is a lethal player, very influential on the cream team.

2. Without a doubt, Coach Bustos adapted to the squad he had and continued a job that had already been going on since last year. I think he put his idea forward as the dates went by. He was able to reframe ideas and players on the fly. He built a solid team and then added football to it. I think you can see that he and the team adopted each other along the way, based on the results that the team achieved from the first date. Today was not easy, playing a key game with one less man and scoring 4 goals says all the influence or importance of Bustos at the head of the team.

3. I think not. I think the team is already assembled and it would be better to support the forwards that the squad has. Giving confidence to the players is very important. The player has to feel that support from the coach and the administration. At least that’s my point of view.