Hello friends, good vibes to all.

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This September for the Vinotinto has been a complete disaster, from results to what was shown on the field, despite arriving with an important boost after what happened in the Copa América. We already know what happened in El Alto, Bolivia, a match that if I could choose to eliminate it from my memory I would do it without thinking about it; the thing is that after that the national team had to respond with forcefulness in order to clear the doubts and above all to follow the rhythm of points in the classification table. That is why the team coached by Bocha Batista was more than obliged to get a positive result in Maturin, the urgency was evident.

Not only did the home advantage have to be taken into account, which in itself is interesting because the Vinotinto always does well in eastern lands, but it was also necessary to take advantage of the large number of absentees that Uruguay had due to the sanctions for what happened in the Copa América in that match against Colombia, players like Darwin Nuñez, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mathías Olivera, Ronald Araujo and José María Giménez, all starters and key players in Bielsa's game, were not present on Tuesday. But Fede Valverde was also absent due to accumulation of yellow cards, that is to say, Venezuela was going to play almost with an alternative team to the regular one. And what happened? - Well, we were unable to get past a simple draw.

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In general terms, the Vinotinto played much better than against Bolivia, but with a difference from heaven to earth, and that was seen from the beginning of the game, Venezuela always had control, the initiative to go up was very evident. Soteldo, Salomón and Bello I think were the most decisive in that first half, Telasco Segovia was anxious and very imprecise at times, in fact for me he was a substitute just at the beginning of the second half. We can't forget to mention what Aramburu did, this right back is a real gem and a high level addition and “discovery” for the national team. It is not the first time he stands out and plays good games. He recovers balls, wins almost all the duels, when he has to turn to attack he does it without problems without leaving his defensive position, one of the top players we currently have.

But despite the good performance of our players, the goal did not come. We had several opportunities, some of them very clear, a header by Rondón, a one-on-one by Segovia, Savarino also had one when he entered in the second half; there is no denying that we did not look for the game but the ball did not go in. I think the entrance of Machis and Savarino was very good but personally I would have played longer with two men in the box, Cadiz entered very late and went for Salomón, that is to say, man for man. Uruguay did nothing, offensively they were sterile, defending they are something else, the charrúa claw is always there, they hit a lot, they are very rough, but that's how they play. Was Venezuela better than the sky-blue team? - For me yes, but clearly this is of no use.

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Before last Thursday, Venezuela was fourth in the table, only behind Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia. Today we are in sixth place, we were passed by Ecuador and Brazil. But the most serious or regrettable aspect of the matter is that on the last date, Brazil, Chile and Peru lost, teams from which we would have gained an important advantage. With 12 points we would have been in fourth place alone, but it was not to be. I think this draw will weigh heavily on us in the future; dropping points at home is never a good thing, especially when we could have won perfectly well. We can't just take the fact that the Vinotinto had an improvement and an important facelift and not precisely because of the downpour that fell that afternoon, but if we intend to go to the 2026 World Cup we have to be more incisive and go with a knife between our teeth.

The next matches are in a month, against Argentina and Paraguay. The Albiceleste has not been performing as it should, they lost against Colombia but since the Copa America, even though they won it, Scaloni's team has looked a little doubtful. I give this match for lost, I am a realist and nothing happens. If we scrape a draw it would be tons of gold for us. Paraguay comes from surprisingly beating Brazil, a Canarinha that is more shadow than light. We have to win this match if we have to, the Paraguayans are our direct rivals, we cannot afford to keep losing points and even more when there are less and less dates left. These two dates have been a disaster for the Vinotinto, I am neither happy nor pleased but that is soccer, either we improve or we can say goodbye to another World Cup dream.

Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all, see you next time!

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