http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/news.php CAPARROS' PROBLEMS 07 Feb 2006 -- Valencia showed one more time the problems that Caparros is facing with his current squad. Lack of respond on the bench, a poor offensive game, problems to cover the wings and mainly the absence of Valeron are the facts affecting the performance of Caparros' team. Deportivo has only achieved one of the last twelve points in la liga, a fact that's starting to create preoccupation in the fans. Newspaper La Opinion has analysed the situation and four problems emerged as the most critical ones. The following is a review of each one of this topics: 1- THE ABSENCE OF VALERON Three matches without Valeron indicates the reality. The Canarian is the only brain in the squad and without him the team has a lack of imagination. Valeron knew how to pass the ball and his assistances were lethal since it always gave the advantage to his partners when they faced the rival's defenders. Now, the ball goes direct to the strikers from the defenders and the midfielders only see the ball passing. The situation is worse since the number of balls that the team lose has increased (82 against Valencia), this situation indicates that the midfielders have to run and search the rebounds with more frequency. Without Valeron there isn't surprise and the stationary plays are the only solution to score some goals. Probe of this situation is the fact that the three goals scored after Valeron's injury were conquered in stationary plays. 2- THE OFFENSIVE GAME Without Valeron the team is trying to play with two strikers, but if Caparros uses one more forward it doesn't mean that his team is more offensive, they need good assistances in order to create danger. Against Valencia Senel and Arizmendi disappeared because the balls that they received always gave the advantage to their rivals. Arizmendi fought all night trying to achieve something, but his contribution was null since he wasn't capable of surpassing the obstacles. Senel just was inexistent. The point is that the squad needs now strikers with enough skills to help in midfield, Ruben seems to be a good candidate for the job, but his inconsistency is a thing in which Caparros doesn't count. 3- NO SOLUTIONS IN THE BENCH During the second half against Valencia Caparros selected Tristan, Acuna and Xisco in order to change the scenario. But they didn't succeed. The Sevillan striker had better chances than Senel, but at the end he failed. Acuna as its logical, paid the price for his inactivity since he wasn't helpful at all. Xisco was one more time the last resource to be used. Caparros even thought in introducing Momo, a player that was left out of the squad at the end of December in order to give a space to Arizmendi. The entrance of Acuna and the presence of Momo in the warming zone indicates that Caparros is desperate trying to find a solution to his offensive problems, it's also a signal to Lendoiro indicating that the team needs a new generator of football, a piece that definitively it isn't in the current squad. 4- THE WINGERS To make worse the situation Caparros continues to face troubles in the wingers position. Munitis was a solid player at the beginning of the season, but lately he isn't the player capable of creating the unbalance needed. His appearances in the left wing aren't successful and the team is starting to notice it. The right wing is a mess, Victor's injury has caused a lot of experiments (De Guzman, Sergio, Hector), but none worked out. At least the arrival of Francisco Gallardo will let Caparros count with a player that knows how to handle that sector. The return of Ivan Carril could be also a solution, but first the club must find a solution to his situation since the youngster could only play three more games before to be inscribed in the first team, a fact impossible to be done since the team has fulfilled the 25 spots available in la liga. --

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