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The King Midas Effect

19/10/2020 14:00 / Fernando Giaccardi

The progress that Guadalajara has shown under the command of Víctor Manuel Vucetich, both in footing and results, is not pure chance, but the product of hard day-to-day work in order to assimilate the game idea of the so-called 'King Midas' of Mexican soccer. Chivas wants to have total control of their destiny as they fight for a spot in the playoffs of Guard1anes 2020.

"Team spirit and composure to make the best on-field decisions" are paramount to the experienced coach during each training session and this has allowed 'El Chiverío' to display the game level and the performance that Chivas players are capable of.

A clear example of this was the third goal that Chivas scored in el Clásico Tapatío last Saturday at Estadio Akron, a true 'definition' of team play: 13 unbroken passes between 7 different players (Hiram Mier, Eduardo López, José Juan Vázquez, Isaac Brizuela, Fernando Beltrán, Ángel Zaldívar and Dieter Villalpando).

And that's not all, the Rojiblanco squad is within the Top 4 in several stats of Guard1anes 2020, which clearly reflects the progress of the all-Mexican team under the command of Víctor Manuel Vucetich.

Vucetich’s touch on Chivas:

- Cross accuracy in %: 34% (2°)
League average: 29%
League top figure: 35%

- Goal conversion inside the box: 67% (2°)
League average: 51%
League top figure: 70%

- Pass accuracy: 86% (3°)
League average: 83%
League top figure: 89%

- Shots on goal: 136 (3°)
League average: 121
League top figure: 166

- Completed passes: 4,610 (4°)
League average: 3,952
League top figure: 6,147

- 1 vs 1 offensive duels won: 111 (4°)
League average: 91
League top figure: 134

- Ball possession average: 53% (4°)
League average: 50%
League top figure: 63%

NOTE: This data did not consider the last match of Matchweek 14 (León vs. América Monday night).

POSITIONS

Position Teams Matches Points
8 15 24
9 15 22
10 15 20
11 15 17
12 16 14

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