I searched for "give and go" in your article, didn't find it. Any analysis of Santi needs to point out that he's more of a give and go, toca me voy player. Sure he has that sweet pass to Taty in his last Hudson River Derby, but he's more of a relational player, shorter passes. He doesn't do the long tear drop passes of Maxi as much.
It's true though that when the team is losing, he's shut down and gets frustrated. That's secondary to how and why. We don't have to read between the lines, he dribbles a lot and isn't always successful. Teams who scout him well, don't give up and exploit this fact. He's getting better at passing it when there's too much pressure. He tries to do too much at times. Teams are pretty violent with him, just like they were with Maxi. You close down creators quickly as a matter of good defense. Lucho Acosta has adjusted and knows how to work with that, and Santi is developing that. I've seen a lot of great strides from Santi this season.
It's interesting, I'm trying to position my piece here without being critical. It's more of a profile. I agree Santi has been VERY GOOD this season. As an observer, there's still a lot that can be done to improve, but the question becomes, should he really change? Thank you for reading!
Appreciating for who his is, the question doesn't even enter my mind. He is evolving in positive directions. I do appreciate any opinion about one of my favorite players, and a discussion about him. Thank you for writing!
I searched for "give and go" in your article, didn't find it. Any analysis of Santi needs to point out that he's more of a give and go, toca me voy player. Sure he has that sweet pass to Taty in his last Hudson River Derby, but he's more of a relational player, shorter passes. He doesn't do the long tear drop passes of Maxi as much.
It's true though that when the team is losing, he's shut down and gets frustrated. That's secondary to how and why. We don't have to read between the lines, he dribbles a lot and isn't always successful. Teams who scout him well, don't give up and exploit this fact. He's getting better at passing it when there's too much pressure. He tries to do too much at times. Teams are pretty violent with him, just like they were with Maxi. You close down creators quickly as a matter of good defense. Lucho Acosta has adjusted and knows how to work with that, and Santi is developing that. I've seen a lot of great strides from Santi this season.
It's interesting, I'm trying to position my piece here without being critical. It's more of a profile. I agree Santi has been VERY GOOD this season. As an observer, there's still a lot that can be done to improve, but the question becomes, should he really change? Thank you for reading!
Appreciating for who his is, the question doesn't even enter my mind. He is evolving in positive directions. I do appreciate any opinion about one of my favorite players, and a discussion about him. Thank you for writing!