Claudio Úbeda's concerns after the draw with Platense | OneFootball

Boca can’t catch a break. The team’s performance is far from its best, and it seems that as the matches go by, they take a step backwards. After the defeat against Vélez, a draw against Platense for Matchday 5 of Zone A in the Apertura Tournament adds to their woes. A result that worries all the fans and Claudio Úbeda because of the team’s very poor collective level.

Before the match at La Bombonera, when the stadium announcer read out the starting eleven for the game against El Calamar, several players and “Sifón” were booed by almost all the fans in the stadium. A clear message of reproach for Xeneize’s terrible performance and play in recent matches.

The Boca coach spoke about the team’s poor play. Photo: Gerónimo Marino/La Número 12.

Little by little, the fans are starting to lose patience with Claudio Úbeda, who is in the eye of the storm and under public scrutiny. And, as expected, the coach appeared at the press conference to address the current situation of the club from La Ribera, where he admitted that he “is worried. We urgently need to find better play, it’s logical and we have to work on it as we do every week. Our obligation is always to win.”

Throughout the 90 minutes, Boca created some dangerous chances, especially in the second half with a header from Gonzalo Gelini that went over the crossbar. In response, Úbeda analyzed: “We don’t like drawing at home at all. We wanted to win this match. In the second half, we created clearer chances to decide the game, but we couldn’t finish them. We tried different options in attack to improve and try to go deeper. We didn’t suffer defensively, only the deflection that hit the post.”

Úbeda is betting on a win against Racing

After the goalless draw against Platense, Boca will have to turn the page and focus on the next matchday of the Apertura Tournament, where Racing awaits. The clash against La Academia will be next Friday at 8 p.m. at La Bombonera, and Úbeda made it clear that “we have to beat Racing. We have to show that we’re capable of winning that match, we need it.”

Úbeda spoke about the injured players

Beyond the team’s poor footballing level, Xeneize is also going through a tough time with injuries. In the match against El Calamar, Lucas Janson and Edinson Cavani returned, while Miguel Merentiel had already come back in the previous game against Vélez. In light of this, the Boca coach sent a message to the fans seeking to reassure them about the lack of minutes for several of the forwards.

“Our forwards are coming back from the injuries they had. These are positive points we need to hold on to. The lack of match rhythm may be a detail to keep in mind, but both Janson, Cavani, and Merentiel have returned and that’s good. After that, the goals have to come. We saw Janson looking very good during the week. I think he came on and did some interesting things. He had chances to score, but unfortunately, it didn’t happen for him.” he concluded at the press conference.

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