Why don’t Brian and Saint-Maximin play together? Jardine made it clear | OneFootball

One of the desires of the Americanismo in this Apertura 2025 has been to see Allan Saint-Maximin, Brian Rodríguez, and Alejandro Zendejas together on the field in the Eagles' attack.

But this is something that only happened for a few minutes and we haven't seen it again; something that has generated some criticism towards Jardine since it is considered that the three are compatible on the field.

In a press conference after the victory over Santos Laguna, the coach explained the reason why they don't play together, besides clarifying why 'Rayito' has lost his starting position to Maximin.

“He is understanding well the arrival of Maximin, it gave him internal competition that he hadn't had since Quiñones and 'Cabecita' were there, as it was a time when it was tough for him to play because there was a lot of competition in that position. Football is a sport of attacking well and defending well, they are two players whose strongest point is not defense, and the presence of 'Gucci' has been balancing the team a lot, with an understanding of where he needs to defend in a line of four, in a line of five, so he manages to participate in attack and defense with the best intensity and balances the team; Brian needs to keep training at this level because we never know who will be there in decisive moments, but being in good shape, the chances of playing will be greater and I feel that Brian is on a very good path.”, were his words.

In this regard, he is right, Brian was not a starter in the tournaments of the three-peat due to the tough internal competition he faced, but after the departure of 'Cabecita' and Quiñones, he took the starting position, more because of the lack of competition in his position than his level.

And regarding why they don't play together, it is implied that when Brian Rodríguez defends more, that situation could happen, since putting both together could create gaps in a defense that has already shown a lot of fragility in past matches.

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