Orlando Lavalle and Jairo Concha's big moment: “Having people like Barcos and Farfan will make you grow”

Alianza Lima has grown in the last few days of Liga 1 after beating UTC and its classic rival, Universitario de Deportes. In that sense, Jairo Concha was one of the main figures, uncovering himself with a double before the 'creams'. Precisely, Orlando Lavalle highlighted the great level of the footballer, taking into account that he is surrounded by great players of experience.

First of all, it should be mentioned that Concha signed for the 'white-blue' team at the beginning of 2020, although he remained on loan for a year at his club at the time, Universidad San Martín. With the 'saints' he did all his training, in addition to taking his first steps in the First Division. However, the aforementioned technician commented that after that stage, he should already undergo a change.

“He was comfortable in San Martín and needed a higher demand and in Alianza he found a positive environment. Having next to hierarchy people like Barcos, Farfan, Ramos and foreigners was good for him, that will make him grow. In San Martín they were all boys, there were almost no references, Alianza is something else,” Lavalle said in an interview for the newspaper 'Trome'.

And it is that since he arrived in the 'intimate' cast in 2021 after his loan to the entity 'alba', he improved markedly in his game. In fact, coach Carlos Bustos played an important role in its development, as he has been shaping it to modern football. This is because at first, it arrived as a positional steering wheel, with good technique, but without the physical journey that is carried out today. However, its growth was evident in 2021 and, in the current season, it aims to continue along that line.

Without a doubt, the fact of training and performing with players of the stature of Hernán Barcos, Jefferson Farfan himself or Paraguay's Edgar Benitez, will make his level continue to grow and contribute more and more to the team. “If he wants it will be important for Alianza Lima and also for the Peruvian national team,” the trainer made clear.

It is not for nothing that the coach of the 'bicolor', Ricardo Gareca, has already taken it into account for friendly duels, as well as for qualifying matches, so if he holds this good moment, he could cite him for the June playoff prior to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

ASPECT TO BE IMPROVED

However, he also pointed out what the 22-year-old wheel has yet to improve. “Put a little more because there is plenty of quality. Let it not be strange that one day they call him cold chest, but they are wrong because he feels football differently. He has self-love and when he has to get involved he commits”, he declared.

Concha's evolution is more than noticeable and the work of the 'Victorian' coach has been fundamental. With this new system with four midfielders, it is hoped that it will continue to positively influence the team, both locally and internationally. Likewise, as mentioned above, it must ratify this level with greater continuity in order to realize a possible future abroad.

STAGE IN SAN MARTÍN

On the other hand, Orlando rescued the great virtue that he saw when Jairo was training in Santa Anita. “His technique. I remember that with 'Chemo' we practiced the stop ball and in the second play the one in charge of hitting him was Jairito and he hit him like the gods. I had a glove, I put it where I wanted,” he said.

Finally, he told how the midfielder came to join the ranks of the 'holy' cast. “It is a hundred percent product of San Martín. It came in the calls we were making. The one who had it the most was Professor Víctor Reyes, he is a good boy Jairo. San Martín was the power in minors above EGB, Alianza and Cristal. A year we won three categories and in the others we were second and third and Concha was already painting for a figure,” he said.

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