Toluca’s Backline Is In Shambles
If we’re looking at the previous three games for all Liga MX sides, no team has allowed more goals than Toluca. With eight allowed in their draw and two losses, Toluca’s defensive shape has been incredibly questionable as they’ve allowed goal after goal after goal.
At one point early on in the season, this wasn’t much of a problem for them due to the fact that they were able to rack up plenty of goals themselves in high-scoring and energetic performances.
Unfortunately, that gung-ho approach has seemed to have deprived them of energy by the midpoint of the season. Once dominating the top of the table, Toluca are now quickly ascending further and further down with each passing week.
Unless if their defense sorts out their organizational mess immediately and unexpectedly, they could potentially find themselves in another heavy defeat.
Monterrey Are Prioritizing Their Liga MX Schedule
Earlier on Thursday, it remained up in the air if Monterrey would utilize some of their most talented options in the mid-week Concacaf Champions League match against Atletico Pantoja. Would they take a more serious approach like Club America (who went with some of their usual starters in the CCL), or would they take more of a chance like Cruz Azul (who fielded mostly reserves)?
It ended up being more of the latter than the former, much to the relief of Monterrey fans who were worried about the following match against Toluca. Although a few key players were in the mid-week XI, the starting roster was undoubtedly an experimental one with plenty of backups.
A 3-0 CCL win followed, and with many of their marquee players not having to play a full 90 minutes, Monterrey will now be heading into the weekend with plenty of energy saved for Sunday’s Liga MX clash.
Goalscoring Has Fallen Off A Cliff For Toluca
There’s no doubt that Toluca can find the back of the net. With more goals than any other team, they’ve constantly been a headache for countless opponents.
And yet, could that be said of them recently? Granted, they have six goals in their last six games, but four of these emerged from the enthralling and chaotic 4-4 result against Puebla last month. Overlooking that match, Toluca have only scored twice in their other five matches — which is a bit bizarre for a team that once had the best-attacking numbers in Liga MX.
As mentioned earlier, they’re a wildcard through and through.
And although it wouldn’t be a shock if they were to get a good result against Monterrey, more than likely, they’ll face more problems than their opposition and emerge from the weekend with another loss.
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