[Sport] The difficulties that have hindered Montillo in the Dudamel era

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Walter Montillo is not the same one who dazzled during most of the Caputto Era. The '10' of the University of Chile lowered its level and before the Catholic University that was evidenced. The Argentine did not live up to the classic and was substituted in the second half. The decline in his football level coincided with the arrival of Rafael Dudamel and the complex days that he lived around the possible renewal of him that came to nothing and that led to his decision to retire after the tournament. That seems to have an impact on the court.
Montillo could never play comfortable against UC and his team felt it. Ignacio Saavedra's brand absorbed him and the U lost options to connect with its scorer Joaquín Larrivey. In fact, curiously it happened that the best passages of the blues were seen when the 'Squirrel' was not on the court.
In the 76 minutes he played, Montillo had only 28 touches of the ball and 79 percent of successful passes, in addition to losing possession of the ball seven times. He received no infractions, had a single shot that went very high and was barely able to associate with Larrivey.

 

Against La Serena and Huachipato he did good performances, but not at the level he used to when he was led by Hernán Caputto. In fact, his direct participation in his goals has also decreased: since the Venezuelan arrived, Montillo has only added one goal and no assistance. This is because the goal and the pass he made against Santiago Wanderers were with Marcelo Jara as interim DT. With Caputto, he collected six assists and two goals.

 

The hard days that Montillo lived

 

The rumor became very strong at the end of November: Walter Montillo was a long way from renewing with the University of Chile. They were intense days, with statements from his representative and the player in silence, until everything broke loose on the 30th of that month. "I have made the decision to leave the University. I will not renew," he said on Radio ADN.
It was a bomb that exploded at the CDA. "I asked to be confirmed before November 20 if I was going to continue. It is not a matter of silver, but of times," he said.
The evaluation that Rafael Dudamel raised on his arrival thinking about the conformation of the 2021 squad was also seen by many as one of the triggers, although the player denied it. "I am not shocked about the evaluation, but that it was delayed for so long. I can't wait. I'm not going to renew."
The U wanted to react with a counter offer, but it was too late. The fans also wanted to do their thing with a banner at the Centro Deportivo Azul asking their referent to change his decision. He appreciated the gesture, but there was no turning back. Finally, on December 3, he reported on the club's official channel that, after the tournament, he will retire from soccer.
With all these situations, Montillo's focus could have deviated. Rafael Dudamel also understood it that way. And with certain phrases he tried to boost her morale. First, he publicly declared that joining the '10' with Pablo Aránguiz "would be a delight", and a few days ago, he did not rule out that if the relationship between him and the player flows, he could make an attempt to convince the player to continue for another season .
"I'm sure that if he got to flow soon and we reached those levels of happiness in the field, in the day to day and in the game ... I will be irresponsible and able to get Walter to reconsider," he said.
The concrete thing is that everything that happened hurt Montillo and today he is not the same. Can he get back to the best version of him?