Will Victor Manuel Vucetich's Queretaro Arrival Increase Ronaldinho's Impact?

The 2015 Clausura tournament is not even halfway over and manager Ignacio Ambriz has been sacked. Manuel Vucetich is now in charge of Queretaro, hoping to boost not only the club, but also Ronaldinho's skills.

It has been a hard season for Gallos Blancos. The team sits 15th in the general table, after a harsh 1-2-4 record, including four defeats in the last five games.

Ambriz had been coaching the club since the 2013 Apertura, when he took the squad back to the Liguilla. (They last qualified a year earlier.)

After that, Gallos Blancos continued their shaky pace in the Liga MX, finishing 13th in the 2014 Clausura.

The board of directors decided to bring Brazil legend Ronaldinho to up the ante, but despite his talent, the squad only managed to secure the 12th place of the 2014 Apertura.

The current tournament hasn't been different. Ambriz's efforts to allocate the Brazilian in the squad were in vain.

He left the traditional 4-4-2 formation aside and experimented with a 4-3-3 system, which allowed Dinho to move freely in the midfield, feeding balls to his teammates and creating plays. 

In his first season with Queretaro, he appeared nine times and netted in three. Instead, it was his countryman, Camilo Sanvezzo, who shined with the club, as he secured the top scorer honors of the 2014 Apertura with 12 goals to his name.

The 2015 Clausura seemed to be a great opportunity for the Brazilian to turn things around. 

Since Sanvezzo suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament on his right knee (he'll miss all the tournament), the Gallos Blancos attack depends more than ever on Dinho.

However, he is yet to show his true potential. Vucetich's arrival could unlock it.

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He is known as King Midas due to his success in Mexican football, especially with Monterrey, where he secured three CONCACAF Champions Leagues, two league titles and one InterLiga.

With other teams he holds three more Liga MX championships (Leon, Tecos and Pachuca).

His rampant pace landed him a job with the national team, but he only managed two games, including Mexico's only win on home soil in the 2013 Hexagonal.

After a two-year absence, he is finally back.

Although Vucetich's style is not very offensive, his squads tend to be very organized and productive. He is the kind of coach who works in strategy and analyses his rivals closely.

He uses his forwards and attacking midfielders to take advantage of his opponents' weaknesses, especially through the sidelines, which gives depth and adds a surprise factor inside the box. No wonder why Aldo de Nigris and Humberto Suazo were among the top six scorers of the 2009 Apertura (Vucetich's first title with Monterrey).

In the 2010 Apertura, Rayados had the best offense of the Liga MX, with 40 goals in 23 games, including the final showdown. Suazo netted 15 of them.

Ronaldinho's fine touch could come in handy in that department. He is fantastic when he shoots from outside the box. Plus his dribbling skills and passing abilities set him as a natural playmaker.

If the Brazilian adjusts and trusts Vucetivch's style, he can very well become the footballer he is meant to be. There shouldn't be more excuses; he has played 12 Liga MX games, and the board of directors has been lenient on him.

Back in December he was given an ultimatum after missing the preseason. He ultimately returned, but it was clear that the coach didn't have much power over him.

Vucetich won't stand this sort of behavior; just remember when he coached Mexico in the Hexagonal. He left some of the European-based footballers on the bench because they weren't at their best.

This is a win-win situation if both sides agree to work harmoniously.

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