Question is, what did Farfan roll for Charisma and can we use a 20 sided dice against them?
Farfan will be a sub no doubt about that. Carrillo is better, younger, faster.
To beat Peru, you need to be smart. Give Peru the ball and make them attack you while pressuring Guerrero, Cueva and Carrillo. Watch the Peru Colombia game. It's on youtube. That's an example of how to nullify Gareca's tactics. Carrillo is good but cannot score. Flores is good and can score but he played injured against Colombia. He might be out for the first leg. Cueva is hot-headed. Get on their heads and they will get frustrated with and without the ball. This team has half the team with players under the age of 23 and wasn't supposed to qualify for this WorldCup but the next.
I'm peruvian and if I'm honest, my team is mentally weak. There is no doubt about that. Do I think my team can easily beat yours?
Absolutely.
However, if New Zealand plays smart, pressures the front line all 90 minutes and injury gets the best of my team, I'll start worrying about our chances to qualify. But it's a 180-minute game. So, both teams have to play smart. Reason why Mexico beat you guys back in 2013 was one reason and one reason only. You guys only thought of the second leg game at home instead of the first and second leg altogether.
That Mexican team was one of the worst teams Mexico had to offer throughout their history and you guys played mostly against subs as there was an internal chaos within that national team(mexican football "stars" were upset at management and the press).
Good luck!
Mm I thought the reason why we lost against Mexico in 2013 was that Herbert played a bunch of old guys whose international careers were over (Christie, Vicelich, Fallon) and made some youngsters debut playing them out of position (Fenton, Tuiloma). I'm not a fan of Hudson or his 5-3-2 but at least he has some idea of what he wants to get from this team. Beating Peru would be a miracle, as simple as that. They're miles ahead of us. But at least it's more possible than beating Chile, Colombia or Argentina.
Back in 2013 both Fallon and Vicelich deserved that call up. The other names mentioned (Plodder, Fenton and Tuiloma) did not. Was a real pity that Nelsen threw the towel in when he did and that Winnie was out injured.