Espanyol remain second in the Second Division standings after Zaragoza’s victory on Sunday, ousting the Parakeets from the lead after sleeping for two days as first in the Silver category.
He Luis Garcia’s team, with 13 points, continues to be hot on the heels of an unstoppable Zaragoza, which continues to count its games by victories (15). But there is one thing where the Catalan team surpasses the Aragonese team, the number of goals scored.
The Spaniard leads the category in the scoring chapter, the highest scorer, as it has 11 goals in its favor after five games, nine for the hands.
Eleven goals from a Spaniard who in this beginning socializes with his scoring power and above all, moved to the fifth gear as in the last game (1-4) with a shower of goals. A more deadly and decisive team in the last meters near the rival goal, such as Luis Garcia claimed last week.
Despite the ‘pichichi’ triplet Calero and the doubles of Nico Melamed and Javi Puadoperico’s goal is very shared as up to four other players, all with a goal to their credit, complete the list of blue and white scorers at this start: Pere Milla, Braithwaite, Jofre and Salvi, highlighting the contribution of two of this summer’s signings who have already made their debuts in front of goal.
All the forwards and almost all the wingers of the squad, except for the newcomer Keita Balde who did not play in Valencia due to injury, has been ‘wet’ so far in the League. A good news for Luis Garcia that before traveling to Valencia he asked his players to be more aggressive in the opposition area.
“Many of the teams that are rising are conceding few goals but it is important to score a lot. We are gradually gaining defensive solidity. We have two games with zero goals and this is positive but we need to be more scorer in the rival area because we have the weapons to do it,” he said before facing Levante.
And his players strictly followed the wishes of the Asturian, four goals from two homegrown players, Nico and Puado, those should be important pieces this year that Espanyolismo wants to be one in transit, of a quick return to the elite, in a First Division that should never have neglected the parakeet team.
Source: La Verdad
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