Espanyol lost this Saturday against Sporting 2-0 in a bad game for Luis García’s team, very weak in defense and without a goal. A defeat that removes the parakeet team from the direct promotion zone of the Second Division classification.
1
Pacheco
Overcome
There was nothing he could do about the two goals conceded, as he was sold on his defense and saved several goals. Highly strung
2
Oscar Gil
Disappointing
The full-back ‘gave’ the goal to Otero after a fight with Campuzano, who stole his wallet, was too slow to cut and did not forget the loss of Omar
3
Cabrera
Drowned
He suffered a lot from the local attacking duo, he couldn’t tie them up, not very strong like the whole rearguard. He was replaced by Víctor Ruiz
4
Calero
Soft
Lacking pace and strength, he was outplayed on several occasions by Sporting forwards, who made several ‘claims’ for him in the match.
5
Brian Oliva
Accelerated
He suffered from Campuzano’s jabs and gave a scare in the 10th minute when he received a heavy kick. Nervous at the back, he is also unclear in his attacks.
6
Gragera
Demanded
He seems nervous about his return to Molinón to face the club where he trained. He lost compromised balls and suffered against the rocky midfield from Gijón
7
Watery
Off
Like Gragera, he did not impose his law or his quality in the middle of the field. They had the ball but possession was sterile in many phases.
8
Jofre Carreras
Electricity
He was the best player, especially in the first half, when he had Spain’s best chances. The attack focused on its zone but was meaningless in the final meters
9
Pere Milla
sterile
He handled a lot of balls but couldn’t shoot between the three sticks, scattered and not connecting with Braithwaite. Not too strong and no punch, like a full attack
10
handful
Scattered
He fought as usual, looking for escape routes but he lacked the strength and venom at the top. He had a very clear chance to score with a shot from the middle of the field that miraculously missed.
Eleven
Braithwaite
Fallon
He looked for the goal and cleared the mark himself with more heart than luck, as he had no chances. He also missed a penalty that could have put the Spaniard in the game.
12
Victor Ruiz
debutante
In his second spell as a parakeet, the defender played at a good level but did not improve on the poor performance of a rearguard in massive ‘flan’ mode
13
Nico Melamed
Handled
His substitution was surprising but when he took the field it wasn’t the shock we were looking for either, despite some sparks not translating into danger.
14
Edu Exposito
Rascal
He came out in a deep Gragera and gave some intensity. He forced the penalty but it wasn’t enough either.
fifteen
Salvi Sanchez
Out of tune
He exits through a broken Jofre but does not improve an attack with cracks and disconnects
16
Keita Balde
Testimonials
He didn’t have much time to spare
Source: La Verdad
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