Valverde will have to improvise immediately to put Athletic’s starting team in contention in the 2023-24 League in terms of the number of minutes played. According to the eleven with the most accumulated competition time, there will be a left-back on the left and a midfielder missing for the double pivot. The standard 4-2-3-1 system, in other words, would be difficult to implement.
De Marcos (2,261 minutes), Lekue (2,001) and Yuri (1,931) are among the eleven red and white footballers with the most minutes in this latest edition of the so-called regularity tournament. Of their three: two can exercise in their natural position and the third must find accommodation in another demarcation. Lekue, for example, had some minutes against Osasuna as a center back.
In the axis of the rear, with Unai Simón under the sticks (3,184), Vivian (2,879) and Paredes (2,706) appear. Only in the double pivot did Galarreta (2104) have a place in the eleven with the most minutes. Sancet, the usual catcher, is also part of this lineup for the minutes played in the league, although he does not surpass the barrier of 2,000 (1,991). Iñaki Williams (2,855), Nico Williams (2,280) and Guruzeta (2,240) close out this lineup.
Source: La Verdad
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