This is how Valverde distributes minutes at Athletic

After the August match appetizer, the Athletic experienced the first binge of the season. The real Sunday, Thursday and Sunday shenanigans started again in September. 22 days and a batch of seven matches between breaks and breaks where the rotation They became the order of the day. Preventive in many cases, very different in the way of action Valverde in the last two courses that only exist League and cup. Now the lions are immersed in a long-distance race and spread the load from the beginning it is important to arrive as fresh as possible until the decisive month.

During this time between rivalries in The Palms and on Gironathe technician worked 23 footballers, of which 22 became starters. This is the best example of rotations in progress. Zurigorri fans are used to seeing how changing half past eleven from one commitment to the next. ChannelsBy the way, he was the only one who did not appear in a first photo, but he debuted as a lion in front of Seville.

Inaki Williams leading the minutes ranking in these seven crashes: 574. He only lost in the first hour at Leganesthe last five stakes have been played in full and now they are on their way Ghana. The centrals followed Walls (540) and Vivian (530). They only had one day on the bench each and the player from Gasteiz did not finish Rome because of a blow to the face. No one at Athletic has ever made a full ownership list. The limit is six Agirrezabala and the aforementioned Paredes, Vivian and Williams. In a lower they appear Galarretta and Guruzeta. And five lions participated in all events: Galarreta, Iñaki, Guruzeta, Berenguer and First Gómez.

On a positive note, The Eibartar midfielder’s resume is outstanding after missing the entire preseason with a soleus injury. His first minutes on the green went right in The Palms and since then he has not missed anything. Also noticeable is the presence of First Gómez. Only three times out of eleven in this section, although being a person who builds confidence for the coach. On the opposite side there is Djaló. Only 160 minutes and On three occasions they were left with zero: Las Palmas, Seville and AZ. He did not finish adapting to the offensive ecosystem of Athletic despite the fact that in front of Celtic He debuted on his scoring account.

The red-and-white gala eleven, more or less, is one that is on any fan’s mind. However, it is almost impossible to get it in the field. Side injuries or penalties, because Valverde is distributing minutes and looking for balance. The coach didn’t like the term ‘second unit’, he said they were ‘a single unit’. It should be added, of course, that this is a mobile unit.

The results support your decisions. The bitter aftertaste of three missed penalties lingers Girona or by tie in extremis of Sevillebut Athletic have made 10 out of 15 in the League in the last 22 days to place sixth in the table. And he went 4 in 6 on his return to the Europa League to position themselves well for the fight to directly access the round of 16 and, at the very least, get their ticket on the track to the next round.

will have little relief in the next stroke. There will be six games. A week will be clear for the beginning of cupbecause the people of Bilbao are exempt from the two preliminary qualifying rounds. They will accept spanish and Legs in San Mames in the League and They will travel to Mallorca and Valladolid. In the continental tournament, he met with Slavia Prague and move to see each other’s faces Ludogorets. There will just be a sequence of 72 hours between match and match. The time from the visit to Bulgariaon November 7, in the rivalry of skunk on Sunday 10th before club competitions stop again.