With the numbers in hand, this can be a very special season for Iker Muniain. He has been breaking early records since he debuted Athletic in July 2009 in a European preview against Boys, when he was 16, and he wanted more. Add and continue. He wants to be a legend to red and white creatures. Right now, he’s the captain and he’s on his way to becoming a ‘A Club Man‘.
499 encounters as a lion endorse Txantrea. A shot of 500. If nothing strange happens, he will take them to the league premiere against Majorca next August 15 at San Mames. But Muniain it won’t stop there. Look above because if logic prevails, this season will end on the podium of the historical ranking of matches against Athletic. Hardly a club on the brink of blowing out 125 candles.
He is now in sixth place in the classification after being overtaken Piru Gainza (496) and it is not too far away Susaeta (507), Iraola (510) and a Etxeberria which is third with 514 total commitments to Bilbao elastic. 15 games separately Muniain of his former comrade in battle. The normal thing is that at the end of this campaign it ends up close to the second position it holds Pula (541). Above all stands the myth of iribar and his 614 fighting in Athletic.
That is not excluded Muniain surpass the Txopo throughout his career. He turns 30 in December and his current contract ends in 2024. What is obvious is that Iker he could have been higher in the ranking if not for the two serious knee injuries he sustained. First on the left in April 2015 at Sanchez Pizjuan and then right in September 2017 to a European appointment against Zorya Luhansk.
The seasons in football are changing and this can be seen in this type of statistics. It should be considered that new generations tend to play more games because the calendar is wider and they are allowed to do so. Of course, the trend says that, as a general rule, they don’t have as many active seasons or at the same club.
Muniain were reunited Valverde, but there are a few more years in the backpack. The position of captain is one of the doubts to be resolved in the new voyage of Txingurri sa San Mames. On the left wing or in the middle? A question that has been haunting before Iker throughout his journey as a professional.
“We’ll wait. I have a friend who tells me ‘when we get to the river, we’ll cross the bridge’. I’ll start on Monday to see the players. I know that Muniain, with me he played outside and inside. We will review this over time and, above all, based on other players. Basically, what it is about in each team is that there is a roundness in the game, that there is fluidity, “he said. Valverde in your presentation.
In one position or another, what is associated with Athletic iyan ba Iker remain important in the last meters. in the past League He finished on the podium of top assistant. He reached ten and they just passed him dembele (13) at Benzema (12). The stopped ball is one of your best allies. In addition, he is the second footballer in the five major leagues in Europe in terms of opportunity development, according to OPTA data. Muniain led to 107 scoring actions, behind 122 of Benjamin Bourigeaudng Rennes.
Source: La Verdad
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