Royal Society | First block of the season: star of injuries

La Real has played 21 official matches so far. Additionally, The cumulative number of casualties in all of them is 114., a figure that leads to the most important calculation. Imanol could not be trusted in every meeting. an average of 5.4 players, more than 20% of its staff is a situation that undoubtedly reduces txuri-urdin’s potential. Drawing on its subsidiary, tactical tools, and players’ effort and commitment, the team was able to successfully advance to the edge that meant the current break. He succeeded, yes, he went through some very tough phases, on a very tight schedule and faced low minimums especially in the last weeks.

two phase

On fairly global lines, Real’s season has gone through two very different phases so far. this first three weeks of the competition on the one hand, they only implied playing games on the weekends, which kept the infirmary quite calm. It included Carlos Fernández (who was injured in the last episode of the preseason) and Oyarzabal. Joined the Left in the early days. And at the premiere of Cádiz fell likewise Diego Rico. However, while there were also minor issues for Ander Guevara and Benat Turrientes, the Txuri-Urdin squad reached their second of the season (Old Trafford) when they started playing every three or four days with a relatively low volume of absences. Only with the aforementioned Carlos, Oyarzabal and Rico, Le Normand missed the United visit.

Coincidentally or not, in the three games before the September break, five players were always missing due to injury. And in first duel of the last marathonThere weren’t as many as six in Girona on October 2, which has since become a regular trend. With Villarreal and Celta facing just four blues and whites in dry dock, the league games were clearly little oases in an uptrend. Real from Balaídos would fall into a black hole in a matter of days, taking away Aihen, Barrenetxea, Silva, Sorloth (in his case due to a viral process) or Kubo. Thus, Betis and Manchester United faced off without injury in eight and seven respectively in key visits.

lesson

This was perhaps the best reflective point of the campaign. The united group Real formed in their first squad. Silva and Kubo put themselves at the disposal of Imanol before it was in perfect condition. Mikel Merino did not give up the fight despite the shoulder dislocation that occurred in the last duel of the Europa League. And players like Sorloth, Diego Rico and Carlos Fernández had to accumulate very high minutes without a substitute, which they should never have taken under normal circumstances. Ten draws against Valencia, the victory at Sánchez-Pizjuán and the cup win with the whole team on the pitch provided oxygen to reach the rest area in a good mood.