Finally, the best Pejiño. In his third season in the OUT Las PalmasFrancisco Jesús Crespo lives his best moment. Without the injuries that weighed him down in previous seasons, enough to make him miss months and months of competition, the Barbateño has earned his place, he is indisputable and is transcendental in the team: he is the second top scorer, with five goals -Marc Cardona sum seven-, and four of them served to open the scoring, although the team did not always win when such a circumstance occurred.
He did do it last Saturday in the clash against Lugo, in addition, in a way that he is used to: reception from the center and hit with my left foot from the right side. That goal before half an hour into the game helped the yellows to gain confidence and calm. In the end, 3-0 and three points to maintain the leadership of the category.
His last goal, against Lugo; the first, in the derby against Tenerife
If his closest goal in time occurred against the Galician team, the furthest away was against CD Tenerife in the derby on November 28 last year. It was matchday 17 and the Andalusian had not yet opened his goal box, but he broke into the most important game for the yellow fans with two left-footed shots that pierced Juan Soriano’s goal. The first, after receiving Loio says with the heel; the second, after inventing a shoe from far away.
Beyond the triumph and revenge of UD against the team that had eliminated him from the playoff months ago, that day changed Pejiño’s life at UD. Xavi Garcia Pepper He had not yet given the winger the necessary confidence, but since his great performance in the match with the greatest rivalry in the Canary Islands, he has chained nine consecutive games from the start.
In them he scored his other two goals, against Albacete and Racing, and in both UD played at home: they lost 1-2 against the La Mancha side and drew 1-1 against the Cantabrians. In any case, Pejiño opened the can again, as he also did in the first round of the Copa del Rey, in Teruel -Las Palmas passed the round thanks to his goal at the start of the second half-.
substitution
The streak of consecutive games as a starter was cut by García Pimienta in Burgos, where he considered that the best to cover the right winger was Marc Cardona, transferred from the center. The coach argued his decision based on the type of rival, who made transitions too fast and preferred a player with a more hard-working profile at the defensive level to cover that area. After the El Plantío appointment, he returned the place to one of the best players of the season, and one of those with the best poster in the squad.
When he arrived in 2020, he signed a contract for two seasons that was renewed the first summer until 2024, which means that as of June 30 he will enter his last year. What the yellow entity intended with the operation was not only to keep a soccer player necessary at a sporting level, but also to ensure a value with which to obtain economic profit in the future. Faced with a possible promotion, the chances that the man from Cádiz will renew again would be greater. If not, the club would consider its sale. Teams interested in him, there are.
Without the injuries that weighed him down in his first seasons, the Barbateño has finally exploded
But first he is focused on what everyone is: going up to the First Division to improve his conditions and enjoy the team that catapulted him into the market in the highest category. In the first two seasons of him as a yellow player, injuries, with two operations included, cut off his progression, but now he is in top form and, in addition, he has the confidence of García Pimienta. And also the one that his goals and assists give him -add two-. He has already improved his usual numbers at UD and there are 15 games left. Finally, the best Pejiño.
