Pipo’s ‘means of transportation’

An hour and a quarter before the game, the news broke. Javi Guerra, with minor discomfort, was a substitute at Sánchez Pizjuán. Diakhaby was chosen to form in the midfield along with pepelu con almeida something else released. The Frenchman, tested in friendlies, was unknown at the level of performance but once again Pipo’s bet paid off.

To Baraja, if something must be recognized, it is courage and daring. last year with Diego López, Alberto Marí and Guerra with relegation at stake. This year at the first change with a tactical solution that upset Mendilibar and that was, ultimately, the means of transportation to victory. The litmus test went perfectly and both what was seen and what was not seen shows that the midfield was Valencia’s first goal in Nervión.

What did each player contribute?

Diakhaby. Baraja’s big surprise. The best player of the match in statistical value (data from SofaScore). ‘Diakha’ played 16 games and won a total of 12, a percentage that shows his influence on the game. He stopped every attack from inside Sevilla and made Mendilibar desperate to such an extent that after the game he assured that they had made a mistake playing so much inside.

Part of the fault lay with the French midfielder, who in fact was not a pivot, but a permanent aid midfielder, ‘trips’ from side to side chasing footballers and judgment in clearing (4 in total). With the ball, the Frenchman, beyond a difficult loss in the first period, was impeccable.

Few or no one imagined such a performance. In total, 41 successful passes, with a 91 percent success rate, 3 successful long balls out of 3 attempted and 2 completed dribbles out of 2 attempted. Also, to top it off, a midfielder’s goal and a key pass. In short, Diakha received her doctorate in Pizjuán.

Ashes. With Valencia’s only new face this season, you have to take into account what was seen but also what was not seen. Pepelu was synonymous with control of space, drowning the rival when he touched and passing security when less risk was needed. The midfielder grew as the game progressed and surely his best level came after Valencia’s first goal. In fact, the play comes out of his boots. After connecting with the left wing, Pepelu offered support, received, turned play and found Fran Pérez, who did the rest along with Almeida and Diakhaby. His influence in the last half hour was total, even beyond statistics, where he had a 70% pass success rate, won 7 of 8 duels (Wyscout data) and made 2 of the 7 long passes tried.

Almeida. The Portuguese is the quiet man. The player who does not need to be in permanent contact with the ball to decide a match. In fact, in the role that he has with Baraja, the ’10’ is the player who connects the average with the attack and there, in the absence of partners who play the same, sometimes he is harmed. But on Friday he demonstrated the talent that he has in stressful and nervous situations for others. Diakhaby’s assistance is the best example of what he can offer and the solutions he brings. He braked, waited and put it on the Frenchman’s foot to make it 0-1. He left at the hour mark with just 17 successful passes but 81 percent accuracy. He didn’t need more in the game, because Baraja asks him for that. He made two key passes, won 5 of 11 games and made one of the 2 long passes he attempted.

Javi Guerra. The midfielder is the total player. He is not a ‘6’, nor an ‘8’, nor a ’10’, but depending on the play, he puts on one shirt or another. Against Sevilla he entered at 28 ‘and once again showed how much he can offer in terms of space and support. He got along with Diakhaby and Pepelu, he generated losses for Sevilla, forcing them to delay and delay the ball on many occasions, and he also dressed as a hero once again as against Valladolid a few months ago.

If on that occasion he was able to turn the coin in search of salvation, he also got the season to start with heads. Her hitting is typical of a mature player, who secures the body to send it to the back of the net instead of overthinking and hitting it badly.

Guerra showed that, even with discomfort, he is capable of deciding matches. Even when the statistics say that he lacked a point: 5 passes with a 55 percent success rate, only one duel won out of 8 disputed and he missed the 2 long passes attempted. But if he soccer It’s football, the data… it’s data.

2023-08-13 05:00:52
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