The competition in Espanyol’s engine room skyrockets after the level offered by the midfielders with the new coach, who recovers two other personnel already at one hundred percent
Gragera, Expósito and Aguado have returned the enthusiasm to Cornellà-El Prat with great football on display; Pol Lozano and Keidi Bare work hard to recover the space they occupied in the eleven with Luis García
The good news happens in the Spanish. Since the arrival of Ramisthe blue and white club He has not lost yet and has two wins in a row. One of the keys to the great dynamics of Perica is the proper functioning of the engine room, where the technician You are now presented with a puzzle with increasing competition.
Since his arrival at Stage Front Stadium, Ramis has implemented a 4-4-2 with some freedom for the wings. With the new coach, the footballer who has taken the most prominence is Jose Gragera. The former Real Sporting player began the season ostracized by Pol Lozano as the organizing midfielder in Luis García’s team. It was not until the youth player’s injury that Gragera began to play, although he did not demonstrate the level at which Espanyol noticed him last year. But the arrival of Ramis seems to have revived him. The Asturian has started against Huesca, Elche and Alcorcón, playing the 90 minutes, offering a great version of the game, participating in the offensive creation and being important in the defensive work.
Together with him, Edu Exposito shinesa footballer who had not yet exploded since his arrival at Espanyol in the summer of 2022. The former Eibar player also He has been a starter in all three games, two of them moved to the wing, and he was only substituted in El Alcoraz. Most of the blue and white offensive plays have passed through him.
The third in contention has turned out to be Alvaro Aguado. One of Espanyol’s latest signings He did not play against Huesca, but Puado’s injury after that game allowed him to earn a place in the eleven against Elche and Alcorcón. And it seems difficult for someone to get him out of there. after having become the team’s compass, a role that he enjoyed at the beginning of the season Nico Melamedwho will undergo surgery for shoulder problems.
Level ‘reinforcements’
Although Ramis had few options to choose from in his first meetings, a great puzzle now appears to him. And the technician will be able to count on Pol Lozano and Keidi Bare already in full physical shape against Real Oviedo this Friday. Both were undisputed starters with Luis García, but the first of them, called to be the leader of the core team after the departure of Darder, He was injured and has not played since October 9.
He was already called up against Alcorcón, but Ramis did not see it necessary to give him minutes yet. For its part, Keidi Bare left with his team after playing half an hour in Huesca and missed the clash against Elche. The load of minutes with his national team took its toll last Sunday, as He only played 24 minutes.
Thus, Ramis will have to decide before Real Oviedo whether to bet on the cliché of don’t touch what worksor if, on the contrary, it gives confidence to Pol Lozano and Keidi Bare to keep all your players ‘plugged in’.