Much was said about the new Villarreal of Unai
Emery last summer. Arrivals from Dani
Equal Y Francis
Coquelin coming from Valencia, in a bizarre operation in which the former captain ‘che’ ended up reaching zero cost to The
Ceramics, flooded the ‘groguet’ environment with optimism.
Take
Kubo, provided by the Real
Madrid, Gero
Rulli, Pervis
Stupiñán Y Juan
Foyth They have just completed a squad with quality in abundance and full of variations to face a season with three competitions.
Three of nine with the 4-4-2
Emery bet from the start for a 4-4-2, but after a hesitant start with three of the first nine points at stake, the Basque coach opted to enter in the center of the field to Vincent
Iborra, a player he knows very well from their time together in the Seville, and the ‘Yellow Submarine’ won in consistency.
To the point that, with the new 4-3-3 that he has established Emery, he Villarreal knows no defeat in League and has been co-leader with 11 points, achieving two victories at home against Alaves (3-1) and Valencia (2-1) and a tie in the Metropolitan (0-0) in which they tied up a whole Athletic
of
Madrid.
A streak that will be put to the test in the coming days on Sivasspor, first rival ‘groguet’ on his return to the Europe
League, and the Cadiz, who will visit the Villarreal after his surprising victory against the Real
Madrid (0-1).
Europe may be the ideal setting for Kubo, who has not yet played any official match as a starter and was sent off before the Valencia, vindicate itself and make a hole in the eleven ‘groguet’.
Dani Parejo, one month KO
Looking ahead to the next meetings Emery will not be able to count on Equal, which ended with discomfort before the Valencia and it could be close to a month off after the Villarreal confirmed that the midfielder of Coslada
suffers a muscle injury to the adductor muscle of his left leg.
In the absence of knowing who will be the relay of the yellow '5', what is clear is that Unai
Emery has hit the key and found the course of a submarine that aims very high this year.