The design of the albiazul template seems adequate to fight with guarantees for permanence. Except for the stumble against Elche in Mendizorrotza, Alavés is showing very efficient against their direct opponents. In their duels against Athletic, at the moment in danger zone, Valladolid and Levante, they have added seven of the nine points they accumulate in this League. Against the teams in his league, he has shown his best performance to date.
The table of First Division must be clarified in the next days. Right now, the lower-middle zone is very compressed, with only two points difference between the eighth, Barcelona, which has eleven, and the sixteenth, Eibar with 9. In this group is Alavés, which equaled armeros and Athletic, leads by three points to the three teams that, right now, close the table occupying the relegation places.
Competitive
With a clearly upward trajectory, the Gasteiz team has stood up to its rivals in seven of the nine games played. Only against Villarreal (3-1) and Elche (0-2), he was overcome. It should be noted that, before the people of Elche, the multiple problems in defense –The guard Y Lejeune they acted depleted and Ruben
Duarte He was dismissed due to a sanction – he received a bill.
In fact, Elche has been the only candidate for permanence to date that has clearly defeated the babazorros. They have added seven points in their last four games and, with eleven, they are one of the teams in the group mentioned that are fighting to settle in the middle of the table.
Although they only added one point in their first four games, Alavés did compete against three of their rivals. Serious defensive errors condemned him against Betis (0-1) and Granada (2-1) and he knew how to suffer to maintain a point against Getafe in Mendizorrotza (0-0).
After being overtaken by Villarreal on matchday four (3-1), the team began to grow against Athletic (1-0). In the second parts of his matches against the lions and Valladolid (0-2) he has offered his best level to date. Later, he was able to save a point against Barça with one less from minute 62 (1-1) and he knew how to suffer to alleviate the expulsion of Edgar
Mendez at 34 'to keep a point in his last appearance at the Ciutat de Valencia (1-1). It is clear that, with Pablo
Machin, the team has recovered the competitive gene that characterized it until the arrival of the pandemic.
Lucas Pérez, thermometer
Although the Soria coach has managed to make his squad stand out again as a block, the state of the Coruñés, a fundamental piece in attack, affects the performance of the team. When he is well, Alavés carburates and creates chances. If not, he suffers a lot to reach the rival area in danger.
Thus, the best moments of the slime foxes coincide with their brightest phases. The Galician has shown to be willing to act as a leader in attack, especially until Jot
Peleteiro engage and acquire the necessary rhythm to join the lethal duo made up of Luke
Perez Y Joselu.
Apart from occasional flashes, Alavés has offered its best moments in the second half of the games against Athletic and Valladolid. In the derby, the entry of Luke
Perez at rest it was essential for the team to take a step forward. With his contest, he began to take the initiative of the clash and to prowl the goal of Unai
Simon.
In Valladolid, he was the main protagonist in a day in which the goal was denied him. He caused the penalty in the 21st minute that led to the expulsion of Nacho and scored the game. Although he missed the maximum penalty and saw how a goal was annulled, that day he understood perfectly with Jot
Peleteiro to, in the second half, dynamite the defense of an opponent with ten.
Against Levante it was also decisive. In minute 4 he took advantage of a fantastic assist from Edgar to score 0-1 and, when the team was left with ten, he sacrificed himself in defense as one more until his ankle said enough.