Martin
Merquelanz He made his debut as a starter at Real Sociedad within a very novel lineup. The plan of Imanol
Sheriff in Mendizorroza was marked by the appointment with the Europe
League the day after tomorrow. A ritual that the coach of Orio is taking place frequently during the first three months of this season. Combining two competitions has pushed him to mix lineups of different kinds, depending on the battle he will face, and there are already 24 royalists who have started at least once.
The bottom of the txuri urdin closet is crammed. Europe fully affects an idea that Imanol develops by system. Especially in the last weeks of competition, making between five and six changes from Sunday to Thursday and vice versa. The rotating current of the technician was sharpened in the tie against Alavés. The 'eleven' was unrecognizable.
Zubeldia Y Sagnan they had never shared the axis of defense; a month ago Gorosabel Y Aihen they did not coincide as full-backs; Robert
Lopez he got into his second lineup with the first team urgently; Y Merquelanz premiered, embodying the mother of all new faces, in an attack that completed Isak Y For your.
Zaldua, You
Normand, Monreal, Zubimendi and maybe Januzaj they were clearly reserved for the match against Napoli. Half a dozen footballers plus the “headdress” Silva who belong to the hard core of Imanol in continental appointments. Merino is sacred and plays both in the League and in the Europe
League. Most of the referrals are part of the realistic 'eleven' that is deduced from the count of the minutes played. Based on these calculations, among the players with the greatest prominence this season, the line-up is made up of Remiro; Gorosabel, Aritz, You
Normand, Monreal; Zubimendi, Merino, Silva; For your, Oyarzabal and Isak. It resembles that Imanol usually used in the Europa League. When it is the League's turn, variations are happening. The scheme itself is the same. Always.
Only 3 left from the first team
La Real is managing in the figures of the rest of the First teams that participate in Europe. The seven of the Spanish league that play during the week use a similar number of starters so far. Both Sevilla and Granada, with 25 each, surpass the crowd that parades through the line-ups of Imanol Sheriff. Villarreal, who are also in the Europa League, have used the same 24 starters as Real. Real Madrid, one less. And the other two teams in the League that are in the Champions League, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, 21.
With the incursion of Merquelanz in the rotation of the Real, to Imanol There are three players from the first team to be introduced into a line-up: Illarramendi, Sangalli Y Baptist. The captain and the Donostiarra have been injured all season. The forward has been a substitute in eight games and is Real's top scorer in the Europa League with two goals.