The immediate future has completely changed to Lluís López since the expulsion in The palms in the first game of 2021. A decision, that of the red one, which was a mistake by the referee of the VAR, at that time the already known to parakeets fans Male Aceitón, but that it has taken Lluís to spend practically two months without appearing again in LaLiga SmartBank. Leaving the team is an opportunity for others in a squad with demanding competition.
With the injury of Miguel Llambrich, the Spanish It only has a natural right back, Oscar Gil. This demarcation is one of the most eroding. Vicente Moreno He asks the full-backs for a physical effort that makes it difficult for them to participate the 90 minutes in open games, in fact switching to the full-backs was one of the constants at the beginning of the year. Lluís appears as a replacement for Alicante, as it already happened in El Molinón The last Sunday.
It is not a novel position for the defender. Last year in Tenerife already had to act on the side, while with technicians like Joan Francesc Ferrer Rubi or David gallego he has also participated occasionally. Due to his characteristics (speed and good technical level) the player can adapt defensively to what a full-back is asked of him, although in attack he cannot provide the same depth as Miguelón or Gil.
The season of the Catalan, who turns 24 this Friday, is being intermittent, as happens to the footballers who are not part of the backbone of the Valencian coach. Unnoticed until matchday 7, to then link six straight games as the starter, from matchday 15 to 20, where Espanyol achieved five consecutive victories, the best streak of the season. His expulsion in Las Palmas removed him from the team, leaving him two weeks off the list and another four on the bench without participating until El Molinón.