The Valencia of José Bordalás begins to have a stamp, a style. The whole ché is recognizable. The Alicante technician has injected his DNA and has done with a group of young players and with a great future. Valencia stands out for its competitive gene and for its young age. And it is that the black and white box presents in its starting eleven the second youngest average age in all of LaLiga in the first eight days.
According to OPTA, a portal specialized in statistics, only Real Sociedad narrowly leads Valencia. While Jose Bordalás has opted for an average age of 24.2 years, Imanol Alguacil's team has staged an eleven of 24.1 years on average. Barcelona, with an average of 24.9 years, completes the team podium without wrinkles.
Table with the average age of all First Division teams.
OPTA
Bordalás has not looked at the DNI in the first days. In fact, his eleven has been rejuvenated by the presence of players like Mamardashvili (21 years old), Guillamón (21 years old), or Thierry Rendall (22 years old). In addition, his spinal column does not exceed 25 years, as is the case of Gayà, Soler, Guedes or Maxi Gómez. Only Paulista, Wass or Cillessen, after regaining ownership, have increased the average age of the eleven.
In the antipodes to Real Sociedad and Valencia, are Real Betis and Elche. Both teams have presented the eleven with an older average age. Pellegrini has lined up a team of 28.1 years, while Escribá, the coach who has bet the most on seniority, has come out with an average of 28.6 years.
Without wrinkles but with trade
One of the most important unknowns of the arrival of Bordalás to the young squad was if this could apply the trade that Bordalás demands of his footballers, either through fouls committed, harshness in the game or picaresque to make the timer run when the duel is favorable. Well, in just eight days, the data shows how the Alicante has been able to instill if 'gene' to the team and how they have assimilated it to perfection.
And it is that of the five LaLiga games in which less real time has been played on the pitch, Valencia appears in three. The triumph over him Getafe (41 minutes of real-time gameplay), the Granada-Valencia (43 minutes) and the Osasuna-Valencia (44), occupy the positions first, third and fourth respectively of less real minutes played. The squad is young, but it doesn't lack a job.