Since Pepe Mel arrived in Las Palmas, Álvaro Lemos was one of his favorite footballers, of whom he always valued his undeniable offensive skills and the possibilities that the game of this Galician right-back with an infinite journey offered his team.
Even this course, when the signing of Ale Díez finally brought him competition, he did not cease to be indisputable for Mel. provided he was physically healthy. However, Lemos' luck began to change a few weeks ago.
Happens thatDuring the negligent game offered by Las Palmas during their visit to Espanyol, Lemos seemed not to want to experience the unfortunate yellow afternoon from the grass. It so happens that, near the break, the Barcelona team was already giving a resounding beating to the hosts of Pepe Mel. Thus, at minute 39 and With 3-0 on the scoreboard, the Galician defender committed two very tough innings that sent him directly to the locker room. “What he has done he cannot do, he knows it. It is better to speak when we get to Gran Canaria because I think that, in a match in which we were all nervous and desperate, he has done the worst action he could do for the team.” said Mel himself at the end of the game.
It was Lemos' turn to sit on the couch, witnessing the victory against Ponferradina (2-0), from the Tribune from the Gran Canaria Stadium. However, it didn't seem to work. Or at least, it was late. The following week it was time to travel to Madrid to receive Alcorcón, and the defender was a substitute. He entered the 24th minute due to Rober's injury, with Ale Díez once again occupying the right side.
And in the last game, against Zaragoza on the island (0-2), with Diez and Lemos on equal terms, the latter was again the victim by Mel. “I have no reason to remove Diez. Tomorrow he will play from the start,” the Las Palmas coach warned on Friday. The own game against the hand team gave him the reason. Thus, Lemos He entered in the 58th minute replacing Diez precisely, but four later he saw a yellow card that could well be saved which conditioned him for the final 28 minutes and incidentally, being the tenth of the season, will prevent him from playing on Thursday in Gijón.
This disappointing season finale of Lemos does not end in any case of tarnishing brilliant statistics, individually, of the '14' of Las Palmas. To date, this course can boast of having played 29 games, the 7th for the UD in this particular classification, and 2,320 minutes. In attack also adds three goals, A more than outstanding figure for a footballer of his position, which also shows his importance in Mel's game scheme.
However, now search your site. Rather, get it back. On Thursday, from his residence in Gran Canaria, he will have another step on the couch.