Borja Iglesias returns to the past

Borja Iglesias takes on a new challenge this season. Another one. Having savored drops and takeoffs, the Panda try again to reach your best version at Betis despite the fact that his numbers invite him to more: he has not yet scored in any of the eight games in this league and was a substitute in half of them. Pellegrini maintains an intact confidence in him despite the fact that the arrival of Willian José changed the scene of the Verdiblanco attack and now the demands are multiplied for the Galician.

For Borja Iglesias, this course should serve to promote the brilliant state of form that he demonstrated since the beginning of 2021. It was in this stretch of last season when he reflected his best figures and his performance was close to that of Espanyol before signing for the Verdiblanco team. Now, go back to the past in order to make a qualitative leap again. To his lack of goals, similar to that of the beginning of the last championship, the tough competition of Willian José is added: the Brazilian signs brilliant numbers since he arrived and begins to justify his signing.

Yes Borja Iglesias found gunpowder in Europe with a brilliant goal against Celtic. But Pellegrini wants more. Also the battering ram himself, which was already vital in the final stretch of last year so that Europe was now a reality. The appointment against Alavés on Monday marks a starting point with a calendar that will also reflect rotations in Pellegrini’s attack. Against Vitoria, the Panda was a hero in the last league in the Benito Villamarín clash. And he wants history to repeat itself.