Teams LaLiga SmartBank They can give an average of 250 passes per game, although depending on the difference in styles or level between the teams the number increases or decreases by 50%. But, What are the most recurrent relationships between footballers? What are the passes that are repeated the most? In Espanyol, as in most teams, the center-backs are the footballers who participate the most, a trend that has varied in recent years, since the teams bet on getting the ball played from behind and in each recovery the game starts. going back to that safety zone that defenders create.
Although David López is the one who has given the most passes (1134) and the one who has received the most (943), a logical situation because he is the player who has accumulated the most minutes (2317) and who has moved between the position of defense and midfielder. But the player that most teammates are looking for draws attention, and that is none other than Leandro Cabrera, the free man on the field (902 passes received). The Uruguayan, who does not stand out for his output of the ball, is the most recurrent pass of up to six players in the squad, a sign also of where the rival strategies are going.
Diego López has looked for Cabrera 145 times, prioritizing the first pass at the beginning of the play, unlike other players who have also acted as center-backs, such as David López (112) or Fernando Calero (97). The rest of the players who act in the defensive zone have interacted with the Uruguayan as a first option, as is the case of Adrià Pedrosa (79), Calero (149), David López (158), Lluís López (38) or Dídac Vilà (47). The data does not stop being logical due to the position in the field and the accumulation of passes from Espanyol at the beginning of the play, although it hides other nuances.
Cabrera is the second option for many midfielders, who have passed more balls to the center-back than to attacking players, as is the case with Fran Mérida. The midfielder has played 268 times with the defenders or his teammates in midfield, while he has done it 219 times with the attack.. A similar fact occurs with Darder, who also has Cabrera as one of his best allies.
Football player, that came from Getafe for ten million in January 2020, is, the second footballer who gives and receives the most passes from the team, as is the second player with the most minutes. The central one is the public relations of the team, who most look for more assiduously, this is how the situations of the game provoke it.