Calero, from disappeared to give his best version in First

A month of March comes to an end, which has not only been important for the Spanish, capable of making a comeback – with seven points out of a possible nine – after having started 2022 without a win in seven days, but especially for one of its players. And they are not unrelated data. It was the period in which Fernando Calero has returned to ownership what in the first 26 LaLiga games he had only played 212 minutes, to go on to play everything against Getafe, Levante and Mallorca. And with only one goal against.

Espanyol is before the best version of Calero in the First Divisionwhich exceeds his percentages from his first season as a parakeet, a 2019-20 in which he was at a very low level like the rest of the squad, and even those who the previous season in the Valladolid they took the blue and white club to pay eight million for his signing. The recoveries, the dribbles, the duels, the interceptions and the long passes These are some aspects in which he improves compared to two years ago, although he also loses the ball more and shoots less, according to data from BeSoccer.

Focused on the current season, the most striking of his figures is that lock on the goal in the last few games, which can be extrapolated to the rest of the season. Six goals have been conceded by Espanyol in the 482 minutes that he has been on the pitch, one every 80 minutesfor the 35 received in his absencewhich give an average of one goal against every 60 minutes.

In a comparison with his two teammates at the rear, the ones who have added the most minutes in this League, Calero wins in dribbles, successful passes and duels won (aerial and offensive). Sergio Gomezwho has gone to the bench in this last stretch, has as a strength the defensive duels. AND Leandro Cabrera stands out strongly in interceptions, successful progressive passes and fouls. A list of complementary qualities to which Calero has been added in a dazzling way in a month of March that has been entirely beneficial. And that he hopes to keep in April.