darder the superman

Sergi Darder He is the player of the last few weeks at Espanyol, decisive with his goals (3), assists (6) and with his talent on the grass. Before him Getafea start from him in one of his vertical drives (he is the midfielder who performs the most, with 371, ahead of Luka Modric’s 367, according to Stats Perform) was the origin of a 2-0 that left the game downhill for a team of Vincent Moreno that he needed the victory after being blank in 2022. Only good news comes from his legs.

Apart from his moment of form, his evolution as a footballer, there are other data that are kept unalterable. Darder is a superman, a footballer who in the five years he has been at Espanyol has barely suffered muscle injuries, endowed with a privileged physique and with a professional life that always it helps him to be among the players with the most kilometers traveled and in the upper zone of the physical tests.

Since he arrived at Espanyol in the summer of 2017, Darder has played 93% of the league games. Only 13 of 183 have been lost. Apart from injuries, the one from Artà (Mallorca) has fitted into such disparate systems and models like that of Quique Sánchez Flores, where he came to play as a left midfielder; that of Joan Francesc Rubi or that of Pablo Machín, where he played behind the striker. The quality of Darder and its regularity, that now with Moreno takes to the maximum expression, they are decisive for any coach.

In these 170 league games, between First and Second, the midfielder has scored 16 goals and has provided 15 assists. This season is on track to break records. It is already the course with the most goal passes, up to six, and adds three goals, some of them decisive as against Barcelona or Seville. He is the midfielder according to Comparisonator, that he stars in the most offensive actions and the second that makes the most dribbles. The coaching staff has also prioritized giving him the right context so that he can offer his best version.