From Albacete to Logroñés, the seven differences of Espanyol

He Spanish It was a cyclone on the first day of LaLiga SmartBank before him Albacete and last Sunday before him Logroñés, 18 games later. From 3-0 to 0-3. In between, a regular trajectory, with a losing streak of one point out of nine but with four consecutive victories that place the second-ranked parrots in direct promotion, with Sunday's momentous match against the Almeria as an opportunity to put land in between with the arrival of the Christmas.

Beyond the points, the Espanyol squad has become the most versatile in the championship, Vicente Moreno capable of repeating the line-up or changing up to seven starters in 18 days and seeing how the team's performance hardly suffers, even the opposite . Against Albacete, Espanyol played with Diego López, Miguelón, Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera and Dídac Vilà as more backward players. In Logroño, he only repeated the Galician goal. The defense, who also left a clean sheet, was formed Óscar Gil, David López, Lluís López and Adrià Pedrosa.

That a team changes its entire defensive line and the result is just as profitable is proof of the quality of the group and the involvement of the players, who feel important despite having disparate minutes, a credit to Vicente Moreno. The same thing happens in midfield. Sergi Darder and Keidi Bare, substitutes in the first bars, formed the containment pair leaving on the bench Fran Merida, vital at the beginning. Even the front part change with extraordinary results.

Adrián Embarba left his position to Nico Melamed, one day, while Javi Puado strengthened (two goals in three games) in a position that Wu Lei or Monito Vargas have passed. Only Óscar Melendo and Raúl de Tomás repeated in attack from the coach's initial set.

The Cup, which arrives this Wednesday against the Llagostera, increases opportunities for footballers, who have understood the manager's management from the outset and who, except RdT, Embarba or David Lopez, the rest can enter rotations depending on the rival and the performance of their competitors for the position. Promotion is everyone's business, as well as the Cup starting this Wednesday.