Guedes, Blanco, Musah, Vallejo … Gracia decides her left

Javi Gracia seems to have found his 'eleven type' who with small modifications is playing games regularly. The Soler, Racic, Wass, Correia, Gabriel and company are fixed in a drawing of which one of the positions that the coach is playing the most is Left Lane. It is clear that in the back there is no doubt with José Luís Gayà as indisputable, and neither that if Denis Cheryshev is 100% he is the starter. However, with the injury of the Russian that has lasted longer than expected and You can't be in the Coliseum either, Grace has several alternatives that it has been testing but that none has yet prevailed over the other.

Nth pardon to Guedes

After his terrible performance in Madrid and that Grace had him warming up against Celta for 30 minutes, so that in the end he would not play, the option of pardon Guedes is on the table scored by Javi Gracia. However, this situation has several edges that complicate it, mainly that the player himself has already told the Navarrese that he wants to play as a hitch and not in the band. The problem for the Portuguese is that that position of second forward currently belongs to Kang-in Lee, who won it against Celta, and to date, given the Portuguese's little defensive work, the two have never played together (except for the final minutes of a match).

Continuity of Álex Blanco

Javi Gracia was very satisfied with Álex Blanco after the duel on Saturday, as reported by AS, and it is not the first time. White guarantees a defensive job which the coach considers key, but also allows Gayà to project himself much more for the band than when Gonçalo Guedes plays. The Valencian has been working this week alternating with the starters and the substitutes and that repeat as a starter for the first time this season it is one of the most powerful possibilities.

Yunus Musah, back to the origins

Given the consolidation of Wass as a right inside, which has led to Yunus on the bench the last four games, the option that the American change band It is something that Gracia values. In training both this and the previous weeks, Musah has participated in the left lane and the coach is measuring to what extent such a change affects his potential. In any case, this position is not new to him, since en Arsenal played with a changed leg on more than one occasion.

Vallejo an underused option

Manu Vallejo became a man in the first team of Cádiz playing in the left lane and upon arrival in the capital of Turia, Celades also lined him up in the band on most occasions. However, this resource has not been employed by Javi Gracia and at the moment it is not something that has worked in training. Manu feels comfortable in that position and he's used to doing the defensive work that Gracia demands from band players – he played under Cervera, who forces the interiors to defend which side-. Today, the Navarrese considers him more of a forward than another type of player, so this option is one of the least viable. However, Vallejo, who is not satisfied with being LaLiga's fashion shooter, has won the title and given the good level of Kang-in in the hitch, playing in the starting band is a possibility.

Side from forgotten to alternative

The great victim of the exalted level of Gayà is Toni Lato, who he has played 4 minutes in the last two and a half months. The alternative of raising a double side It is something that Gracia also practices in training and that in fact she has carried out in several appointments, although so far always as a variant during the match and never as a starting proposal. Toni returned to the Turia capital with the hope of having more minutes and certainly when he has played he has offered an efficient performance, given the difficulty of playing on the side, the interior option is the most viable.