Keidi Bare, the tapest of Espanyol

When the squad was closed, there was some demarcation lacking a specialist, the most notorious being the positional midfielder. Vicente Moreno had many pieces, of different colors and sizes, but none of them fit perfectly ahead of the defense. A drag that has been dragging on these 18 days and that, especially far from home, makes it difficult for Espanyol to maintain defensive balance and be superior in midfield, when in a few encounters he is able to have the ball more than his rival and chooses to take cover.

David López is the player with the most suitable profile, although when he has participated he has not been successful, slow in coverage and with the ball. Manu Morlanes It has alternated moments of brilliance when it came out of revulsion (and when the Parakeet team took control) with games in which Espanyol was more than thick, such as against Getafe, Betis or Levante, minimized also by a way of playing in which you are not comfortable due to its characteristics. And the duo didn’t work either Yangel Herrera and Sergi Darder, starter, novel and lost in Vigo.

Coincidentally it is Keidi Bare who has offered more guarantees, Although he has only started in six of the 18 games due to his injuries and continuous muscular problems, such as against Levante (he played a few minutes) and in Vigo, where he did not participate. Although he manages better with a companion than just ahead of the defense, Bare understands Moreno’s role in the team better than anyone. His aids to wingers and centrals are constant, he is attentive to the second plays and to slow down the inside game, apart from being aggressive in duels.

The team, which only has 45.7% the ball, ‘asks’ Bare

Bare’s choice is in tune with Espanyol’s style of play, which enhances or minimizes players according to their characteristics. The blue and white team averaged 45.7% possession, among the lowest eight in the category. It is even curious that at home their average is 45.1%, the lowest fifth, a sign that the Blue and Whites tend to take a step back when they go ahead, a circumstance that has occurred in seven games at their stadium.

With Espanyol that does not press on the rival field either (it is among the three LaLiga teams that defend closer to its goal), a footballer like Keidi Bare adapts better to situations than another like Morlanes, which tends to be more decisive with a Espanyol that goes out to command, as in the RCDE Stadium before going ahead or away from home when it is behind on the scoreboard.