Keidi Bare's progress adds more wood to midfield

To date, the debate in Espanyol's midfield was to decide on David López, Fran Mérida or Sergi Darder. Three players with different profiles and performances who have alternated in the 16 games played. But now another member is added, Keidi Bare, which as Vicente Moreno highlighted on Friday is available to play as a starter, as he did in Cartagena. “He was planned to replace him in the 45th minute. Now we can count on him more,” he said.

The Albanian, who barely made the preseason with Málaga, has suffered injuries since his arrival at Espanyol, which has slowed down his adaptation process. He has barely participated 98 minutes, but in Cartagena he left details of what he can contribute to the team. Bare is another profile, a back and forth medium and talented in defensive actions. The player, in his action map, participated in different areas of the field, showing his physical deployment.

The emotional slide that Espanyol lives (not so in results, since at the moment it is in promotion numbers) is also reflected in the players, whose performance has varied. For this reason, Fran Mérida, one of the best in the first ten days, has now lost the title to the detriment of Sergi Darder and his level has dropped. On the other hand, the Mallorcan has been settling in the double pivot and in addition to playing he has contributed goals.

Less positional than David López, Keidi Bare can complement Darder or Mérida or reinforce the midfield as happened against Cartagena. Óscar Melendo, another differential player who is performing as a midfielder, adds more competition to an area of ​​the field in which there are different possibilities. Vicente Moreno knows that he wants to have everyone connected. Of the 1,440 minutes David López has played 1,294, by 1,075 for Darder, 890 for Mérida and 653 for Melendo.