It is difficult to rescue the example of another footballer whose progression has been so meteoric. No one gave a euro, or a franc, for Robin Le Normand when Eric Olhats brought him to Real in 2016. Very few were betting on him and predicted a prosperous future for him when he made his debut at Real just over three years ago, hand in hand by Asier Garitano. And today he is not only a benchmark in Real, its most regular footballer and exploited by his coach, but also in a League in which he has already made a name for himself. From Astigarraga, the Guipuzcoan town where he lives, to heaven. The Breton from Pabu continues to pulverize records thanks to an unstoppable evolution that will end up taking him to the French team since, in fact, Didier Deschamps, despite the fierce competition, has him on his radar and analyzes his performances.
Le Normand’s statistics
The data only confirms the ancestry and good work of the realistic center-back. Le Normand is one of the four outfield players who have completed the 1,800 minutes of this League, along with Fran García, from Rayo Vallecano, ‘pacha’ Espino from Cádiz and Leandro Cabrera from Espanyol.
The realist was able to avoid the plague of injuries at the beginning of the course, although he did play some very burdensome matches, and he has also managed to dribble past covid in the midst of the current explosion in Gipuzkoa. In addition, despite being a forceful defender, he has the ability to steal the ball with hardly any need and, when he does, without seeing a yellow card. A great virtue in a defender.
The Frenchman is very well placed in other league statistics. He is, for example, the second central defender who wins the most aerial duels (65), behind Osasuna player David García (77), and the second with the most interceptions (34), only surpassed by Militao (35).
Indispensable for Imanol
His good work has earned him Imanol’s trust, which has made him indispensable. Always play. Le Normand and 10 more. It is not surprising, therefore, that he is the realist who, by far, has the most minutes this season, counting all the competitions. He has played 2,390 minutes, divided into 27 games: 20 in the League, five in the Europa League and two in the Cup. He was only a substitute and remained on the bench in the match against Monaco at Anoeta, for which he had not been able to train due to problems muscular, and the butler before the Panadería Pulido, of the Second RFEF, in which many deserving took part.
It is not only that Le Normand is part of an ideal ‘eleven’ for Real, it is that he doubles the minutes accumulated by the eleventh in number of minutes, which is Portu.
Imanol would go to war with Robin, whom he knows perfectly. In fact, he is the soccer player he has managed the most times, in total in 176 games between Real and Sanse. Next come Zubeldia (165) and Oyarzabal (153).
In addition, its market value continues to increase exponentially and has reached its peak: 30 million euros. According to ‘Transfermarkt’, he is already the eighth most valuable center-back in the League, behind Koundé (60), Militao (60), Alaba (55), Pau Torres (50), Giménes (50), Diego Carlos (45) and Araújo (35).
Close to the top 10 foreigners
Little by little, Le Normand is making a hole in realistic history. His match against Celta is number 116 in the Real. Therefore, he equals Chory Castro in twelfth place in the ranking of foreigners with the most official matches in the entire txuri urdin history. This season he will almost certainly overtake Juan Gómez (127 games) and could overtake Nihat (141) if everything goes well for him and Real