Moreno's superstition

Before the promotion playoff dispute with Mallorca in the 2017-18 season, Vicente Moreno shielded his squad. Among other things, it prevented them from exposing themselves publicly to interviews or press conferences. Superstitious, according to what they say on the island, had in mind the Cup match against Cornellà of the Copa del Rey in which the players starred in a Media Day during the week. The technician did not want to repeat history, at least in case. Mallorca ended up being promoted to First.

The coach loves not to touch the one that works, and this will happen in the few details that are known about the Blue and White preseason. One of them, that on Monday the 5th the players began the pertinent medical examinations and the usual physical tests before starting the group work the following days. A stay in Marbella will also be added, also organized by LaLiga, as happened the previous year, which remains to be specified but in which they are already speaking from the blue and white entity.

On that trip, Vicente Moreno managed to unite the group and begin to add players such as Sergi Darder, Adrián Embarba or Javi Puado, of which some of the qualities that it would offer the following year were already glimpsed. The Blue and White team played against Cádiz, Almería and Málaga, rivals that helped the Blue and Whites change chip, still mourning the traumatic decline of the previous season.

Apart from the fact that the internationals who have lengthened their season due to international commitments, such as Matias Vargas, Javi Puado, Wu Lei or Keidi Bare, Espanyol will be aware of those footballers who attend the Olympic Games, who will not be able to join until the championship begins. Vargas, Puado and Pedrosa could be present at that participation in Tokyo 2020.

Unlike the previous course, the meticulous Moreno will have six weeks to prepare the squad and improve his game model for the course in First, regardless of everything applied in the campaign in Second. In addition, you will come across a totally different wardrobe from the previous year. That mourning was replaced by a measured party.