Morlanes raises his hand

Espanyol surrenders to jerks, like a car that lacks a last revision to start; He accelerates at home, but stops outside, a drag that reduces the growth of a team that, for now, is meeting the minimum objectives set by the club. But there are pieces of his puzzle that don’t quite fit together after Vicente Moreno has found stability in the lineup. in recent weeks beyond one-off changes. The substitute who raises his hand the most is Manu Morlanes, the best in the last 15 minutes against Rayo Vallecano.

With him on the pitch, and with a local team that took a step back after 1-0 by deciding to keep the result, Espanyol created five shots in that last stretch when before he had only got three. The order and criteria of the Aragonese midfielder were imposed and allowed players like RdT, Adrià Pedrosa or Javi Puado received balls in better conditions, and the tie was chewed in two specific actions.

There are different conditions that have caused Morlanes to have only started in five of the 16 games and, although he is a useful player for Moreno, he does not reach the status of Sergi Darder or Yangel Herrera, who are very starters when they are fit. In fact, David López and Keidi Bare have played one more match at the start than the former Villarreal who is on loan to Espanyol for one season.

From his impact as a substitute to Moreno’s philosophy was

As a starter, Morlanes has not finished fitting in with Darder and the coach has not given continuity to that midfield, which suffers defensively as it happened against Betis (2-1 at halftime), Athletic Club (1-1 ) and in Getafe (2-1), a meeting in which the parakeet was not better than the rival, bottom at that time. Instead, the midfielder hits whenever he leaves the bench, as against Real Sociedad (he starts the play from 1-0), against Elche (he went from 1-0 to 1-2 with so many from Morlanes although later the local team tied) or in Vallecas.

Morlanes shows his best version in matches in which Espanyol has the initiative, that’s why Their performances at the RCDE Stadium or in away matches in which the Blue and Whites are behind on the scoreboard stand out and the rival gives them the ball, as also happened at the Camp Nou, whose performance was crucial to generate multiple chances. With a more daring Espanyol away from home, Morlanes positions himself. But his ownership is a symptom of the blue and white team’s intentions. And these at home at the moment do not change.