Nico Melamed, before the year of his confirmation

The best of Nico Melamed is yet to come. Considered one of the great talents that the Dani jarque In recent years, the parrot canterano faces 2022 aiming to gain more and more weight in the plans of Vicente Moreno after closing 2021 being more exciting than starting. Surely his name appears in the after-dinner parties of these parties where at some point there is talk of the Spanish, and it does so being singled out as one of the great hopes for the Blue and Whites to experience the leap in quality that they so long for in the near future.

Specifically, the numbers say that Nico Melamed in each and every one of the 18 LaLiga games in which the Spanish so far this year and also in one of the two Cup qualifiers that have taken place. In other words, so far this season he has always played except in Palencia before him Athletic Christ, when he saw the 1-2 from the bench after dragging muscle discomfort from the previous days.

But it should be noted that, as regards ownership, Melamed He has sneaked into the starting ‘eleven’ only 5 times out of the 19 he has played. It was in LaLiga against Osasuna, Alavés, Athletic and Getafe and in the Cup against Solares, and he did not manage to complete 90 minutes in any of those games.

Usual first change

On the other hand, the numbers also indicate that Nico Melamed is the first change preferred by Vicente Moreno. Up to 8 times he has been chosen by the coach as the first option to alter the starting ‘eleven’ and seek improvement during the games. No other player has been the first substitute more times than him (he is followed Manu Morlanes with 7 times) marking him as the favorite trigger of Vicente Moreno.

For all the comments, and taking into account the talent and determination that he treasures in his legs with only 20 years, to Nico Melamed It is up to him to step forward and agree with that part of Espanyolism that sees in him an emerging star. Renewed until June 2024 a year ago and sporting the ’21’ on its back, the history of Don Nicolás Melamed Ribaudo at Spanish It still has many pages to be written, in a blue and white key and with gold letters.

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