Tactical rigor, order, discipline, fast transitions, effectiveness … It has been a long time since Alvaro Cervera put in the Cadiz a very personal stamp that helped him to put the team in the elite of national football and that now makes him rub shoulders with the best. The Andalusian team was last season in Second division one of the teams with the lowest average possession in the championship. In fact, in many days it became number 22, that is, the last, in that ranking.
It remained to be seen if that method that worked well for him to promote would serve him in the gold category. And for the moment it continues to go like a glove, to the point of having managed to get into European positions and to have knocked down giants like Real Madrid (0-1) or Barça (2-1).
Curiously, the one achieved against Barça is his first victory of the season at home. Away he has won four games
Those of Cervera This season around 30% of average possession of the ball in their games but it is that against the Catalans they achieved what a priori seems impossible: winning a match having only 18% control of the ball. It is not surprising that the coach himself stated at the end of it that it looked like a handball match.
With that data, the Cadiz exceeds what he achieved in Valdebebas when he beat Real Madrid by a single goal and with 25% percent possession, another tremendous record. He has only had more ball in one game this season: against Elche, with just over 50%. And it was because he found himself losing and with one more man. It ended up tying one.
Curiously, despite the extraordinary career, that of the Barça it was the first home win of the season. To date, the Cadiz He had cemented his moment outside his stadium, where he has won four games and drawn one. He has added 13 of the 18 points he has at home.
Here you can see the summary of the Cádiz-Barça match