The continuous claim of Edu Espiau in the team's attack

Endorsed by statistics and an uncommon stubbornness in professional football, much more for a coach who has not grown up at home., Pepe Mel's commitment to the Las Palmas quarry is not in dispute. In fact, they are listed as indisputable elements raised on the yellow base such as Álex Suárez, Eric Curbelo, the Castellano brothers or Benito. Also Kirian, now injured.

There he goes too Edu Espiau, another of Mel's own fixations. It happens that, already last year, the Madrid coach wanted to have the tall Gran Canaria striker. “He went on loan to Villarreal due to the financial problems that the club had,” recognized the boss of the bench of Las Palmas. It was not bad for him in the Castellón subsidiary, where he scored nine goals.

This course had a number from the beginning, and every time he plays his number 19 he does not stop moving around the entire front of the UD attack, his physical display impressive. In the booth their effort and dedication are valued, perhaps aware of being on the train to earn a medium-term future in the professional category.

However, Espiau does not finish earning the position. And that, so far, has intervened in 18 games. However, it has 9 titles and 9 substitutes. Against him he plays the green shoots that Araujo finally begins to offer to Las Palmas, and even with the Argentine out of the game he became a substitute, both he and Iemmello, to leave the tip of the attack to a winger like Rober.

In any case, Espiau has managed to squeeze his playing minutes, 865, and adds two goals. In addition, decisive, as much as to give four points to Las Palmas. So, made the final 2-2 in Zaragoza and culminated the comeback against Sporting de Gijón at the Gran Canaria Stadium.

Free of COVID-19 and after overcoming a recent confinement, Espiau looks for his site. In the midst of his continuing vindication, Sunday in Anduva faces a new opportunity. In one way or another it is, in its own way, another of the fixed for Pepe Mel, of those “14-15 players to rotate with.” The numbers support him.