7. Brave
With an Alavés in his area and with 10 men, Imanol Alguacil decided to change Modibo Sagnan, who was yellow, for Martín Zubimendi, sending a clear message to his players to go for victory. Real Sociedad finished the game without any pure center-back on the green.
7. Without hesitation
Battaglia was expelled from the match after Munuera Montero showed him a direct red. Without hesitation and to the changing rooms. Nor did he hesitate or give in to the pressure exerted by the local players, who requested two penalties, one in the first half on Lucas for a Sagnan grab and another in the second by Merqulanz's hand.
5. Much change
Some rotations that Imanol made yesterday were forced, those caused by the injuries of Oyarzabal and Silva in the warm-up, for example. However, and despite the fact that all the players in the squad are very good for Alguacil, the game against Alavés was to be won and perhaps so much should not have been reserved.
4. No ideas
It is very difficult for the Real to hurt teams that get into their own area to defend, that place the bus and organize themselves in a low block. The only resource that the txuri urdin team showed yesterday was to move the ball from side to side and look for a lateral center. In today's football, it is no longer faced to harm.
3. Isak
Forwards are measured by the number of goals and in that section Isak is not going through his best moment. The attacker always enjoys a clear chance, but his eyesight is clouded when facing the door. Last year it was the opposite because it appeared in the second parts and had spaces. It is difficult for him to attack positionally.