The pressure from the sides, another hallmark of Bordalás

With the arrival of José Bordalás to the Mestalla bench, Valencia guaranteed certain signs of identity in the team. Regardless of the willows that the coach ends up having in his squad, what is clear is that the way they play will replicate the DNA that Getafe has shown in recent years. And one of the highlights that the statistic has shown is the suffocating pressure exerted by its sides, capable of going to look for the rival on the rival field and steal the ball away from your goal, spending many minutes in someone else's field and bottling the rival. Thus, it is no coincidence that the two wingers of Primera that most efficient resulted in the pressure were those of Getafe: Juan Iglesias, which took center stage in the final stretch of the League, and Damien Suarez.

A) Yes, Iglesias finished the exercise as the most outstanding, according to data from Driblab, in the success of individual pressure, with a 66.8% efficiency, being the most prominent of Primera in this regard. The second in the highest category was Damián Suárez, with a 63.2% of steals when he has gone to pressure. Of all the sides of Primera, there is no one who has been better in this aspect, making it clear that it is one of the strengths of the Bordalás teams and that, therefore, is something that can be seen in this new Valencia.

You have to go to Second division to find full-backs with a percentage of effectiveness similar to that of Bordalás players. Curiously, the best winger in Segunda in this regard is Sergi Palencia (66.4%), right side of Leganés by Asier Garitano, what for years he was Bordalás' second coach at Alicante. Chance? Possibly not, well both coaches share ideology since they formed that successful coaching staff.

After the two sides of Getafe, In First, Rubén Peña (62.3%) appear outstanding Y Lucas Vázquez (61.9%), while in Second they have also excelled in this aspect Advíncula (64.1%) and Lemos (63.5%). That the pressure of the sides is one of the strengths of the Bordalás style over the years is shown by the data that, Last season, the most prominent side in this regard was another of his men, Mathias Olivera, while Damián Suárez repeated as the second best in this regard.

Lateral ranking (First and Second 20-21)

Pressure effectiveness:

Juan Iglesias: 66.8%

Sergi Palencia: 66.4%

Adlink: 64.1%

Lemos: 63.5%

Damian Suarez: 63.2%