The puzzle of a Espanyol without RdT against Getafe de Quique

In the glass of Espanyol there are multiple contradictory statistics for the match of this Sunday in Getafe (18:30, Movistar). The blue and white have not won away and they do not have their striker and star, Raúl de Tomás; but instead they measure the bottom and have four days without losing. A cocktail that Vicente Moreno spoke about in the press room on this rainy Saturday in Barcelona.

The technician considers that the last position of the Madrilenians is fictitious. The potential is greater. “In most matches he has competed and has been close. It is a complicated team that does not stop competing and I expect a very difficult match “, valued the Valencian coach, who does not “worry” that the team has not won outside, since “it’s a matter of time”. “I did not know how many years it has been without winning there, that speaks of the difficulty of the rival regardless of the moment they go through”, said.

The loss of Raúl de Tomás is not one more. The forward accumulates six of Espanyol’s 11 goals, a tireless finisher and a footballer who makes the difference. Sanctioned with a match (“You have to turn the page”), the technician acknowledges that “we have assessed during the week to vary the positioning”, although he is convinced that “Those of us who leave hope that they will have a good game and take advantage of it, I am sure they will.”

Loren Morón or Nanny Dimata are the ones with the most options. Not so Javi Puado or Yangel Herrera. Vicente Moreno commented that when they are ready they will be differential players, that “They will raise the level” of the team, but what “Puado is for hands, both are somewhat short of minute”. We will have to wait for the second half to see them in action.

The coach ruled out Óscar Gil, who could be out for up to another week, and confirmed that Keidi Bare can enter the line-up but that he will not be around for too many minutes while waiting to speak with medical services. All that to beat Getafe by Quique Sánchez Flores, a coach that Moreno knows: “We know him, he has an important career. He was an important Valencia player, I’m from there ”.