“We are the team in the League that concedes the least, the one that gets the least shot at goal and the one that gets the least shot between the three sticks. We are defending well, but what little they have done to us has been a goal ”, he launched Gaizka Garitano in the preview of the last game against Alavés. A data that the LaLiga statistics corroborate in which it is noted that Unai Simon He has only made three stops so far. The one from Murgia made a great album with his interventions last season. In addition, the rojiblanco team is in the red in the goals chapter, it has only scored two, the double of Unai lopez in Eibar, and has conceded five.
However, in this scenario some situations are drawn that could reach the degree of paradox. On the one hand, the one raised by the coach himself, that rivals hardly create danger for them, but they manage to do them a lot of damage. After those words before traveling to Mendizorroza, in the meeting with those of Pablo Machin they lived through that 'if you don't want a cup, a cup and a half'. The goal of Rodrigo Ely, free of mark, finishing off a lateral foul thrown by a Lucas Perez that he was the only one who contributed spark when joining in the second half. Practically a plenary session. One of one.
Something similar to what has been happening since the curtain was raised on the official course for lions. In Granada (2-0), with the goals of Herrera, headlong ahead of the red-and-white behind, and Mile, after a robbery and distant shoe without opposition. In Eibar (1-2), with that of Kike Garcia getting ahead of Unai Nunez in a corner thrown by Pedro Leon. And the one from Cádiz (0-1) with a target in his own door Unai lopez when trying to cut a center of the Choco lozano that he had gone only to the right. Unai Simon he has had no options on those plays. It has not entered the scene.
But it turns out that '1' rojiblanco already made his debut in a list with the senior team with the call for the UEFA Nations League games against Germany and Ukraine in September. Although he did not get to play. From Gea returned to the ownership of the hand of Luis Enrique, with Kepa Arrizabalaga and Murgia's on the bench. The lion has now repeated with the triple appointment against Portugal (friendly), and the official ones against Switzerland and Ukraine.
And that is counting on the few interventions that it has had to carry out. LaLiga grants him three stops. Only three goalkeepers add less, David Gil and Cifuentes, both from Cádiz, with two each, and Masip, from Valladolid. The other goals have a trick. Alvaro Cervera has already lined up three in the Cadiz team, the other is Conan Ledesma, that accumulates 8. And in Pucela, Sergio Gonzalez He has also already pulled another goalkeeper, Robert, which adds up to 11. The one who has cut the most so far (22) has been Domenech, from Valencia, followed by Dmitrovic (14) from Eibar and Asenjo (13) of Villarreal, matched with Courtois of Real Madrid.
It must be remembered that in the last campaign, Unai Simon displayed a large catalog of performances. Before Juan Villar of Osasuna, a hand in hand with Gerard Moreno in front of Villarreal, another to Joaquin the day the Betic scored a hat trick, his stretch at San Mamés with Barça before a shot from Rafinha, the detour to the volley of Garay against Valencia, one against one with Enes Unal against Valladolid, the foul that took him out Fekir from the same squad with Betis … A collection of stickers that led him to become one of the sensations of the League, especially in his position under the goal.
Either way, at the opposite end of the pitch there are also problems. “We are playing a lot in the opposite field, we are taking a lot of initiative, we are focusing a lot, the most of the League, but we do need to generate a little clearer chances,” he said Garitano before going to Gasteiz. Although according to LaLiga, the rojiblanco with the most passes (230) has been a central defender, Iñigo Martinez. The fifteenth of First in this section. Completing 181 of them.
By the way, the three yellow cards carried by Ondarroa in four games, with eight fouls committed, are only surpassed by Damien, from Getafe. The kaiser of the Bilbao behind, who ties with Renato (Celtic) and Emerson (Betis), has been harmed by collective situations against Granada, Cádiz and Alavés. Two takedowns and one hand to cut a kickback. And that is one of those that the guy has kept. Symptomatic. A dynamic that Athletic must tackle from Sunday with Levante in San Mamés. A stop that should already reach the Bilbao team.