Diego Llorente He has become one of the best defenders since he arrived at the Betis this summer market from Leeds. The man from Madrid has posted some very good numbers showing the ability to anticipate in aerial duels. An essential pillar for Manuel Pellegrini to the point of establishing himself as the player with the most minutes on the pitch, like goalkeeper Rui Silva in LaLiga. In fact, the footballer has played the twelve full games that have been played to date.
The clash against Athletic Club was marked by the numerous arrivals of ‘Los Leones’ to Rui Silva’s area. However, once again Llorente’s role was essential to prevent dangerous arrivals from becoming even greater. The defender was very confident and knew how to read the Bilbao team’s plays well. Llorente made seven clearances, becoming the Betic player who achieved the most interceptions this day. In addition, he stood out in two plays that were key to avoiding one-on-one with the Portuguese goalkeeper and won three aerial duels. Some data that has led him to position himself as the second player with the most recoveries in LaLiga and at the club they already rate their season as “honor certificate”.
With the new call-up to the Spanish national team just around the corner, the Betis footballer is knocking on Luis de la Fuente’s door signing some high-level matches. As a general rule, the list offered by the coach has four defenders. However, these vacancies could be reduced by half because the coach maintains his full confidence in Laporte and Vivian. Another aspect that must be taken into account is the low of Le Normandanother footballer who was a regular in the coach’s call. The Atlético de Madrid defender suffered a traumatic brain injury during the match against Real Madrid on matchday 8. Since that crash he has not yet been included in a Simeone call-up, which is why he has missed four league games.
Although there are several players like Pau Torres, Nacho or Cubarsi that could fit into the national team call, one of the names that is becoming more and more popular is Diego Llorente. However, we will have to wait until this Friday to know the coach’s decision. Spain plans to play two games against Denmark and Serbia, corresponding to the Nations League classification.
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