It was already known, even before this season began, that the Unión Deportiva Las Palmas was a clear candidate to be, at least, among the first six classified, those among which the three teams will come out that will enjoy the First Division next season. Time has put everyone in their place, and that of the Gran Canaria formation continues to be among the privileged positions.
Nevertheless, the aspirations of Pepe Mel’s host have waned in the last two days. It happens that Las Palmas, of his four league defeats so far, he has accumulated two only in the last two days, against Zaragoza (2-3) and Malaga (2-1), both also against direct rivals in that intense fight for promotion.
As if the UD was recreating itself in its own misfortune, an incessant litany that grips its footballers, In both falls, too many patterns have been repeated, as the yellow team managed to draw when it was worst, in both cases through Benito, a clear example of a winning character.
If you were likely to win any debate about which team played better, the statistics support what does not seem to be a simple sensation. Yesterday, at La Rosaleda, not only did he amass more ball possession, 55%, but he shot twice as much as Málaga himself (8-16). Again, his own lack of success doomed him with defeat. “I’m sure we’re going to move up, but we have to score goals,” said Pepe Mel at yesterday’s post-game press conference.
The same thing happened against Zaragoza in a match that UD itself could have certified in the first half hour. In the game against the hand team, the possession percentage of Las Palmas rose to 62.4%, which earned him to shoot 19 times, by 11 for JIM’s team, that took gold from the Gran Canaria Stadium.
In any case, the Sports Union maintains from the first day a game pattern based on the possession of the ball, what has been worth to be not only the team that passes the most, but the one with the best percentage of successes in this matter. At the moment, he’s looking for a good synchronization with the much-needed verticality, plus this little bump he increases the need to continue insisting on a game idea that, for the moment, agrees with him.
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