Rayo Vallecano is perhaps the biggest ‘winner’ of this season in Spain. The team managed by Iñigo Perez has been getting points for the last eight rounds of La Liga, which puts the “Bees” in the European competition zone and gives them a good springboard to try and remain there. With respect to the credit, where it is due, the Spanish head coach not only did maintain Andoni Iraola’s working tactical plan, but at times, he also optimized it. The capital club remains a vertical football team that features many long passes into the opposition’s penalty area while also having a normal frequency of long-shots on the enemy’s goal. Iñigo Perez has been implementing what can be termed as very effective individual pressing. Hence, the Spanish specialist does appreciate the value of working players that do a tremendous amount of running. The rather stringent requirement imposed by this, coupled with the need for James Rodriguez to perform as a pure “number ten,” means that he would have simply not been able to fit in at “Campo de Vallecas.” Docile, but tough. That is how one can characterize the key player of the team Isi Palazon, who can score goals, and attack easily but mainly helps flank players out of the own box during positional defense and form an attacking trio while in control of the sphere.
So far, Diegos Cocca’s venture with Valladolid has undoubtedly gotten off on the wrong foot. After an impressive win against Betis (1:0), the “Blancos Morados” entered a losing streak of 3 in a row in La Liga. Currently, they now sit 8 points adrift from the safe 17 th spot, which is far too considerable. Alos worth mentioning are Pucela’s dreadful away form where they have managed to secure just 3 points in 11 matches. The argentinian coach has struggled to implement the necessary changes to modernise the team’s defense, and now they are conceding an alarming rate of 2.14 goal per game on average (a league worst). The 4-1-4-1 tactical setup, while visibly and theoretically viable “on paper”, never goes along in Valladolid. The clubs primary offensive weapon from the namesake city is Raúl Moro. The Spanish winger has managed to net 4 times and set up 2 goals during the ongoing season across all tournaments. He will, however, miss the next round due to a collarbone fracture. Also, do not expect to see Cenk Özkacar on the pitch.
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