Height debut for caleta-car and first brushstrokes of Guedes

The premiere in Mestalla served for the Royal Society to set two of its incorporations, and both left positive signals in their first minutes as Txuri Urdin. Duje Caleta-Car was Sergio Francisco's big surprise and responded with a sober action, loaded with security. The Croatian power station transmitted hierarchy on the defense axis, dominating the duels on the ground (2 of 2 cattle) and being reliable in the air game. As soon as he had participation in the ball out -the centrals turned to a more direct football -but when he played, he did it rightly: 34 of 36 completed passes, 94% precision which reflects its solidity. Although he could not finish the match and asked for the change in the 68th minute, the coach valued it clearly: “Caleta has done very well until he has asked for change”.

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Sergio Francisco himself explained the difficulty he had to make the first eleven of the season, partly because of the good level shown by preseason by many players: “I've been saying since I am here that I have a very complete template and that today it was very difficult to make an alignment because there were many players who could start from start. ”The choice of Caleta-Car, to the detriment of Jon Martín, confirms that the Croatian Part with confidence to settle in the team and that the coach does not hesitate to bet on new pieces if they respond on a day -to -day basis.

If the central was the protagonist in the initial alignment, Gonçalo Guedes It was in the final bars. The Portuguese returned to Mestalla, his old house, to play the last ten minutes, and although he did not have time to leave his mark on the scoreboard, he showed intention to be incisive. He set up any against and offered with determination in a complicated context, When the game had become more physical and fast transitions. The “law of the ex” was not fulfilled, but the real could verify that the Portuguese is ready to add from now.

The final draw left the feeling that the real could have taken something else, but also that her signings begin to contribute from day one. Caleta-Car, with a letter of presentation of guarantees in defense, and Guedes, with the first brushstrokes of their vertical football, give reasons for optimism.