The reasons can be many. Some will say it’s easier to foul Elche than it is to foul against other LaLiga greats. To others, they may seem little in the face of the weakness demonstrated in this competitive beginning and now forcing us into the final, but the truth is that objectively The franciverde team is among the top five in the tournament in terms of fouls committed.. The worst part is that this stat does not agree with another statistic that should be closer to that of recovered balls, given that fouling is synonymous with hardness and power. In this episode, Elche is at the bottom.

Statistical data on recoveries, fouls, cards and possession of LaLiga Santander teams INFORMATION


Bigas, the most healer

Centre Pedro Bigas is currently the Elche player who has saved the most balls In his first eleven LaLiga games, 10 of which he played. In particular, the defender 46 opponents stopped the game and got the ball back for his team. He also made 17 tackles in total. It is way ahead of the rest of the template’s components. Mascarell and Pere Milla (35 and 4) or Helibelton Palacios (34 and 7) follow with 36 turnovers and 12 turnovers. Curiously, johan mojicaHe played only the first three games with Elche, hit the ball 33 times and intercepted 4 times until he signed for Villarreal, where he played three more, which shows the size of the player and the damage he inflicted on the franciver. the team leaves. The list also includes highlights like Gumbau, Raúl Guti or Eze Ponce.

Comments aside, it should be noted that with the data at hand, the group currently led by Jorge Almirón sees how the referees are pointing. a total of 181 violations. Real Sociedad with 212 for the most fouls against points. They are followed by RCD Mallorca (209), Valencia (191) and Getafe (183). The “cleanest” teams in the league are Athletic Club with 151 fouls, Valladolid with the same foul, Betis with 129 fouls and Real Madrid with 114 fouls.

Being one of the top offenders has consequences. Elche is the third team with the most yellow cards in LaLiga. Specifically, 40. There are only two more strikes, with Mallorca 44 and Sevilla 42. Among those with the fewest yellow cards are Espanyol and Real Betis, half of franjiverdes and Athletic Club (17) and Real Madrid (13) with 20.

Elche players in yesterday’s training, preparing for the Getafe match next Monday SONIA ARCOS / ECF


Gumbau, the most scolded

The Elche player with the most yellow cards in the championship so far is Gerard Gumbau with 4 warnings. They are followed by Tete Morente, Pere Milla, Omar Mascarell and Helibelton Palacios., all with 3 cards. Jonh Chetauya, Gonzalo Verdú and Lucas Boyé have won the three reds the franchise team has so far.

Players with the most fouls Gerard Gumbau and Lucas Boyé, with 16 each. Next up were Palacios and Eze Ponce (14), Roger Martí, Tete Morente and Enzo Roco with 11 violations.

As seen in situations like the Athletic, fouls and penalties don’t go hand in hand with team returns. In fact, it’s intriguing to see the statistics of the Biscayan team with the fewest foul penalties and the least reprimands, but the eighth team with the most balls back and the most ball possession. ball. Elche seems to be at the other extreme.

Frangiverde is currently the team with the fewest balls in LaLiga. A total of 699 balls returned to the team By their players while the opponent is in control of the ball. By the way, far from the Athletic ClubIt puts such a high pressure on its opponents that it already serves to recover 1,050 balls. It is also noteworthy that Real Madrid collected only 723 balls right in front of Elche. It is also true that the white team is one of the teams that lose the ball the least, which is especially counterattack.

A moment from Elche’s last game against Real Madrid at the Martínez Valero stadium MATHIAS SEGARRA


Small ball, small attack

One of the aspects that has influenced Jorge Almirón the most since his arrival is possession. The Argentine coach wants his team to play, control the ball from behind, have more possession of the ball, thus creating more chances to score on the opponent’s pitch. The Argentine coach was questioned for this tactic, which didn’t help the team in the previous stage and caused it to continue one of the worst streaks in history without winning 16 games. Now, Elche is third from bottom with 41.3%. Only Cádiz and Getafe have fewer balls than franjiverdes. The leader in this field is Barça, 23 points more than franjiverdes.