Pedro Bigas called to be The most important defender of Elche this season with his experience and quality. In fact, he started playing and in practice, He was in the starting 11 with all the coaches whenever he was available. Owned by the Elche team.
But, His situation has changed radically since last month and Pablo Machín’s arrival on the bench. from the franciverde club.
The Mallorcan defender remained in the starting 11 in their first encounter with the Soriano coach. But two almost back-to-back throws landed him on the bench. and currently the fifth or sixth defender on the team.
Against Celta, he was shown a straight red card for over-raising his foot in his fight with Iago Aspas.. This prevented him from taking part in the next conflict in Cádiz. Machín in Nuevo Mirandilla, Helibelton Palacios, Enzo Roco and Diego Gonzalez on the posterior axis.
After fulfilling a sanction, Back in the starting 11 against Osasuna and accompanied the Colombian and Chile in the center of the defence. Completed the entire match and The next day, Sánchez was expelled again against Sevilla in Pizjuán. He outnumbered Elche in the 41st minute, which clearly conditioned the match.
That day, On January 28, Bigas made his final appearance in the starting team. He has barely played 45 minutes since then..
Elche’s coach was counting on Magallán in the match against Villarreal. The Argentine landed the Balearic Islands on the bench.
Against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, Machín bet again on Helibelton, Roco and Magallán. He even made a substitution at the 57th minute, replacing Roco with Gonzalo Verdú before Bigas..
The green-green coach seemed to want to reward those who achieved their first win of the season and dedicate this win to an important match to be played against Espanyol.. But it wasn’t. Helibelton Palacios, Roco and Magallán are back to score a central hat-trick. in that match, Bigas left after hiatus due to muscle ailment from Argentina. He played the entire second half and delivered.
Last week, days before the game against Betis, Magallán’s muscle ailment put him in doubt. The former Ajax player came to Elche almost a year later without playing. Two games in a row in four days felt like a lot and The Spanish player envisioned another possibility to return to the starting team. None of them. Recurring centers with Machín, Helibelton, Roco and Magallán. In the second part, after the deportation of the Argentine, Elche coach again chose Diego González and Bigas was left without players on the bench.r.
This Saturday, when he returned to his country, he received all the votes to return to the top 11.. Magallán and Roco’s likely losses due to their expulsions against Betis leave two vacancies in the middle of the back.. If the logic of the final talks is followed, Diego González will be one of the chosen ones. The other square is secured by the Helibelton Palacios. And there is a third one, which could be for Pedro Bigas. Captain Gonzalo Verdú has been on the lookout for a long time, too. and it’s knocking on the door to start over.