Sevilla have won five wins in the Frenchman’s seven league matches, leaving a clean sheet in five of those games.
Sevilla is trying to straighten out the course of a difficult season. Those from Nervión have taken their breath away in LaLiga after beating Almería and retain their options in the UEFA Europa League after beating Fenerbahce 2-0 in the first leg of a round of 16 to be decided in Istanbul on Thursday.
The truth is that recent league setbacks against Osasuna and Atlético de Madrid had once again made life difficult for Sevilla in the relegation battle, but since football returned after the World Cup their numbers have improved a lot and in that partial elimination of 11 games they add 17 points. This improvement in Seville coincided with the arrival of Loic Badé to the team.
The French centre-back has established himself as the leader in Seville’s defense and his return against Almería after his injury was key to adding the three points. The footballer hired by Rennes received a shot from Centelles under the sticks and it was the Sevilla player with more recoveries (9), clearances (3), interceptions (5), and blocked shots (2). Also the player who made the most good passes and the one who had the most precision with 53 of 56 successful sends.
Five wins in seven games with Badé
His numbers don’t come from an isolated game, however, and since his inclusion closed in early January, Badé has been decisive in the points Sevilla have added. In LaLiga he has played 7 games with a balance of 5 wins and 2 losses. Among the defeats are the visits to Girona and Barcelona and wins against Getafe, Cádiz, Elche, Mallorca and Almería, also a clean sheet in three of those five games and only seven against and three of them at the Camp Nou.
In the locker room, he quickly earned the affection of his teammates and also the coaching staff, impressed from day one with his ability to handle drafts and corrections. In addition, His more than acceptable command of Spanish has ensured that he has quickly adapted to the club and to the city and that he begins to win the affections of the fans.
With Badé on the pitch, Sevilla only average 1 goal conceded per game, as opposed to the almost 2 they averaged without him, winning 71.4% of games compared to 11.1% without him. Numbers that have seen him become the new leader of a defense that should be the backing of a team that is starting to find ways to score at the top.
Source: Goal