From Sunday’s match against Tenerife a list of seven players was obtained who were singled out for their lack of commitment in what a derby means. Mfulu, Cristian Herrera, Pejiño, Marc Cardona, Benito, Sory Kaba and Araujo They were questioned with their performance at the Heliodoro. A different issue was that of the youthful Bassinga, who made his debut, but without quality around him, his seams were visible.
From the derby against Tenerife a list of players from the yellow squad comes out who either did not want to demonstrate their quality or simply do not have it enough to compete in a match against a Second Division team. Beyond the fact that the tactical combination of the lineup did not encourage them to be comfortable on the grass, the delivery was far from what a duel with the biggest regional rival and in their fiefdom entails.
From now on, players who enjoy fewer minutes during LaLiga will have a harder time finding a space with which to feel the competitive rhythm. And if they are going to have less presence in short dresses, it is also because they did not measure up in Tenerife.
Mfulu, Benito, Cristian Herrera, Marc Cardona and Pejiño They are part of the cast that has accumulated the least physical load during the season and now without the Copa del Rey they will have little chance of winning the position if they also play as they did at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López.
Special issue deserves Nuke’s situation. The Franco-Congolese has taken a notable decline since it renewed in January of last year. He extended his contract until 2025 and from then on he has been a shadow of the midfielder who convinced in his first season.
It was pointed out precisely in the derby last season, in the d4-1 under the shelter of Teide, and eight months later he once again focuses criticism for his considerable lack of adaptation to the Pimienta philosophy.
Sory Kaba shoots twice in a game in which no balls reach him; a victim of lack of ideas
In LaLiga EA Sports the ball circulates at a higher speed than in the Second Division and MfuluCurrently, it does not adapt to the demands that the category requires, even more so with yesterday’s performance against a Tenerife team that did not have its entire starting team either.
He was one of those who made the most mistakes, in terms of his inability to get the ball played from his zone of six. He gave away five balls and did not physically contain the blue and white attacks, which is supposedly one of his virtues.
With all this and with 77 minutes played in the League, Mfulu is one of those who have the chance to leave in this winter market, because Espanyol is interested in taking over him, as isl Bulgarian Ludogorets and he is also tempted by Türkiye.
Different issue lives Cristian Herrera. One of those who on Sunday in Tenerife He went through several positions on the field. Winger, forward and interior and in none of them did he know what he had to do when the ball passed his feet.
Surely because as an interior he does not have creativity to distribute the game and as a winger and forward he already had his best days in the Second Division.
Pejiño, for his part, is one of those who has to be mentally motivated to be able to get the edge and punch he has.
And if he didn’t get it in a derby, it’s not clear when he’s going to be motivated, because except for games in which UD’s rival is going to entrench himself, few scenarios are going to be in his favor for Pimienta to give him minutes. .
He practically did not overwhelm a veteran like Nacho (34 years old) and When he shot at the rival goal, he did so very timidly, without desire.
Shots like the two that Sory Kaba had, one of the great victims of the Las Palmas system. Not only in the derby, which was already going to be more complicated without the absent quality and with inexperienced players like Bassinga, who debuted in a derby without being supported by the best and therefore faced the lions.
Benito and Marc Cardona do not contribute in the second half either; a lot of running, but lack of judgment with the ball
The star striker of the summer market did not receive any balls at the Heliodoro and on top of that the coach sat him on the bench in the 67th minute, 22 minutes after Benito entered the field of play and dedicated himself to throwing crosses without any aim at the pot and they didn’t find a partner
The villager, like Marc Cardona, dedicated himself to running and running, but every time he touched the ball, gaps appeared in terms of knowing what to do with the ball at his feet.
Finally, among the list of those highlighted by the derby, it is worth focusing on Julián Araujo, who was one of the few starters who played in Tenerife and who did not demonstrate such worth.
But if he is especially marked, it was for his crossing of wires when he asked for a non-existent penalty and immediately headed at Nacho to be sent off and throw away a numerical superiority that UD enjoyed and that lasted 12 minutes.
