Villarreal should improve on their displays if Juan http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-Garrido-c8443 has to continue – La Liga Special
Villarreal are languishing in 13th place after collecting 6 points from 6 games. Their awful start to the campaign has deeply disturbed the fans and calls for the manager’s head are audible on the pitch. With performances on the pitch not improving, questions
have been raised about the future of Garrido with the Yellow Submarine.
The team from Vila-Real has been impressive in recent seasons and the manager has to be lauded for their performances. What Villarreal has managed to achieve with the smallest of squads is commendable.
Qualification to UEFA Champions League is not easy to secure and the likes of Atletico Madrid and Sevilla will testify to this claim. However, Garrido has guided his team to the top tier competition with class exuberating from his players. Yellow Submarine
are known for their Barcelona-esque playing style, a philosophy the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 born is unwilling to sacrifice.
Repeating such high class performances is not an easy task but the poor man’s Barca has done quite well in previous seasons.
Following their exploits of late, a lot was expected from the team from Valencian Community in the current campaign. Howbeit, they have disappointed thus far.
Villarreal have been unable to overcome the loss of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santi-Cazorla-c32505 and the heavy beating they received at the hands of Barcelona on the opening day. These have been traumatizing for the fans in the earlier stages of the campaign, who have started to panic,
especially after the home draw against a modest Real Zaragoza.
There isn’t a justification for the way the squad is putting performances on the pitch. It is good enough and overly competitive to pierce the resistance put up by Real Zaragoza, especially in front of home supporters. This performance against a team that
has conceded the most number of goals thus far is troubling.
The defeat against Granada on the road is a whole new discussion topic. Villarreal succumbed against the newly promoted team, giving them their first La Liga victory in 35 years. Adding to the misery was the goal from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ikechukwu-Uche-c16813. The Nigerian striker
got the solitary goal against his parent club, as Valencian club continued in their hunt for first victory of the season.
Problem with the squad at the moment is that there is no creativity in their playing style. In the presence of Cazorla, there was a clear distinction of how the plays will be run. However, with his departure and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonathan-c18993 de Guzman taking his time to adjust
to the alien playing style, the Yellow Submarine are bereft of inspiration.
Loss of creative impulse has meant that finding a way past opposition defences and it has been highlighted in their performances thus far. This problem was on show against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 who did not allow the visitors to do anything with the ball. FC Sevilla
learned from their Catalan cousins and earned a respectable draw at El Madrigal.
As these are plausible explanations for their failings, looking at last season’s league table shows some glaring statistics. Villarreal managed to make the fourth place their own thanks to the effective displays by the defenders. They did not score as many
goals as fifth placed Sevilla but allowed 23 less goals.
This defensive frailty is hurting them at the moment. They allowed Los Rojiblancos to come back into the game and then were undone by Granada on the road. Vila-real based club has shipped in 11 goals, one of the worst defensive records in Primera Division
so far.
Garrido is well aware of his failings and will be looking to rectify his mistakes in the coming weeks. President http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-c13609 Roig has given his trusted manager his vote of confidence and asked the fans to give him more time. With a tough fixture schedule in
the coming weeks, he has to prove his resolve and battle adversity.
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