Castilla drowns with its high rhythm

Castilla, a direct rival in the standings, visits Dépor at the moment of the competition when the teams’ duels for the same goal become decisive, although not final. The vagaries of the calendar cause the top four in the standings to meet on the same day: Deportivo, in second, face third, Alcorcón, leader, Racing, fourth. Winning is obviously the most important goal, but goals, which are always taken lightly during the season, will have their own value to whoever scores them.

It is interesting what has happened to Castilla in recent days. Since they were the first to go against Linares, they won the next two games in the 85th minute, even 0-2 in San Fernando, but in the end the Madridistas did not register a single point. In my opinion, this information does not speak very badly about the branch, but it indicates a lot and well the potential it has, and how it reaches and competes in this part of the competition, with constant changes of players due to needs. first team.

Castilla, with intelligence and coherence, transformed these results into something positive that will strengthen a very young team that is not used to losing in the lower categories. This learning will pay off big for the rest of the competition.

Game idea and system

Three switchboards and quick transitions as the best weapon. It was against Dépor, in the match of the first round, that the reserves started using this scheme of three central defenders, and the players adapted very well. So Peter, by now a regular in any of the bands, plays inside, and his performance is still very high. Arribas, their most important player, is more forward, allowing them to close into space, relieve the defensive burden and above all, is the first player they look to between the lines for their deadly dizzying transitions. They, along with the quality of the players, become Castilla’s best weapon.

The sports opponent usually comes out very strong in the matches, with a lot of speed and has a very high rhythm of the game. Although he develops in his own area, he aims to beat the fast lines to attack opponents with speed. Therefore, it is the team that scores the most goals, although it also fits best among the first-placed ones. Last Sunday, Majadahonda bounced back thanks to two headers after two crosses from the right. The auctioneers were David Rodríguez and Zozulia, who are not particularly tall.

In Castilla games there is a tendency that, after keeping a very high tempo for a long time, in which they usually lead, then, in the second half, if the opponent manages to stop them and force them to defend positionally, the characteristics of his players and his lack of experience make it difficult for him to adapt rival domain.

prominent players

You could give a very high rating for many of their players. Madrid is a world-class academy and therefore talent and quality are found in all of them, although the backbone of this team is Rafa Marín, Álvaro Martín and, above all, Sergio Arribas and the injured Carlos Dotor, a very important drop in recent games.

Arrivals

He is the best scorer in the category and probably the best player. His ability to spill over in the last meters, his verticality and the quality of his assists make him vital for this team. His deliveries from the sets also become decisive.

Alvaro Martin

His performance made him fundamental to Castilla. It’s an SUV. He dominates development, installation from the second line and arrival in space. This has become more important while Dotor is away because he scored three goals and is a fundamental figure in transitions.

Rival Deportivo has a wide selection of strikers. All of them, being different from each other, become significant in their qualities and definition: Álvaro Rodríguez, now more with the first team, gives them height and strength; Noel, work and mobility; Iker Bravo, quality and verticality,… They all score goals, and combine with Arribas, but no one, except Álvaro, is easily referenced by defenders.

On the wings, Obrador is about to have a big moment, and his constant overflow keeps his opponents very aware of that side, where he works well with Peter.

In short, Castilla is a rival with a lot of identity, personality to play in big stadiums, for which speed and high tempo of the game are the most decisive weapons.