UD Las Palmas could not close the year better. A win against RCD Espanyol puts the cap on a fantastic month which leaves the Canaries in 13th place and seven points clear of relegation.s. UD had a near-perfect December. Three wins and a draw, or the same, ten points out of twelve possible.
UD got there thanks to defensive toughness. In those four games, only Barca and Valladolid managed to find the back of the net for Cillessen. The Dutchman maintained his clean sheet in the next two games against Real Sociedad and Espanyol.The clean sheet is the second day in a row. And since October, the balance of goals is 14 for, 10 against. All this speaks well of the team.“Diego Martinez admitted at the press conference.
Work:
Defensive work starting with the striker initiating joint pressure, explored and paced by all players. They are now finishing Las Palmas with less and less clarity. They conceded only two to Espanyol in their last game. But when the challenger comes, Cillessen is there. The Dutchman managed to make Alvaro Valles forget. “It was not as open a meeting as on other days, but. If at the end we have a clean sheet, I feel happy“, the Dutch football player admitted after the accident.
Las Palmas have shed the defensive fragility that plagued the team in the early days. The Canaries now show more solidity and confidence. Diego Martinez managed to lower the blinds to move up.