He Seville These days he is preparing for his first game of the new year, next Saturday at home against Vs Almeria At the crossroads of the 32nd round King’s Cupa very important competition for Nervionites and the most direct way to try to gain a place Europe. And it does so with a big unknown at the gate, where Alvaro y: Newland They choose, respectively, to establish themselves as a starting eleven or regain a lost position.
The Norwegian goalkeeper has been selected since the start of the season Garcia Pimienta as indisputable in his team. with the march of Dmitrovichhe Seville exercised market option to sign for one season Alvarowho had arrived as a substitute. A significant injury though A slave during the visit Cornella Last October, he changed the coaching staff’s plans.
Nyland has been out since October with an injury
Newland He suffered a grade 2 sprain of the medial collateral ligament of his left knee, or in other words, he had to be out of action for a month and a half. Absence that Alvaro took advantage of the opportunity to debut with him Seville and have continuity in goal playing two games Copafirst Las Rosas y: Olotand a long streak of eight straight games La Liga.
Speeches and numbers of the goalkeeper Arnedo They were good, but they were heavily penalized in the latter part of the year during visits Metropolitan and: Santiago Bernabeuin which they conceded four goals in one game. In general, Alvaro got a bit Copawith a clean sheet and 12 in domestic competitions (eight of which came against Atletico and Real Madrid in those two games), three without conceding a goal.
Comparison with Nyland-Alvaro in La Liga
In the last three fights of the year, vs Cholo Simeone and them Ancelottiagainst the game Celta between (the one that served as a farewell to Jesús Navas del Sánchez-Pizjuan), Garcia Pimienta can already count on the call Newland. However, he chose to continue to hope Alvaro at eleven. A decision that will have to be confirmed or changed at the start of the new year, when the Norwegian is already fully fit and after working with the group for a few weeks.
Before the injury. Newland participated in 11 matches Leagueall starts and 10 starts, conceding 15 goals and keeping three clean sheets (four including against Espanyol where he was injured and where he played just over 60 minutes.) The stats for the number of stops, save percentage and clean sheets put him ahead of Alvaro, but the final decision will be: Garcia Pimientawho, when questioned about the situation at the gate, assured that no one would play by “decree”.