The intensity is very good nowadays in the Premier League. In England, the general trend is to speed up the tempo, and football in the British Isles always increases physical strength at all levels.
That seemed perfectly appropriate for Jurgen Klopp’s Liversea, or Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea, which re-introduced replays by putting more emphasis on what happened off the ball. Under Andoni Iraola, Rayo Vallecano was one of the few teams in La Liga to successfully implement this idea. Only a few months after his departure from Bournemouthhis assistant Inthoni Perez took his seat in Vallecas. Since then, the word always appears in his response: greatness.
In terms of history reflected by the local and left-wing fanbase with the passion found in the heart of Vallekas, rayo vallecano is not a club like any other. Likewise, it’s a club run like no other. The President, Raul Martin Presa, of the opposite political wing, is always at odds with the fanbase. Perez, like his predecessor, knows that as a result, Rayo is a club with deep food flaws. Often labeled as one of the worst reasons in La Liga, the old infrastructure has been the subject of previous analysis, but it is a completely different article.
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There is no denying that those deep flaws created a mysterious tomanticism around the club. Perez knows better than anyone. “Because of the lack of structurethe coach is involved in decisions in all forms and departments … Rayo is perhaps the best club in La Liga to develop a coach. I could not find these specific conditions elsewhere, “recently told the athlete. Those conditions allow to pursue the conditions of Perez, Perez, their speed and intensity come first.
Rayo is inspired by what many clubs in La Liga have been doing over the years. In the world of GETAFES, where Awaves and RCD Mallorca have sought to be strong before thinking weakly, since the time of Iraola, the Vallecas have chosen the opposite path. Which allows the support to be behind them with the basic need of the players, the one they love the most – the heart. If players don’t give it their all, every time, those gaps come from their side. The problem? Sometimes, a few mistakes can ruin the dominoes that have carefully arranged the result of the fight against Lech Poznan in the conference, where Rayo found themselves lacking in a 3-2 victory in the last minute.
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Perez, everything must be too much. That much was proven by the recent bust-up with the right-wing Ivan Balliu. “You play like you coach” is the equivalent of a long list in football, but Perez lives it. “It is important for each exercise to be very powerful with a very high load and a reasonable amount of volume. “ Changing his tests according to the opponent, Perez created palpitations for barcelona and real madrid. Los Blancos have taken just three points from their last four visits. The Catalans are on a five-game winning streak since Rayo Liga returned to La Liga in 2021. With a team that has the capacity to spend 16 times less than madrid, and 7.5 times less than barcelona, it spreads the entire group of boxers in the mouth.
Rayo players enjoy a different relationship with the fans, something Perez is familiar with in his hometown, Pamplona. Both of them can say that they are truly different relationships, they cover the area by group, due to the unusual location of the social heart of the neighborhood. Perez’s style draws in the 12th man, and sets them up to pursue the opposition. It also explains the inconsistency of Rayo, where the Ultra Group ‘Bukaneros’ Boycott the Stadium, either because of confusion about the presa, or other common crimes such as the scheduling of La Liga matches on weekdays. However, when they are there, in full voice, the club is more united than ever.
Clarity is another key component of Rayo’s success. Perez is not for a long time, and he needs his players to ‘understand why’ they play in this way, his philosophy dictates that faith in terms of the decision to make the right decisions. This is a club that feels like it thinks, a culture that is felt first and foremost by the players on the wing. CPhysical fitness with mental clarity, Palazon trait and aNDREI Ratiu symbolizes this definition of football.
Rayo Vallecano may not have the best team, refreshing in today’s game, it did not stop them from giving the best teams. Perez saw the mistakes in the current defensive battles of barcelona, and he aimed them in this strong way that his approach becomes a common place everywhere against the great line of Hansi Flick. You know that Xabi Alonso is still building his ideas at the Bernabeu, Rayo did not just fight the way to build Rael Madrid, but forced them to go to a completely different game. Understanding the options available, and the reference point of his plan, and the non-negotiable tempo, gives their players an advantage in the first minute.
There is nothing ‘normal’ about Rayo Vallecano. But this is what created its beauty, and what perez scored against the rest of La Liga. Vallekas is one of the few pockets In Madrid for such a strong rejection of two of the biggest sharks in the city. Its inconsistency makes it one of the most exciting teams in Spain. After their draw with Real Madrid, Rayo fans wanted Perez to return to the pit after his return, they were greeted by the Balliu’s to inform you, and kiss ‘, and kiss each other’, and kiss each other ‘, then kiss each other “, then kiss each other’, then kiss each other.” It’s an imperfect world for Vallecas, but despite this imperfection, Perez has found a deep ball.
