Squad news
REPEATING THE LINEUP AFTER NINE MONTHS
12 Dec 2008
Coach Miguel Angel Lotina is preparing the same starting lineup that defeated Malaga CF for the visit to Real Valladolid. This means that the Basque coach is keen to repeat a squad in two consecutive liga matches for the first time in nine months. The rotations and the injuries are the two main causes for this behaviour.
�SAINT’ ARANZUBIA
12 Dec 2008
The great moment of Daniel Aranzubia is corresponding to a solid moment of Deportivo. The Basque keeper, replaced on the past season at Athletic by a Segunda keeper, is now a candidate to Spain’s senior squad. Now two recognized ex-Depor keepers analyse the work done by Aranzubia on the season and his surprising comeback.
THE RECONVERSION OF ROCHELA
12 Dec 2008
David Rochela has been considered since a couple of years ago as the main promise at Depor’s youth system, it’s usual to see him playing with the young national teams and was finalist with Spain in the last U-17 FIFA World Cup. Now he’s living a transition period, firstly because he’s debuting with Deportivo B and secondly because he has been reconverted into a defensive midfielder.
THINKING OF VALLADOLID
11 Dec 2008
The squad started on Wednesday the preparations of the game against Valladolid, the novelties were the returns of Bodipo and Antonio Tom??s, while Lopo hasn’t been able to train due to a muscular problem. At Valladolid, the squad is affected by the injuries of Asenjo, Baraja and Rubio.
THE PHYSICAL CHALLENGE OF THE SEASON
11 Dec 2008
Deportivo will reach the Christmas break after disputing 27 official matches throughout the season, that means 9 more games compared to the past campaign. This represents a physical challenge for the players and especially for the coaching staff, because the squad needs freshness in order to keep the chances of achieving important things at the end of the season.
THE RETURN OF EFREN
11 Dec 2008
Efr?©n has been considered as one of the most promising strikers at the youth system of Deportivo, he shined at Juvenil A and just when he was making the transition to Fabril, he suffered a serious injury that blocked his progress. Now, two years later, he’s coming back at Nar??n, club where he was loaned for the present season.
THE GROWTH OF VERDU
10 Dec 2008
Deportivo is evolving with the pass of the games and one of the players that has progressed the most is Joan Verd??, midfielder that earned a spot in the starting eleven during the Copa first-leg against Elche. Now the Catalan is even dreaming to be part of Spain’s national team.
ERIKSSON SUPPORTS BRAVO AND GUARDADO
10 Dec 2008
The coach of Mexico’s national team, Sven-G?¶ran Eriksson, visited La Coru?±a and talked with Lotina, Omar Bravo and Guardado. The Swedish trainer is visiting Europe in order to follow the progress of his player ahead of the World Cup qualifiers that start on February of the next year.
THE VALUE OF DEPOR’S GOALS
09 Dec 2008
Deportivo is the team that’s capitalizing the most the goals conquered in la liga, and it’s that the scoring record of the Galicians is the worst one among the first 14 places in the Liga BBVA. Another thing to emphasise is that Deportivo is the team that has achieved more clean sheets at Spain’s first division.
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