The Catalan central Edgar gonzalez (1.93 meters), trained in the quarry of RCD Espanyol and in Cornellà and who arrived free at the subsidiary of the Real Betis In the summer of 2018, he is becoming, at 24 years old and after a fruitful loan campaign in Oviedo, one of the defensive strongholds of Real Betis that Manuel Pellegrini directs with great success.
The Chilean coach has only given more minutes of play than Edgar so far this season to Nabil Fekir, who has started in the twelve games played by Real Betis, nine in the League and three in the Europa League, in which he accumulates 998 ‘of play. After Fekir, and with quite a difference over the rest, the most used is Edgar, who starts in six league games – Espanyol also played almost completely due to the early injury to Víctor Ruiz – and in two of the Europa League, competitions in the That adds up to 803 ‘of play.
After Fekir and Edgar, the players most used in the two competitions by Pellegrini, who usually make no less than six changes from one game to another in the starting eleven, are Guido Rodríguez (686 ‘), Sergio Canales (660’), Rui Silva (630 ‘), Pezzella (604’), Álex Moreno (574 ‘), Borja Iglesias (539’), William Carvalho (519 ‘) and Rodri (485’), who are the ten most used, followed by Clauido Bravo and Bellerín, both with 450 ‘, those of the winger on loan from Arsenal all in LaLiga, because in Europe Martín Montoya has played all three games.
Of those ten who play the most minutes, the best statistical ratings are held by Fekir, Guido Rodríguez and William Carvalho (all with an average score of 7.23, according to SofaScore), while the fourth most valued is precisely Edgar (7.11) , which is surprising locals and strangers, as there were few who thought that it could offer a performance as good as the one it is giving. The injuries of Bartra and Víctor Ruiz, as well as the expulsion suffered by Pezzella against Espanyol, have opened the doors of ownership to Edgar and he is knowing how to make the most of his playing minutes.
He debuted in the first team with Setién
Edgar made his debut with the Real Betis first team under the guidance of Quique Setién – under whose orders he usually trained – in a Cup match against Racing at El Sardinero on November 1, 2018. The following campaign he played 13 games with Rubi, the majority of midfielder, of them 11 starters (9 in the League and 2 in the Cup). The 2020/21 campaign was on loan at Oviedo, where he played 37 league games and one in the Cup (36 starts) and scored three goals, also as a midfielder. Now he is consolidating with Pellegrini in the central position and next to him those who are rotating are Pezzella, Bartra and Víctor Ruiz, because the Catalan has won the position and it will be difficult to remove it if he continues to perform at this level.
Edgar, like Fekir, is with four cards in LaLIga, so the next one he sees will carry him a penalty game. Egar has a contract with Real Betis until June 2023 and he will surely be one of the next to renew it, since Real Betis can have a versatile central player there for a while, since as a pivot or midfielder he can also play by having an exquisite ball out.
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