Andoni Gorosabel (Arrasate, 1996) was a starter against Sevilla, as in four of the five league games that have been played. The only meeting, besides the Europa League, which started on the bench was the opening where the right-back was occupied by a Joseba Zaldua before the one who defends the new status that the Sweep yourself. Today marks four years since the official debut of Gorosabel in the first team of the Real, in the Ciutat de Valencia by the hand of Eusebius in 2017. A time in which the progression of the devastating rampage cannot be doubted, which is not only consolidated in its position but, right now, is ahead in the struggle that it stars with Joseba Zaldua.
Will not save Gorosabel a good memory of that first game. Not only because of the defeat (3-0), but because that premiere had enough of a testimonial. Although Eusebius gave him that season a couple more games in the Europa League, another Cup and the second round also against Levante in Anoeta, it was not until two seasons ago when he began to take steps up exponentially. First he disputed the position to Zaldua and then it was snatched away, in part because the San Sebastian has accumulated enough injuries in the last two years.
5th metatarsal tear
All the matches that Gorosabel played in the 18/19 season made them by the hand of Asier Garitano, something that is still curious since it has been Imanol who has finally finished betting on him. In December, however coinciding with the change of coach, Gorosabel he broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot, which put him out of action for four months. He did not play the entire second half of the season.
His last two campaigns, especially the last one, have been the ones that have staged his definitive consolidation in the first team. In 19/20 he played 19 games (13 as a starter) and in the last one he exploded with 40 presences in the team, 33 of them at the start. He was the third most used outfield player by Imanol in back of Le normand and Oyarzabal.
The progression of Gorosabel In these four years it has led him to earn the status of the starter that he defends in this start of the League. Zaldua, if the injuries respect him, he demonstrated in Eindhoven or in the minutes he played against Sevilla, who, at 29 years old, not only does not give up but is a more than usable piece for Real. Gorosabel renewed last year until 2024 while Zaldua He still has one more season and a half on his contract (2023). The right side of the Real is in good custody.