Hansi Flick has yet to give Iñigo Martínez a rest. Although he decided to rest him against Getafe, the coach wanted to ensure that his best defender added three new points and kept the distance to four against Real Madrid.
In the match against Getafe, the best quality of the player of Ondarroa was shown again. At Villarreal he was already a secret with the right defense and against the azulones he added one of his advantages, the ball is coming out of the back.
A devastating truth about the need for Iñigo Martínez is that he only gave up 102 out of 117 balls hit. The Basque defender made more passes to his teammates than all of Getafe combined, who finished with 92.
Iñigo crossed several balls back and forth and the accuracy of the operation to Lamine Yamal to move the Getafe defense and he also tried to filter passes in and out to eliminate pressure lines.
Wednesday’s duel confirmed the good line of the player, the league record for best wins is 553. He is the only one to surpass the 500 barrier along with the blind, from Girona, who has 548.
Beat without consequence
Iñigo Martínez excelled with and without the ball, risking his form at times. This is what happened in the final when he put his leg in front of Carles Pérez inside the area. and he was hit by a very painful blow on his knee.
Iñigo Martínez was left lying on the ground after a collision with Getafe’s Carles Pérez. / Javi Ferrandiz
Although the player limped, it all ended with difficulty, so Hansi Flick is confident that he will play in the competition that is needed on Saturday in El Sadar against Osasuna.
Flick can’t wait for Iñigo Martínez to rest. The home match against Getafe looked very good, although the German did not want to do without the main player because of his defense and football, which we must add. The commanding power he has is his nature which is seen in the game.
The Barça coach wants a strong team for every game and this quality is determined by the left center back on the field of play.
