Commentator of the championship of Spain on the channels Football1 / Football2 Kirill Krutorogov specially for Football. Ua analyzed the performance of each team. Examples in the completed season.
Real Madrid (93 points). Champions! The long-awaited "gold" after five years of triumphs of enemies! This happened, first of all, thanks to the fantastic stability of the team. Is this a merit of Zidane? Very unlikely! Behind the back of the famous and legendary are little-known to the general public, but competent experts - each in his profile. Withdraw almost all, almost without exception, players to a high level of form and keep them without tangible downturns all season - it's worth a lot! And, at the end of the season, as you remember, Zidane held a mass rotation, when in the championship and the Champions League actually played two different compositions and matched each other, not yielding. It is worth noting that in both transfer windows the club did not conduct wholesale purchases, acted not wasteful, periodically in the plans of the coaching staff interfered with injuries. And here the reserves worked in the best possible way. Revealed Nacho, becoming an equivalent replacement for the Pepe Centrubes with Varan, and for lateral Marcelo. Finally, Izzo played. Abruptly, Benzema. Such transformations are the result of everyday hard work and the players themselves, and the team of coaches. Madrid failed to beat Barcelona once in a season, but what do these victories mean when the main opponent stayed below them?.
Barcelona (90 points). Season is failed. Who would not argue with this, the season of Barcelona is failed, gentlemen. The theoretical conquest of the Copa del Rey will not be a consolation for the Catalans. They were favorites for the championship of La Liga, but in some matches on the field they looked unduly imposing, relaxed and self-confident, they say, if anything, the opponent himself will score in his own gates, simply because of the fear that they are opposed by the great Barcelona! And this led to unexpected losses - a speech about the defeat of Alaves and Celta at the start. And also about the lost matches of Deportivo and Malaga, when the team gave themselves to the rescue in the Champions League in a duel with PSG and preparation for Juventus. They did not succeed in chasing after two hares, as a result they remained with nothing. Extremely unsuccessful was the summer transfer campaign. Dani Alves was lost, did not find him a replacement. Umtiti, Dinja, Gomesh and Alcasera were signed, they put out a lot of money, but only the first. There were misunderstandings in the relations of Luis Enrique and Vidal, he was already allegedly written off, then he became almost the best team, but a serious injury ended the season for him too early. Three points, despite the advantage in personal meetings, did not have enough Bars for the championship. And, no matter how it would not like fans "blaugranas", Real Madrid in this season was more stable, and therefore stronger.
Atletico (78 points). Obviously one thing - the "mattresses" were betting on the victory in the Champions League, and for her sake were ready for anything. Championships in Spain with Simeone, they have already won, and were not going to be dispersed - the priority is the Champions Cup. Because of what in the Example there was even the risk of falling to fourth place or even lower, but at the expense of the class coped. If you calculate the optional loss of points with Villarreal, Alaves, Hispaniola and Betis - this still would not be enough to catch up with at least Barcelona. And the difference between the second and third place for Atletico special is not.
Seville (72 points). Replacement of Unai Emery on Jorge Sampaoli was painless. Moreover, the Argentine quickly fell in love with the hot Seville audience - emotions, fearlessness, interesting experiments. The question is whether it will now be possible to replace Sampaoli painlessly and whether it will not fly to dust? Last summer, the team intensified by many performers, not all managed to integrate 100%, because its potential seems much larger. It is also clear that the future transfer campaign will also be active. But it will be the first in many years without Monci. In the season, Sevilla claimed more than the final place, however, both under Emery and Sampaole, Andalusians showed inability to play at a party. At home lost only once - Barcelona, ??played four times in a draw, 46 points out of 72 scored exactly on "Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan". And on the way out they lost where they should not have been - with Granada, Sporting, Alaves and others-others.
Villarreal (67 points). Preparing for the season with Marcelino, then he was fired because of accusations in the delivery of the match Sporting in the last round of last season, appointed Fran Esquiba, an adherent of cautious football and previously worked only with outsiders. As a consequence - departure from the qualification of the Champions League from Monaco. Nevertheless, the "yellow submarine" was the contender for the fourth place and the return to the Champions League, although not too obvious. Sevilla and Atletico all the same quoted above. The result of the season for Villarreal is adequate, it was not possible to exceed expectations, but it did not disappoint either.. Perhaps, if it were not for the regularly replenished infirmary, things would have been better, but for now - the Escriba team in its place.
Real Sociedad (64 points). At the end of the season - the best Basque team of four, speaking in the Example. The majority believed that in the LES will break, rather, Athletic than "Chury-Urdin", but the opposite happened. Eusebio built a strong team, able to fight for points with any opponent. Plus, individual players played at the highest level - Ilyarramendi rebooted his career, young Odriosola, Bautista and Oyarsabal showed themselves, Huangmi and Willian Jose performed well, old-timers Prieto and Vela. In addition, it seems that the team's potential is not yet fully disclosed - it is capable of an even better result.
Athletic (63 points). The season for "lions" can be considered failed. Suddenly flew out of the Europa League early, could not get into this tournament for the next season, although they fought until the last round. Perhaps there was not enough strength, perhaps - emotion, but the loss of points in the final rounds with the newcomers Alaves and Leganes and cost Valverde team vouchers to Europe. Even strange, if he really heads Barcelona now, when his current team failed to meet the challenges. Can the Basques preserve Inaki Williams? Will it be possible to invite talented local football players from other teams and raise them to a higher level? However, these are questions for the coming season.
Espanyol (56 points). Still, a good head coach - the key to success. The arrival of Kike Sanchez Flores to the post of an entertainer instantly transformed the "parrots". Pretended to the Europa League, gave a little at the end of the season and lost chances. But the young guys, like Aaron Martin, Mark Navarro and Mark Rocco, opened themselves, the leased from Valencia Piatti revived, he showed the bombing talent of Moreno. If all the best remains, and some problems can be eliminated in the summer - in the near future we will be able to see the strongest Espanyol.
Alaves (55 points). After a decade in the lower divisions, Alaves was not returned to be an outsider. Since the start, the Basques have shown that they will not be whipping boys, beating Barcelona at the Camp Nou in September. They were as unpredictable as possible, and none of the matches was considered an obvious underdog of the pair. Final Copa del Rey and the place at the top of the table - an excellent total of the season. Another thing is that the leased players in the summer will disperse on their teams, and if it does not succeed to increase, next season, the Vitorians will be extremely difficult.
10. Eibar (54 points). The club almost with the smallest budget in the Example until the end of the season struggled for a ticket to the Europa League. Home arena "Ipoorua" became a fortress for Eibar - there they lost only six times. Given the ratio of "investment / results" - the season for "gunsmiths" is just perfect and they can serve as an example for other teams. Own handwriting, a stable path, the disclosed players - Enrih, Luna, Kapa, ??Escalante - on their sale the club can also decently earn.
eleven. Malaga (46 points). We were planning to fight for European cups. But they were very unstable. Juande Ramos decided to leave the team, probably not just feeling tired, but also realizing that there is a big recession, and it will not be easy to fix it. One win in sixteen games is a big winter dip, which cost the "anchovies" a loss of chances for a dream. Appointment of Michel has had a huge impact and now, if it will be possible to improve qualitatively, even point-by-point, with this coach the Andalusians will be able to really fight for the League of Europe.
12. Valencia (46 points). Club - the fifth in finance in Spain. But the internal situation does not contribute to great achievements, on the contrary, only disappoints and upsets the fans of "bats". The final place at the bottom of the table is a huge failure, despite the fact that the team is really very efficient and able to solve high tournament tasks. The next season, which the Levantine dream to quickly forget and hope that everything will change for the better. Because when an expensive foreign car in an excellent package suddenly stops to go and does not start without any apparent reason - it is not normal.
13. Celta (45 points). If in the group round of the League of Europe, mostly played a diluted squad, and in the championship - the basis, then after the passage of the Miner, the Galicians bets on the European cup, waving a hand at the Example. They reached the semifinals, showed themselves, BUT ... in the next season there were no European Cups.
14. Las Palmas (39 points). Initially, the team intended to fight for the Europa League. Chances for this achievement lost early and eventually finished far from the cherished positions. So, this season can hardly be brought to "canaries" in the asset. Moreover, given that the leaders received better financial conditions in comparison with the previous season, and also invited star Boateng, Hese and Halilovich. Team Seten has established itself in the status of home - 33 points from 39 they obtained at the Estadio de Gran Canaria and had a series of 15 unbeaten matches, on the road - they were a "sweet bun", which distributed glasses to the right and left. The final segment turned out to be worthless - four points out of thirty possible.
15. Betis (39 points). It was likely that the "green and white" will receive considerable support in Ukraine after the invitation in the summer of Roman Zozuli, but it turned out, rather, vice versa. To admit frankly, the original error of the leadership was the decision to leave Gustavo Poyeta. He and earlier in the championships there were no more modest successes, and here the team Examples with the desire to compete for the League of Europe ... On Zozulya as the main striker in the presence of Castro, Sanabria and Alegria Uruguayan did not expect initially. Betis "took his" with himself like middle peasants and outsiders, twice presented a sensation, having drawn draws with Barcelona and Atletico, among the candidates for the flight was not simply because there were teams frankly weaker.
16. Deportivo (36 points). Nothing special happened to them. Instead of ambitious performance - the risk of flying out to the penultimate round. The only thing the Lakoruns can boast for the season is the victory over Barcelona, ??which in many respects cost the Catalans of the champion title. Gisca Garitano had a considerable credit of trust, but left "Riasor" in February, leaving the team at the last saving place and with only three points advantage over the departure zone. Therefore, the invited Pepe Mel was already engaged in correcting mistakes and fighting precisely for saving. How the Galicians managed to lose points with Granada and Osasuna, to be honest, still do not understand.
17th. Leganes (35 points). In the debut season, the examples escaped from the departure and for them it's a fairy tale. This is the case when the arrival of grants for the "Butark" caused a crazy stir, and people were on duty at the box office in anticipation of tickets for these matches at night, which in itself is fine. Grandiose sensations Leganes did not commit, on the other hand - from time to time they are very confident and even brazenly looked in games with the more experienced teams of La Liga. Due to this, and were drawn to draw with the European Cup Atletico, Villarreal, Athletic (twice), Seville, and also beat Celta. But the main achievement of the strategist Asier Garitano - the victory over direct competitors, which, as a result, led to the advantage in glasses and face-to-face meetings.
18. Sporting (31 points). Last season, Abelardo saved the team a victory in the final round over Villarreal. In this year the Asturians started well - 10 points in four rounds, but then there was a protracted crisis - only two points in ten matches, and it was already difficult to return the team to the faith. On the other hand - only this team of three, who dropped in the class, struggled to the end and up to the penultimate round kept the chances of salvation. Too many losses happened in matches with middle peasants. Sporting beat those who are below them, twice figured out the competitor Leganes, but on points this was not enough. In general, both under Abelardo and Rubi, the Gihons were not very competitive.
19. Osasuna (22 points). For a long time in Example there was not such a weak team from the very beginning of the season and right up until the last round. The lack of funds did not allow to work qualitatively in the preseason over the strengthening. As a result - a complete inconsistency with the level of Examples, the status of an absolute outsider in all matches and in the whole season. "Achievement" - the rise from the 20th place to the 19th, they say, there are also those who are worse than us.
20. Granada (20 points). Grand failure and the greatest disappointment. On the selection of players the team was, if not among the applicants for the League of Europe, then somewhere about that. Although to build a battle-worthy team, based on 16 leased and 10 of its players, it is probably impossible. On the other hand, it is worth noting that football players were invited to rent entirely from the TOP clubs - Spain and England.
It was the first season of the club without Pozzo's family at the helm - they sold it to a Chinese businessman and, as it turned out, instead of huge investments and Andalusian PSG on "Nuevo Los Carmenes" there will now be Segunda matches.
Errors were allowed a lot. Although the beginning seemed promising - invited Paco Hemes. He started the rebuilding of the team, aiming it at the attack. But there were no victories. The patience of the newly-minted owners quickly burst. Appointed a much more pragmatic Alkaras. And Granada won the first victory only in the 14th round. Next - in the 21st. So, almost from the very start, this team was in the relegation zone with no special chance of saving. There she finished.