Gonçalo Guedes is of Congratulations this Monday. Portuguese turns 25 (11/29/1996) and celebrates this anniversary for the fifth time as a Valencian player. But this time with a striking fact and alarming at the same time. That he is the most punished player in the League is not new. And it is because of his transcendental role in his team at the moment. It is the spark, with its plus and minus, of the José Bordalás team.
What is most striking is that it is the season with the highest average number of fouls per game. And it also does it with a difference. It is abysmal. Since he joined the Mestalla club in the 2017-18 season there has been no exercise in which the rivals have been so primed on their figure on the pitch. The thing about this campaign when the equator has not even been reached in the same way points to record ways and figures. Because Guedes is being punished like never seen before in this league.
HIS AVERAGE FOULS RECEIVED IN VALENCIA
- 2017-18 season: 70 fouls in 33 games (2.12)
- 2018-19 season: 50 fouls in 25 games (2.00)
- Season 2019-20: 43 fouls in 21 games (2.05)
- Season 2020-21: 68 fouls in 31 games (2.19)
- Season 2021-22: 38 fouls in 15 games (2.53)
Gonçalo has played all the league matches of the current campaign. Add up now 15 duels. And the average number of fouls he receives is 2.53 per shock. The exercise that the rivals submit the most. That more times it is on the ground. With a lot of difference.
The rest of the seasons with the Valencia shirt he has lived through everything. In fact, the one that is closest to the current one is the past in which he received 2.19 fouls per crash. It has always ranged between a cumulative mean of 2 and 2.19. But this exercise these numbers have stood out and in what way.
In fact, he is currently the player of the League maintains the status of being the one who receives the most fouls. Accumulate 38 in front of Memphis Depay, from Barcelona, who has 36 against him.
