Keys to the resurgence of Las Palmas, Who to bet on in Fantasy?

A wave of optimism has settled in the Gran Canaria Stadium after the surprisingly positive start by Diego Martínez: he has celebrated 3 victories (two of them away from home) in the 4 matches he has managed while with Carrión the yellow team did not celebrate any victories in the 9 opportunities they had.

In just a few games, Diego Martínez has been able to find an almost recognizable starting eleven, despite the injury to Januzaj, with only a few positions up in the air like the one accompanying Essugo and Kirian in the midfield. 

Regarding players, here are some of the players who, as new additions to the team, are proving to be key in this resurgence:

95

Cillessen
3.490.000€-90.000€?

J20

1

J19

7

J18

9

J17

4

J16

PT

13

The Dutch international is one of the key pieces of Las Palmas even before Diego Martínez's arrival. He has a remarkably high save percentage (74.1%, the sixth best in the league and 81.8% since Diego Martínez arrived) and many of them are of great merit.

81

Álex Muñoz
2.090.000€-40.000€?

J20

-

J19

3

J18

-

J17

-

J16

DF

03

The player from Alicante is a regular under the new coach, having played all 270 minutes in the league under Diego Martínez. He leads in some defensive statistics such as interceptions (20, being the second best in the league) or the successful tackles leading to regained possession (22, sixth in the league) . Besides these defensive stats, he is the top-scoring defender in the league with 3 goals . Although his ratings still have room for improvement, he has virtually no competition as a left-back . There is only one other pure left-back: Daley Sinkgraven , who has not met expectations when he played, as well as several players from other positions (Benito / Mika Mármo l) who could replace him if needed. 

75

Essugo
1.400.000€-30.000€?

J20

4

J19

5

J18

7

J17

3

J16

MD

01

The young Portuguese midfielder is the only pure defensive midfielder on the team and has become indispensable upon arriving . There is no other player in the team who fulfills his defensive midfield role . He ranks in the top ten in the league for various defensive statistics such as interceptions (seventh in the league) and even though his role is predominantly defensive, he has a high successful dribble percentage (72.7%). He is the best-rated player on Sofascore from the Canarian team.

82

Fabio Silva
4.740.000€-190.000€?

J20

2

J19

2

J18

-

J17

7

J16

DL

25

Las Palmas has numerous players who can play as forwards apart from the Portuguese midfielder: Sandro, Mata, Marc Cardona, and McBurnie who seemed to have the advantage at the beginning of the season. However, it has been Fábio Silva who has secured the striker position . In a team that struggled with scoring goals and creating chances last year, Fábio Silva is getting numerous opportunities . He is in the top ten in the league for most shots on target despite playing just over half of the possible minutes. The only downside is that he is usually substituted almost every time . In the last 7 matches (including the 3 with Diego), he has been substituted in 6.

103

Alberto Moleiro
7.110.000€-110.000€     
MD

04

101

Kirian Rodríguez
4.310.000€+20.000€     
MD

30

123

Sandro Ramírez
6.460.000€+280.000€     
DL

27

Of course, and not as much of a "surprise" as the previous ones, we must not forget about several veterans who are important to the team: Moleiro, Kirian, and Sandro , who has started this season very focused.