Sarthak Kumar tells us more about two young players who are, together, changing Levante’s midfield for the better.
After match day nine manager Luis Alcaraz was sacked and Levante were bottom of the table. After match day ten Levante were reeling from a 3-0 defeat at Valencia and even after matchday eleven Levante were still bottom of the table. Eleven matches in and Levante were in tatters.
Rubi, the former assistant Barcelona manager to Tito Vilanova, had remained defiant. The same starting eleven, the same tactics, the same 4-3-3 formation, the same desire to keep the ball.