José Arnáiz is a big-headed type. Maybe it comes naturally to Talavera of the Queenterritory of stubborn that, like the captain of Leganés, they insist until they get their way. Arnáiz’s name is a cry of joy and although this season he has only been able to howl it once to the sky of Butarque, the goal is his infinite obsession. Either as a winger, or as a center forward at the request of Idiakez, the ’10 ′ insists until exhaustion without the problems seeing the door having modified the insistence on his repertoire. Lowering your arms is, for this former Barça player, taboo language.
In what we have of course the difference in offensive production between Naím and the rest of his teammates is great, almost abysmal. Including blocked shots, Arnáiz has tried it up to 20 times. Behind it follows him at a remarkable distance Naim Garcia (15 auctions) and already below two digits Daniel Raba, with nine spikes. It happens that the low effectiveness (like the rest of his teammates) chases Arnaiz. Only 5% of his shots have ended up on goal.
It was against Eibar after an assist from Rubén Pardo that left him alone to define with his left foot. That was one of only three goals that Leganés has scored this season. The other two, by Naím himself and Nyom, who with six attempts He also appears in the upper zone of the blue and white finishers despite acting as a lateral or central defender.
The trust of Idiakez
“I don’t know if Arnáiz is a ‘9’, a ’10’ or an ’11’. What I do believe is that Arnáiz has scoring potential that, except in Valladolid and Barça B, he has not exploited. José is a player of 15 goals per season”recently came to comment on an Idiakez who has faith in Arnáiz’s goalscoring ability.
Own Arnaiz and his numbers in previous courses have hinted that, indeed, in his legs (he is ambidextrous, especially for the auction) there is gunpowder to explode. In the first pepinero course in Second after falling from First he scored six goals and last year he was the top scorer of the course with seven. It is far from the 12 that he did with Valladolid in 16-17, the season that exploded in Pucela.
The desire to recover that version of Arnaiz is an obsession of José himself, but also of Idiakezinsisting on giving him the role of a key player on the pitch and outside, as befits the bracelet he shares with four other teammates: Juan Muñoz, Asier Riesgo, Sergio González and Kenneth Omeruo. “He has the capacity to reach 15 goals in a season. Because of how he moves, how he ends up with both legs, how he attacks spaces… I aspire for José to score goals as a striker, ”insisted his coach.
Hunting to the ankle of Arnáiz
An aspiration that also depends on the marking to which the defenses subject him, especially primed to stop him based on fouls. With 19 so far this season, he is, with Dani Raba (18), the most punished pepinero of the season and the fourth footballer in the entire Second Division who is hunted the most. Of course, Arnáiz, who has improved defensively especially since he passed through the hands of Mehdi Nafti, does not stand still either and already accumulates seven fouls against. Good proof of a stubborn character that makes him respond when he receives in that search headed to find the goal yes or yes.