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    Rober González: Raw, Fiery And Ready To Fight For His Chance In The Real Betis First TeamReal Betis have no shortage of exceptional young talent, and returning Las Palmas loanee Rober González could be the next one up to take his chance under Manuel Pellegrini.

    Roberto González Bayón, or ‘Rober’, came off the bench in Betis’ first match of the season for a 36-minute cameo. Last season, he had a very strong loan campaign for Las Palmas down in Segunda, where he started 26 matches under former Betis manager Pepe Mel.


    One of the curiosities of that loan is the fact that he spent time at several different positions. Per smarterscout.com, he had 663 minutes as a right midfielder and 647 as a centre-forward, with some additional time as a secondary striker or attacking midfielder. Despite being his preferred position, only a fraction of his minutes was spent in a true winger role.


    That’ll probably change this season for Betis, with the most likely scenario being he and Diego Lainez supporting from out-wide on the right - so here is what his activity map looked like as a right sided midfielder last season:

    Glancing at a high level of smarterscout’s metrics, what jumped out most is that out of 100 his ‘ball retention’ score was horribly low in the two positions he played the most. Adjusted to a LaLiga standard, as a CF his rating was a 17 and as a RM it was a 4. Yes, a 4.


    This particular metric on their site can be heavily influenced by the team dynamic. For instance, Étienne Capoue had a poor ball retention metric with Watford before coming to Villarreal last season, but Dan Altman (who runs smarterscout) explained that this was largely due to Watford not having much of the ball and constantly being under pressure.


    Sure enough, Capoue does just fine in possession for the Yellow Submarine. Las Palmas, however, were one of the better teams in Segunda at retaining the ball, so his irresponsibility with it probably reflects his immaturity and inexperience at the senior level.


    One of the main reasons Rober struggles so much in possession boils down ultimately to an unwillingness to do some of the simple things. If he receives the ball and turns to see two defenders ahead of him, his instinct is to get through those two defenders. If there is a challenging vertical pass ahead of him and a safe pass beside him, he’s always going to go vertical. Too often he hits the ball past his man assuming that he is just going to be able to blow by them and get the ball on the other side, but unfortunately, that isn’t always the reality of it.


    A lot of this, of course, is simply youth. He’s 20 years old. When he strikes the ball, he really does have a delightful left foot. There are goals in there, but again he often settles for the outlandish shot from the edge of the box rather than trying to get a more efficient look.

    Rober projects similarities to Villarreal’s Javi Ontiveros, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Javi is a fantastic player to watch on his day, but there’s an inherent lack of discipline involved in the mindset of both players that they need to grow out of and should do with experience. Many attackers do eventually calm down and make their games more efficient so that they can continue at the top flight.


    8 goals in 30 Segunda games last season (including a hat-trick against Lugo) as Las Palmas’ second-highest scorer of the season is a very respectable return for a 19 year-old embarking on his first full year as a professional, and the potential is certainly there for Rober to take that next step towards success this year under the tutelage of Manuel Pellegrini.

    In the meantime, he’s a player who can inject a lot of energy off the bench. He’s not going to leave the match dynamics as they are when he enters. Instead, he’s going to want to make things happen at all costs. He has that hunger to impress that a lot of the bright young players in LaLiga possess. A fire that can serve him well when harnessed properly.


    The question of Rober’s future will never be around a lack of talent and skill, it’ll be his ability to adapt and grow as so many Betis players have under Manuel Pellegrini.


    One thing’s for sure, though. Rober certainly doesn’t lack the confidence to make it at the highest level, and that’s something that’ll always go down well with the Betis faithful.

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