After present process a meniscus surgical procedure on the finish of July following the Copa America ultimate, Bayer Leverkusen’s Exequiel Palacios returned to staff coaching on Tuesday with none restrictions.

The 25-year-old, who was an integral a part of Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten home marketing campaign final season, is but to characteristic for Die Werkself this season. As reported by kicker, the Argentine could possibly be an choice to begin in midfield alongside Granit Xhaka towards Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen’s defensive issues

Bayer Leverkusen have already conceded seven objectives of their opening 4 video games throughout all competitions (two towards Stuttgart within the DFL Supercup, and 5 towards RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach) this season, and have struggled defensively.

With Aleix García, who has began three out of 4 Leverkusen video games this season, the reigning champions don’t look as sturdy defensively. With no six, comparable to Palacios, Die Werkself are shedding their one-on-one duels in midfield, which was evident towards RB Leipzig who ended the membership’s unbeaten home run.

Palacios’ sturdy defensive skills

In response to FBRef, Palacios is within the 94th percentile for tackles (3.25 per 90) throughout Europe’s high 5 leagues over the past three hundred and sixty five days and was averaging 4.38 tackles and interceptions per 90 within the Bundesliga final season.

Though it’s a threat to play Palacios so quickly after recovering from knee surgical procedure, the Argentine’s return to the primary staff, whether or not that’s towards Hoffenheim or not, might be key for Die Werkself.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder



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