Ecuadorian Gonzalo Plata is well regarded at Real Valladolid, despite the points drought that has accumulated since last season, in the promotion of the team to the highest Spanish league.

This is something that does not detract from their performances, as coach José Rojo Martín has mentioned in recent days.

“Plata is a very important player for us, because of his speed and versatility, and obviously he has to score goals, like the other players in the second line. It is crucial that you don’t have to wait for the central defender to score a goal from a set ball,” said the coach.

And although the tricolors received the support of their coach, part of the Spanish press is not satisfied with the game of the attacker from Guayaquil.

Roberto Antolinin an opinion column published in a newspaper AS The Spaniard fiercely criticized the footballer who he considers “an excellent sporting role” and which resulted in a “strong investment” by the Iberian club.

“The Ecuadorian international Gonzalo Plata is a real fiasco and the First League in Spain is a category that seems very big for him and makes no difference, as he did in the silver category of Spanish football,” said Antolín.

“In other words, he is not a player for the First League, which he has already shown at Sporting de Portugal and is showing it in Spain,” the journalist added in his column.

Valladolid is in seventeenth place in the Spanish table this season, with 24 points in 22 games, with a performance of 7 wins, 3 draws and 13 games with defeats. (D)