I have gone against Granada for most of the season, but surely there has been big improvement recently not only in results, but in their performances as well. The new coach for the season is finally now in the know of the player material he has available?

Obviously the win over Sevilla was so far the most unfair result in this league, but mentally it was the most important for Granada, and it was followed by hard fought draws v Osasuna and Getafe and a convincing win over Levante. I was still doubtful after their Getafe performance, but as Getafe themselves did win over Espanyol last round - and deservedly so - it has to be counted as well.

Espanyol do rely heavily on one striker, too heavily, on Raul de Tomas who was suspended in their Getafe loss but returns for today. They have started the season well and were ranked as the best of the promoted teams, whether that is true is still in the dark. Their results lately:

Is there a dip in form? Bilbao made fun of them at home in the previous home game, and losing to Getafe so bluntly was also a very disappointing performance. The honey moon of promotion is over?

Raul de Tomas will be the key. Can Granada keep him away from the ball? He has scored 6 goals so far, but he is also the man who gets all the chances. Only midfielder Embarba is the other player who has had chances worth than more of one goal so far, after 12 games!

I still do not rate Granada highly and in the overall xG-table they are among the biggest relegation candidates, but the thing is that after a poor start the importance of mental factors is massive, and Granada are unbeaten in 4 weeks, in 4 games. The difference it makes in everyday work is just staggering.

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本赛季大部分时间都在和格拉纳达比赛，但可以肯定的是，最近他们的成绩和表现都有了很大的改善。新赛季的教练现在终于知道他有什么样的球员了?

显然，对塞维利亚的胜利是目前为止联赛中最不公平的结果，但对格拉纳达来说，精神上的胜利是最重要的，接下来是对奥萨苏纳和赫塔菲的艰苦战平，以及对莱万特的令人信服的胜利。在看到赫塔菲队的表现后，我仍然怀疑，但是赫塔菲队在上一轮确实战胜了西班牙人队——这是理所当然的——这也应该被计算在内。

西班牙人确实非常依赖一名前锋，太依赖劳尔·德·托马斯了，他在输给赫塔菲的比赛中被禁赛，但今天又回来了。他们本赛季开局不错，被评为晋级队伍中最好的，但这是否属实还不得而知。最近他们的结果:

状态有下降吗?毕尔巴鄂在上一场主场比赛中嘲笑他们，如此直白地输给赫塔菲也是一场非常令人失望的表现。促销的蜜月期结束了?

劳尔·德·托马斯将是关键。格拉纳达能让他远离球吗?到目前为止，他已经进了6个球，但他也是那个得到所有机会的人。到目前为止，只有中场恩巴在12场比赛中获得了超过一个进球的机会。

我仍然没有给格拉纳达很高的评价，在整个xg表中，他们是最大的降级候选，但事情是，在糟糕的开局之后，心理因素的重要性是巨大的，格拉纳达在4周内，4场比赛中保持不败。它给日常工作带来的变化是惊人的。

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