The Espanyolista king is breaking many records in a season that already seems historic
God save by Tomás
God save your gracious king. Long live your king. God, save your king! Send him victories. Happiness and glory. Longevity to reign them. Because it is leading them on the right path. Because he is leading them. Because it is bringing good crops to the town. The blue and white king emeritus Raúl I already has a descendant. Raúl II. RdT. God, save de Tomás!
If the expected promotion that Espanyol is forging now is finally consummated, to whom the people
blanquiaz ul must revere above all is Raúl de Tomás. That first-rate killer. That killer that
plug in any ball that goes around the rival area. That killer who scores goals from home. That killer that went down
to get back up, and he's breaking a lot of records.
The tremendous figure of 20 goals scored in 31 games played places him second in the
Pichichi of the category. Only the sportinguista Djurdjevic surpasses him, with a goal difference. RdT,
that with little more than one goal scored every two games has a projection of 25 goals, look for
the rear-view mirror to important names such as the flaming star of UD Almería Umar Sadiq, the incombustible Rubén
Castro del Cartagena or the footballer also from Almeria José Corpas.
RdT, therefore, is being an important footballer for the championship ... and, of course, for his team. Its continuity in the summer was a blessing for the second highest scoring club. Vicente Moreno's men have scored 58 goals. Of these, 20 carried the signature of their center forward. That means that Raúl de Tomás has scored just over a third of his team's goals. Espanyol does not have with him the dependence that Sporting de Gijón has with Djurdjevic - the Montenegrin has scored 21 of the 35 goals for the rojiblancos and therefore a whopping 60% -. But still he needs him like the water of the ascent that everything indicates that it will take place next May.
Thomas Octopus
RdT is the second top scorer, but he is the most complete of all. Of the five mentioned, he is the only one who has scored goals of all colors. Literally. He has scored with the foot of play, a penalty, a foul and a header. Raúl de Tomás is the second-rate octopus.
Octopuses are characterized by their tentacles, but also by having a pronounced head. And here from Tomás, naturally, he feels like an octopus in the water. Because he is also at the head in the particular ranking of goals with the head. He has scored three that way. He is equaled only by Sylla (Girona FC), his teammate Javi Puado and Ortuño (Albacete).
He has put them in all colors ... and everywhere. From within the small area, from within the large area, outside of it ... and even from your home. He is especially remembered by the streets of Almería. He also knows how to put them in at any time. At the beginning, to face the game well. Or in the end, to come to the rescue. God save from Tomás!
Where do RdT goals come from?
When do RdT goals come?
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16 '- 30'
31 '- 45'
46 '- 60'
61 '- 75'
76 '- 90'
Who assists Raúl de Tomás?
Thomas Octopus
RdT is the second top scorer, but he is the most complete of all. Of the five mentioned, he is the only one who has scored goals of all colors. Literally. He has scored with the foot of play, a penalty, a foul and a header. Raúl de Tomás is the second-rate octopus.
Octopuses are characterized by their tentacles, but also by having a pronounced head. And here from Tomás, naturally, he feels like an octopus in the water. Because he is also at the head in the particular ranking of goals with the head. He has scored three that way. He is equaled only by Sylla (Girona FC), his teammate Javi Puado and Ortuño (Albacete).
An octopus that goes to more. Raul e Tomás is, of the five top scorers in the championship, the one who reaches the final stretch the most in tone. This is demonstrated by the doublets scored consecutively in the last two games, against Fuenlabrada and Albacete. With eight rounds to go, the blue and white gunman's loader still has a lot of bullets left. He already showed it three seasons ago. He scored six goals in the last eight days and led Rayo Vallecano's last promotion to Primera.
Djurdjevic and de Tomás are dating. If there were a Golden Boot of the second European divisions, the Montenegrin and the Madrid would occupy two of the first places. Despite having played seven fewer days than the teams of the prestigious English Championship, they would hunt down the Toney, Pukki and company.
However, de Tomás is the one who reaches the final stretch of the season the most in tune. This is demonstrated by the doublets scored consecutively in two of the last games, against Fuenlabrada and Albacete. Only the crossbar prevented him from prolonging his streak even further, in the last game -against Leganés-, from the penalty spot and panenka.
With seven games to go to the end of the regular season, the 26-year-old shooter's loader has predictably many rounds left to fire. This is demonstrated by the precedents. In the last nine games of the Second Division of the 2017/2018 season, he scored six goals. And in the previous year, he scored one more goal in the same number of later days.
By continuing to machine-gun numbers and more numbers, RdT is very close to surpassing its goalscoring ceiling. It is on the verge of breaking its mark in one season. He is four goals away from equaling the 24 goals he scored with Rayo precisely in the 2017/2018 season. The current RdT, then, is on the second step of the podium in this particular ranking. 20 goals in 32 games, and therefore 0.6 goals per game. Very close to that average of 0.75 goals per game achieved in that brilliant season at Rayo.
RdT has the good precedents mentioned on the final straights of the league championships ... but it also has negative precedents. If in his first season in Vallecas he ended up helping to seal the promotion with four goals in seven days, in the first in Cornellà-El Prat he could not contribute to achieving permanence by not scoring a single goal.
The Madrilenian has therefore had the end of the season of all colors. He has reaped some disappointments such as the one mentioned in his first season with Espanyol or in the second with Rayo -when his team also declined-. But it has also ignited scoring fireworks. The main ones are those he achieved in with Valladolid and Rayo in Segunda. And, of these two, the most striking is the first. Because the four goals he scored in those last seven days constituted neither more nor less than 28% of total goals in that 2016/2017 SmartBank League. Thus, he scored 28% of goals in 16% of total matches. and fireworks
It is obvious to think that this season will go down in the history of the Madrid forward's still short career. That he will remember her forever. But is he entering the history of Espanyol? RdT has many arguments to vote yes. First, for an obvious and plausible reason: if Espanyol has been relegated a few times to Second, this means that they have had to be promoted a few times. If this year the return to the golden category is confirmed, this season will be one of the few seasons with a parakeet ascent. Therefore, in that assumption RdT you will have led one of those promotions.
In that sense of the few blue and white presences in the hell of Spanish football, RdT has achieved a major record: it is already the top scorer in the history of the club in the Second Division. He has scored more goals with the Espanyol shirt in this division than historical figures such as Cayetano Ré and Velko Iotov. And as no Espanyol footballer has played with the club for more than one season in that category, he also holds the record for the most goals in Segunda with Espanyol in a single season.
Raúl de Tomás already leads a classification to which his teammate Adrián Embarba also agreed. The winger also from Madrid achieved it thanks to the goal scored against Fuenlabrada and is tied, yes, with José Paredes (1962/63), Jesús Glaría and José María Sánchez Rodilla (1969/70) and Igor Kornéiev (1993/94). But he still has seven days ahead of him to increase his income and, why not, climb some more position. The same seven days as its leader, Raúl de Tomás.
The bag of RdT records has even more space. And the man in the blue and white bogey has something to fill it with. Because, in that scale of goals per season, RdT does not stop climbing positions. And to surpass illustrious names in the history of the club. Although the Madrilenian is doing it in the Second Division, he has already surpassed the mark of 11 goals by Dani Solsona in the 1974/75 season, the 13 goals by Luis García in the 2007/08 season or by Osvaldo in the 2010/11, the 14 goals by Sergio García in 2014/15, 16 goals by Gerard Moreno in 2017/2018, 17 goals by Borja Iglesias in 2018/2019 or Pichi Alonso in season 1988/1989, and even 19 goals by Tamudo in the 2003/04! Tomás' gunman has a shot to lead this particular ranking.
Top scorers for Espanyol men in Second
RdT
2020-21
Cayetano Ré
1969-70
13
Velko Iotov
1993-94
12
Gabino
1989-90
Jordi Lardín
1993-94
twenty*
18
9
However, de Tomás is the one who reaches the final stretch of the season the most in tune. This is demonstrated by the doublets scored consecutively in the last two games, against Fuenlabrada and Albacete. Some doublets that, in fact, already place him as the club's top scorer in the silver categoryRdT, therefore, he aspires to maintain the regularity that is characterizing him this season in order to become the first footballer in the history of Espanyol to achieve the Pichichi trophy.
Some doublets that, in fact, already place him as the club's top gunner in the silver category! That Espanyol has spent little time in it does not mean that RdT has already entered its history. However, de Tomás is the one who reaches the final stretch of the season the most in tune. This is demonstrated by the doublets scored consecutively in the last two games, against Fuenlabrada and Albacete. Some doublets that, in fact, already place him as the club's top gunner in the silver category! That Espanyol has spent little time in it does not mean that RdT has already entered its history.