Santiago's Argentine compatriot Gonzalo Rodriguez is the main central defender who can't be beaten, while his partner rotates between rookie Godin and Fuentes.

Santo Thiago knows Gonzalo Rodríguez well, and he is undoubtedly a stalwart at the back of the squad where he is a favorite player under Pellegrini, who was selected for the Argentine national football team from 2003 to 2005 and represented the Argentine under-20 national team in the 2003 World Youth Cup due to his excellent performance and consistent performance compared to his peers.

However, a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee halted his career, and after more than a year of injury, Rodriguez was forced to drift away from the Argentine national team. Fortunately, when he returned from injury, Pellegrini still trusted him, and Rodriguez also proved his strength again with his performances.

When Santiago took over the number 8 player representing the core and officially joined Villarreal, Rodriguez and others, who are Argentines, were undoubtedly welcome. Looking around the yellow submarine after the disbandment of the South American gang, Argentina and South American players are not few, but almost all of them appear as defensive players, compared to the core players from Spain and other European regions, South American players are leafy existence, and the addition of Santilago has undoubtedly filled this gap, although Godin and others have not yet expressed their position, and the attitude of Argentine Rodriguez and others is very obvious.

Speaking of Godin, the Uruguayan phenom and fellow Argentine veteran Fuentes are the regular rotating centre-backs of the Yellow Submarine, and at just 23 years old, he has shown a composure and sophistication on the pitch that is very inconsistent with his age, and his excellent physicality and good ball sense have shaped him into a rare technical speed defender in South America.

In the 30 minutes that have passed since joining the team in the first half, according to Santhiago's observations, Godin has a more down-to-earth style of play than those "star centre-backs" who are often surrounded by flowers and applause, and his overall awareness at the defensive end is extremely good, with two of the same strengths that Uruguayan centre-backs have always had.

One is the ability to control the defensive area, especially the strength of the top defense, and the second is the use of defensive actions, which are black enough and very hidden in the defensive action, so that they can continue to interfere with the opposing offensive players in the same game, constantly affect the game mood of the opposing striker, and really fight for victory.

As his teammate, Godin's characteristic is very touching and down-to-earth, after all, as a midfielder who connects the back field, what is more gratifying than not having to worry about the backline?

At the moment, it is the central defensive combination of Rodriguez and Godin who starts together, and although the two are not at the top of their game, they are more stable than their more famous peers. If you want Saint-Tiago to guess, how can the two also be the top six center-back combination in La Liga, otherwise it is impossible for Villarreal to maintain such results in the two seasons when the midfield was weak after Riquelme's departure.

In the 37th minute, San-Tiago received a return pass from Tomasson and transferred a wide range to Nihatt on the other side, in order to open up the opponent's formation as much as possible and let himself and others who were inserted back have enough attacking space, San-Tiago has been active between the midfield and the wing. It's a very comfortable position for Santi, who is comfortable with both starting and passing, and more importantly, these opponents who don't know him well don't know his own characteristics.

Sure enough, when Santhiago held the ball twice in a row in this position, the Numancia player did not rush up to intercept at the first time, but allowed himself to dribble.

But looking at Nihart catching the ball and rushing forward, his back getting farther and farther away from him, Saintie not only knocked his head helplessly, but he actually forgot the most important point, that is, his teammates don't know his own characteristics! How can you talk about returning yourself and cooperating?

However, after receiving a wide range of Santiago's transfer, Nihat first stopped the ball beautifully, and then rushed straight forward after passing a Numancia full-back along the side.

Seeing this scene, Numancia was taken aback, the long attack made them forget the opponent's sharp attack for a while, and in the face of the situation that the reaction was already slow, they could only passively transfer a defender from the center to make up for the defense. But that's exactly what Nihart wanted, and after taking in the full view of the situation in the box, he slotted the ball into the box before the defenders could rush up, where Thomas was unstoppable and squeezed past the defenders and leaped high!

Although the seasoned striker was loaned to Villarreal by Stuttgart to replace the injured Turkish striker Nichat, he quickly overwhelmed opponents with his excellent footwork, and this time he showed more attacking means. Even if the header that jumped up to attack the goal was bravely defused by the opponent's goalkeeper, it still made the away fans in the stands exclaim in surprise and break out in a cold sweat.

Seeing that the header was saved, Santiago, who wanted to shoot again but was kicked forward by the Numancia defender, smacked his lips with some regrets.

He was a threat but not what he wanted to achieve, and in his plan this attack should have been better, and the slow reflexes of the Numansia in defense gave the opportunity, but unfortunately it was wasted in a hurry because of the lack of tacit understanding between himself and his teammates, which has to be said to be a great pity.

Glancing at the coach very casually, and after seeing the Chilean with a rather regretful expression, Santhiago secretly decided that he must seize the next opportunity, and only help the team win his debut can be regarded as passing.

The Numancia player won the ball in the air and passed it to the striker's feet! However, due to the fact that most of the troops were invested in defense before, striker Diggie could only make a slight adjustment and choose to attack with the ball by himself! “

"Oh! He didn't make it! The strong defense line of the yellow submarine, he regretted his feathers! Maybe it is still possible for the army of Numancia players to press, but now it is obviously unrealistic for him to rely on his own efforts, and Numancia failed to grasp the opportunity of anti-guest dominance in the first 30 minutes, and now the home team is gradually regaining its feeling! “