Rayo Vallecano: José Pozo, another Spaniard who dazzles in Qatar

Rayo Vallecano Jose Pozo another Spaniard who dazzles in Qatar

Last January, Jose Angel Pozo extended his contract with Rayo Vallecano until 2024 and left on loan to Al Ahli in Qatar, where he is performing at an exceptional level. The midfielder from Fuengirola with a past in the lower categories of Real Madrid and Manchester City has played six games in which he has scored four goals with the shirt of his new club. All important, moreover, since none came with Al Ahli ahead on the scoreboard and the last one meant a narrow victory (2-3) in the derby against Al Arabi.

After achieving promotion to First Division with Rayo, José Ángel Pozo decided to go through the operating room in order to solve some problems in the pubis that had weighed him down in recent months. The man from Fuengirola could not complete the preseason at the same pace as the rest of his teammates, which hurt him in the face of a campaign in which he only added 233 minutes until requesting his loan from Qatar. “It was his thing. He wanted to play and gain confidence”affirmed the coach of Rayo Vallecano, Andoni Iraola, at a press conference.

And if what he wanted was to regain his self-confidence, José Pozo made the right decision. Since his arrival in Al Ahli, the Spanish he has played 90% of the minutes and has chained four consecutive games scoring. At the orders of the Montenegrin Nebojsa JovovicPozo plays freely and that is reflected in his football: he has completed 75% of his dribbles and has only needed one month of competition to become one of the best game generators in the qatar stars League.

In the First Division of Qatar, a tournament in which other Spaniards like Santi Cazorla or Javi Martinez, only Micheal Olunga (6) and Akram Afif (5) have scored more goals than José Ángel Pozo since joining Al Ahli. The Doha-based team has improved a lot in recent weeks and much of the blame rests with the Rayo-owned player, who He has been present in three of the five victories that Jovović’s team has won in the league. The Qatar Stars League ends in mid-March; It will be then when José Pozo returns to Spain with the aim of playing an important role in Iraola’s plans.

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