Franco Vázquez celebrates scoring a goal for Sevilla FC

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FRANCO VÁZQUEZ: 100 MATCHES OF VERSATILITY, ELEGANCE AND TALENT FOR SEVILLA FC

05/11/2018

The Argentine is in his third season with Sevilla and is a key piece in Pablo Machín's system. He has changed his position to fit the team's needs and has made his debut with the Albiceleste.

Celebrating a centenary of matches for a club in 2018 is something that should not go by unnoticed and ought to be highlighted. It identifies a player with his team and everything surrounding him. Franco 'el Mudo' Vázquez, with the game played against Real Sociedad in the Anoeta on Sunday, completed his centenary of matches for Sevilla FC since his arrival in the summer of 2016 under Jorge Sampaoli. With our number 22 on the pitch, we have picked up 54 wins, 18 draws, and only 28 defeats. Or in other words, a 54% win rate and unbeaten in 72% of the matches.

With 'el Mudo' on the pitch, Sevilla have a 54% win rate and are unbeaten in 72% of the matches

The Argentine is probably going through his best moment since his arrival in the Andalusian capital. He is a key man in Pablo Machín's style, finding and shining in a new position as a result of injuries in the team. He has also made his debut for Argentina this season, a dream for any footballer.

In almost seven thousand minutes, 'el Mudo' has scored 16 goals and provided 19 assists. His progress with Sevilla has lead to him making his debut with Argentina

Vázquez, in these 100 games, has notched 16 goals and supplied 19 assists in 6,900 minutes. So far this season, he has played in 17 games - 11 in La Liga and 6 in the Europa League - averaging almost 80 minutes per game he has played. In terms of his time on the pitch, the Argentine is on way to beat his minutes played last season, having already picked up 1,325 this season compared to 2,797 last year.

He is certainly a unique kind of footballer, one which the Nervionenses enjoy having in their squad. Ice-cold on the pitch and often spectacular individually, but most of all, as part of a team which needs Vázquez' talents. He has a perfect understanding with another one of Sevilla's key platers, his compatriot Banega, and is demonstrating, in addition to his already known offensive qualities, the defensive sacrifice that he can offer for the team.