After a five game unbeaten run consisting of two wins and three 2 – 2 draws, Levante’s spell of good form came to a grinding halt with back to back single goal defeats in goalfests against the top two sides in the division, going down 3 – 2 at home to Sassuolo, and 4 – 3 away to Hamburg in Germany last night.
The Spanish clubs achilies heal remains the defence, with the club having conceded 46, the highest in the division by some distance. There are no such worries at the other end of the park however, the club having scored 35, a total which only three division four clubs can better.
The most recent addition to the squad is Belgian utility man Jelle Vossen, who arrived last week from Burnley, with £1.2m along with Victor Casadesus heading to Lancashire. The 26 year old can play either in central midfield, or as a striker, so will provide good cover in two positions. Although Parfitt has brought in his own squad of players, he is still keen to add, with the defence remaining a priority. The issue is that funds are still low, and the only option is to wheel and deal with the players already in the squad. Due to this issue, it is felt unlikely that the club will be adding too many more players, but given the amount of comings and goings to date, a little bit of calm could br just what the doctor ordered.
Jelle Vossen
Next up, Levante entertain Hertha, the side directly above them in the league, before taking on Genoa to mark the half way point of the season. Parfitt has set his side a target of four points from the next two games, and feels that anything less will leave the club with an enormous mountain to climb in the second half of the season. If the club are to stay up though, then four wins are not going to be anywhere near enough. The team have already dropped 9 points from leading positions so far this season. Holding on in the four games and scoring those points would have Levante in the play off zone rather than the relegarion zone. Time will tell if the side can get it together and stay up, but the man in charge feels that there are plenty of sides in the fight to stay up, saying after last nights defeat that anybody up to Malaga in 8th spot will still have one eye over their shoulder.
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