La Liga Loca’s alternative XI

To celebrate the end of the first half of the latest campaign of craziness in La Liga, the blog has decided to display a thumping lack of originality and imagination with an alternative XI of the season so far.

A âÂÂbest-ofâ would be a fairly simple task - Barcelona with maybe David Villa squeezed in. And Raúl, of course.

But the blog wants to take a time-out to salute the little guy of La Liga - no, not Xavi - by naming a sensational side of unsung heroes that would probably finish mid-table but have caught the blogâÂÂs beady eye over the past five months.

There are bigger, better and more deserving cases, no doubt - and La Liga Loca would love to hear all about them. But for now...

Goalkeeper - Renan (Valencia)

By no means the best keeper in La Liga this season - or even in the top five - but deserving of a spot between the sticks simply because he has been, well, fairly anonymous. No great foul-ups, no wavy tentacles. Just solid goalkeeping over all 19 games. And thatâÂÂs no mean feat considering the dramas over the past few years with Cañizares and Hildebrand.


Renan: Consistently out of the headlines

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