Bela: "Lebron and Galan have incredible ambition"

During an Instagram live on El4Set, Fernando Belasteguin spoke with several personalities, including Gianluca Vacchi and Àlex Corretja. It analyzes the game of Juan Lebron and Ale Galan, and gives the keys to their success on the WPT.

Bela defends Juan Lebron

“Juan Lebron received a lot of criticism because he got angry with Ale Galan even when they were winning. Me here I want to defend Juan. This shows that he wants to win all the points. of all matches in all tournaments, and that he wants to be number 1 for a very long time. He has incredible ambition. It pushes him to have a certain attitude with his teammate. ”

“They close all angles”

“When there is an important point they shoot a lob and come straight to the net, where they are most comfortable. They play very quickly, with their physique and their technique. This pair has everything. They close all spaces. If you draw a plot of padel and you draw lines according to the angles of the ball, you can see that Juan and Ale are closing all the exit angles of the ball. They automated it very well. The land becomes small with them. When they start hitting a lot of smashes, and the surface is slow, they can get tired. ”

“Ale Galan is awesome”

"Ale and Juan attack from the baseline. The amount of volleys they make from the baseline is very important. With them, you always have a certain expectation because they have a huge potential to score. When they manage to make 4 points in a row, they take a big advantage. ”

“What Ale does very well is thathe shortens your time not only with his footwork, but also with his hand by going well forward. He combines these two things, and he's the only one doing it. It takes a lot of time away from the opponent. He does it wonderfully well. ”

“In Madrid or Alicante, not the same sport”

“In Madrid Juan and Ale know that the opponent will not be able to lob, because their smash is devastating. They even play a meter closer to the net. It's very difficult to generate space, it's like a tennis match where you have to keep hitting. It's not the same sport. ”

“In Alicante on the other hand, I think they will have a lot more opportunities to hit smashes because the opponents will be able to lob them. The exchanges are therefore longer and there is a possibility that they will make mistakes tactically. ”

“They make good use of being able to switch sides without a problem. But there is a big difference when they do it leading the match and when they do it by having to come up. It is not the same efficiency. ”

“They changed the padel"

"These players force all opponents to train with a padel much faster. Now they have to try more winning shots, and pull more to win. They have a power to finish the very important points. ”

"They force you to play with a very small margin of error, and at a very high mental intensity. When your mental intensity and precision drop, they put you 3/0. They force us to always be at the limit. ”

Lorenzo Lecci Lopez

From his names, we can guess his Spanish and Italian origins. Lorenzo is a multilingual passionate about sports: journalism by vocation and events by worship are his two legs. He is the international gentleman of Padel Magazine. You will often see it on the various international competitions, but also on the major French events. @eyeofpadel on Instagram to see his best photos of padel !