Liga Adelante Preview: RCD Mallorca
Goal are counting down to the Liga Adelante season by previewing each team in the league. Today, we'll visit the Balearic Islands to take a look at R.C.D. Mallorca.
Israeli striker Tomer Hemed is expected to play a key role in Mallorca's promotion hopes
Mallorca underachieved last season in La Liga, finishing 18th and being relegated, ending a 16-year stay in the top division. Hopes are high from the camp this season, as the club is seen as odds-on favorites to emerge as champions from this season's Liga Adelante, the second tier of Spanish football.
This year, Mallorca will be led by a new manager, a relative unknown in 25 year-old American
Mitch Collins. Collins, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, has spent the past few years studying at American university, the University of Minnesota. He has no prior coaching experience, and some Mallorca fans see the hiring as poorly timed.
However, Collins has a good squad to work with. Collins' preferred formation is a 4-3-3, but he also runs an unorthodox 4-2-2-2 and 4-1-1-3-1 at times.
Now a quick look at the first team squad.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Full backs
Center backs
Midfielders
Defensive midfielders
Central Midfielders
Wingers
Forwards