Villarreal are set to start rotating, and Iñigo Pérez made that clear ahead of the Deportivo match. He said the changes will come over the coming matchdays, ruled Juan Foyth out for this one and pointed to Nathan Saliba as a player ready to be used.
That matters now because Villarreal are moving into a busy stretch and the coach made the selection picture more explicit in public. Pérez said it would be impossible for ten players to repeat every match, adding that he trusts the whole squad and expects more players to take part across this run.
The update gives Deportivo a sharper frame than a routine preview. Foyth will not be available, even though Pérez described his progression as very favorable and said it should not be long before he returns. Saliba, by contrast, is already in the conversation for minutes when called upon.
What Pérez did not do was draw the first line of the rotation map. He said changes are coming, but stopped short of confirming whether they begin against Deportivo, leaving the first choices inside Villarreal's plans still open. That is the part fantasy managers will be watching closely, because the coach has now said the squad will be used more broadly but has not said who gets the first turn.
Pérez also tied the selection shift to performance. Villarreal, he said, need to create a lot to do damage while their opponents are punishing them with very little, a reminder that rotation will have to sit alongside a push for more solidity. The next answer is not whether Villarreal will rotate — he has already said they will — but which names enter the first XI when the change actually begins.
