Visit the field of UMA Antequera (8pm), a newly promoted rival who added 4 points in the first two games
New challenge for Jimbee Cartagena and again they will have to play outdoors. The melon team has the chance to take its first win, which it desperately needs to get closer to the ‘play-off’ positions, this season’s target.
After losing in the first game of the season at home to Betis (3-4) and towards the end of the three points against Osasuna Magna in Pamplona (2-2), Duda’s men can no longer let go of the three points for a new break for national team matches.
A complex challenge will lie ahead of him. Its rival, UMA Antequera, is a recent promotion, but so far it is the revelation team of the category. Those of ‘Tete’ haven’t lost yet. In the first week of competition they managed to draw a draw at Fernando Argüelles against Osasuna Magna (3-3).
The surprise was even bigger on the second day, when they stormed the Palacio de los Deportes de Murcia to beat El Pozo by two to four. They are currently in third place in the standings, just behind the almighty Fútbol Club Barcelona and Levante.
In addition, the university students are the current champions of the Copa del Rey. They made it as a Second Division team and after beating four top-tier rivals and Valdepeñas in the final, a milestone.
The university team includes several ex-football players of Jimbee Cartagena. The young Chispi, on loan from the melon growers, cannot be with his family because of the so-called ‘fear clause’. Yes, former Cartagena players Raúl Canto and Cobarro can participate. Alvarito is Antequera’s top scorer, with a total of two goals.
The melon coach was highly motivated to get the first win of the season. “We are delighted to have achieved our first win. We failed for two days and we had options to fail. We are far enough from the top positions, that is our goal. You have to score three by three, because if it doesn’t get complicated enough already,” he said.
Meira will be able to compete again after a muscle injury during this preseason. Chemi, Javivi and Pablo Gallego still have a few days to go, while Juanpi will remain in the infirmary for quite some time. Duda believes that thanks to the recovery of some players, “the level of education has already gone up, which helps a lot.”
In the previous one against Osasuna, he considered the encounter “risky”. When asked how he would define this afternoon, he stated it was “even more risky.” “If winning in Pamplona was bad, it assumes even more pressure and against a rival that has grown super because it comes through a spectacular season. It’s very terrifying, with a great coach, well prepared and with very clear ideas,” he said.
Asked about what the team lacked last week to win a game that was almost always dominated, the coach replied: “At certain times, compete better, be smarter and have more draws in certain situations that made us waste the win. There were situations where we could have done better and the arbitration was pretty disastrous against us as well.
Finally, he stated that he believes that “care must be taken not to win every day. In addition, he believes that “being afraid of losing is very important and that tonight the team is “with the knife between its teeth” have to go.
Source: La Verdad
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