Don’t let the bomb explode

The Mestalla is a trap. They have now had too many years to ignore a case as blatant as this. Valencia is in turmoil, it is in free fall under the direction of Liga Smartbank, and the relationship between the board of directors and the social mass has gone beyond any qualifier. Che club is going through the worst moment of the 21st century and everything seems to be against it. The situation is very complicated for them and, therefore, very good for Real to get three points, which turned out to be a trap that could change the course towards a soothing victory of Valencia at home that calms the anger of the fans. La Real must prevent the Mestalla time bomb from exploding on top of it. It won’t be easy.

Imanol Bailiff has his own puzzle, no need to look at his rival. The presence of Gorosabel and Pacheco, the warned Zubeldia and Le Normandthe low form of BraceChoose between Merino and Illarra, decide whether to take back the rhombus that gave him so much control or keep the 4-3-3, and so on. Someone has to play to reverse the sensations of Saturday and recover the feelings of the first 75 minutes of Cornellà on Monday.

history changed

The capital of Turia has always been difficult for Real to attack. In the first 26 visits to the Mestalla they did not win, unbalancing the overall balance of 43 losses, 15 draws and 13 wins. However, the 0-1 win with a goal from griezmann of royalty Montanier in 2012 it served as a turning point. The San Sebastian team has not won there since 1996, thanks to a goal from Kovacevic. Well, since 2012, he has chained three wins and nine visits scoring 11 to date. It is worth mentioning that the last four Valencia-Real games ended in a draw, and a previous defeat has passed five seasons without txuri urdin winning there, but the feeling is different.

A Valencia in the box

If Valencia’s moment is difficult in terms of classification, as they are penultimate and have chained five consecutive defeats in the league, things will not be better with the squad. The captain and banner like that was injured and joined the starting striker Cavaniamong others, in the casualty list. Deck of cards He has just arrived on the bench and his first match, where he had an impact on the new coach, fell to a direct rival like Getafe and now he faces the most demanding examiner: the public at Mestalla, where he has no win. in four games since the World Cup.

Some of the Valencian’s weaknesses do not match the royal virtues. They conceded most of their goals (20 of 27) in the second half, particularly in the last 15 minutes, where nine goals were scored. La Real tend to score in the first half, as published by MD today. Others say yes. He added just 14 points at home to be fifth worst in the League. Contrast Real’s ability to score at home. It is third best with 25 points, five more than Valencia’s total. It’s a piece of information as simple as describing each other’s situation. Absolutely everything surrounding the match gives Real as a clear favorite to get the fifteenth victory from home, ninth in the League, Time to look further. The Mestalla may be a semi-empty stadium in protest against management, but given the massive emergency situation, it’s likely to be a seething cauldron desperately seeking salvation, and that’s a death trap.