For better or for worse, the KO trophy and the rojiblanco club have a strong unbreakable bond. We will not hide the fact that the blows received in the last finals have reduced the collective euphoria around the cupbearer path of the lions. You don’t see so many red and white flags on the balconies and no plans have been made, even big ones, for May 6 in Seville. Too many missing endings have consequences.
That does not mean that at 9:00 pm today we are all shaking with Athletic and ‘La Emoción del Cod’. We are repeat offenders and have many honors. I can’t think of any other formula to achieve a title other than to persevere. Even reaching the final, it’s hard to win, but what’s certain is that if you don’t qualify for the last game in La Cartuja, it’s impossible to do it.
Tonight’s rivalry will be dog face. Osasuna came with the arrow up. It comes from winning at Pizjuán in making rounds, that is, the complete opposite of red-and-white. However, I trust the response of Valverde’s men. They have shown that they know how to compete in these types of events. Time to work on the tie to close it for a month with the support of San Mamés.
another missed opportunity
Athletic stumbled again on the same rock. This is not the first time. Everything was too good to be true. The lions come into the clash against Girona knowing many of their rivals have stumbled. A victory lifted them to sixth place in the standings, that is, European position after 23 days.
No one guarantees that you will go to Europe or the Conference League at this point in the championship, but at the moment it would be nice to be ahead and have a small cushion to not go with the tight ass every day. Now you are forced to miss a little because otherwise the rubber will break, like in previous years.
The match was marked by mistakes and injuries. There is bad luck, yes, but something else is missing. I don’t know if it was the unusual schedule, which caused even a decrease in decibels or rather that the semifinal of the Cup was close, but the fact is that the team came out not plugged. Without the tension required by the situation. And in those instances what happened was easier to happen.
Valverde is not usually given to much self-criticism, but I am convinced that behind the scenes the speech is very different. The problem is that history repeats itself. Given the opportunity to jump the table, they shot themselves in the foot.
I didn’t think it was altitude sickness, but there was something. It was no obstacle to the underline which Girona played well. Míchel was brave and the bet turned out to be incredible.
Source: La Verdad
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