Athletic lost in the eleventh train

on the platform, looking silly and watching the eleventh train leave. This is how the fans stayed in San Mamés. Sad and worried. But there is no anger. The whistle only expressed frustration, not resentment. You can’t ask for more. The players give it their all, but there is no more wax than burning. The 27 shots received by Elche did not make a dent on the scoreboard. Will is not enough no matter how much self-help gurus say.

Nineteen corners for nothing. And there may be a thousand, with similar results. Against the people of Elche, Athletic represents a repeated function this season ad nauseam. Domain, occasion, arrival and not a goal to bring to the summary of the best plays. And the opposite, with swearing, approaches a separate counter and hits you in the nose: on the canvas. I

Ten Athletic games without scoring in Bilbao. Not to believe, listen. Eight defeats against the bust of Pichichi, the unseen. Well, yes, he lost nine in the second season of the black biennium, that of mane which ended with a miserable two to nil against Levante. The former, included deliver and Merciful‘only’ lost six.

There is only one stop left on the LaLiga track. This is one of the most dangerous times for the rojiblancos: the Bernabéu, no less. Although it may seem unbelievable, those Valverde They have options. Europe is cheap. The problem is that we haven’t won in Chamartín for 18 years. It will be more complicated than taking the bullet train from Tokyo. At least we didn’t get run over. And Osasuna lost, of course.

And it is that the end of the campaign does not bode well, nor does it give much encouragement to face the next one. Four points out of 27 are possible. That was the meager booty harvested in the last sprint. To start shaking.