While the rest of the Primera clubs continue to go to the national and international market to close their squads before the summer market closes, with complaints from their coaches and fans, including either the lack of reinforcement or departure of some of their older players. listed; Valverde bet yesterday against Betis for a starting eleven with the ‘made in Lezama’ stamp. Eleven in eleven from home with a point, perhaps, that Vesga came directly to Bilbao Athletic without first going through the lower categories of the rojiblanco club.
The statistics reflect until the last Liga that the Verdiblanco team was unable to win in the new San Mamés. Willian José, a striker with a past at Real, ended the ‘tradition’ with an early goal that marked the beginning of the end for the lions’ continental aspirations up to the Europa League. More than one remembered what they experienced on Wednesday night when this same forward once again beat Unai Simón in the first change. This time, however, his target did not end up being a mere anecdote.
Pellegrini, to remember this, yesterday showed half a dozen variations with respect to the winning team of the 2022-23 campaign: Rui Silva, Luiz Felipe, Abder, Marc Roca, Aitor Rubial and Isco so came to replace Bravo, Paul, Miranda, Guardado, Channels and William Carvalho. Almost all of them are significant names.
Valverde, on the other hand, kept four changes compared to then. The gaps left by the injured De Marcos, the suspended Sancet and the still unpublished in this edition of the league Dani García and Yuri are filled this time by Lekue, Imanol, Ruiz de Galarreta and Purify. The subtle difference between one opponent and another.
What a boat San Mamés
It is not bad to check many of the messages published through social networks when in the 10th minute of the match it seems 0-2 to San Mamés. More so after what happened last year in particular with Betis and in general with a good part of the visiting teams. Athletic have been kept scoreless in ten of their 19 league games in their own half.
The lions, perhaps from the stands fueled by the fighting spirit of yesterday’s honored De Marcos, are the only ones who firmly believe in their true possibilities. Faith, they say, moves mountains and Athletic, with eleven out of eleven starts in Lezama, managed to overcome adversity to claim victory. There.
Source: La Verdad
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