We should get over the Wednesday hangover as soon as possible. If the cup hype doesn’t punish Athletic, we won’t see this man, Bordalás, and his minions until May.
Tomorrow in Donosti, confrontation of two models. What we usually face every week, a team full of signings and foreigners, and us, usually a youth team with occasional external Basque reinforcements. There is no debate how much the passing Portuguese or Japanese would like, when the time comes, to raise flags, txapelas and values and throw them in our faces.
We will value abstraction, asepsis and the competitiveness with which we will face a duel against any rival. Because they have no other rival to experience Saturday’s game as their match of the year. They won’t skimp on intensity and desire, starting with a coach who doesn’t hesitate at the slightest opportunity to show how much the rivalry gives him.
What some sell as a party is left for the former. In the stadium, from brothers to cousins. The atmosphere becomes toxic to those who earlier provided a friendly atmosphere among the zuritos and pintxos in the Old Town at the exact moment where the red-and-white bus arrived at the municipal facilities of Anoeta.
In sport, to compete and continue to enjoy a team that on Wednesday made us feel proud of its performance, that did not shun effort and desire at any time and that, if there had not been the removal of the cables, would certainly that will know how to close and exit earlier in a game where it wants, where Getafe is often uncomfortable.
The casualties and the amount of matches, the coach’s headache. Then, margin until Friday of the duel against the red lantern in San Mamés. Yeray and a Herrera who was better than expected and recovered for the goal would come in handy, or a much-needed Dani García tomorrow.
Casualties and other factors
Another player who can still contribute to the goal is Raúl García who, despite the inevitable passage of time, has shown courage, consistency, quality touches and knows how to work in that environment which was proposed by the famous Bordalás yesterday and could happen in Donosti. He knows how to cool down, keep the ball and buy time when, with one down, we have to shoot automatically and keep the point we have. Good Valverde. At 25, Raúl has his role and throughout the season there have been moments for him.
The trend of rotation? Little tweaks that don’t depersonalize the team. And on purpose? Some of us don’t see it. Has anyone rotated Txopo? Deusto, Internacional and Trofeo Zamora with Málaga, he had to go abroad. Iríbar was the best and he played everything. Like today Unai Simón. An opinion.
And a curiosity or writer’s stone. Given Iñaki Williams’s current moment, if they always select him as a brilliant wide man instead of a striker with few goals, will we let him play in the African Cup in January? I do not think so. This is an opinion.
If nothing goes wrong, here in seven days.
Source: La Verdad
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