Athletic: cup rush, league hangover

Athletic is a flat team in Nuevo Mirandilla, without ideas or spark. He didn’t even shoot at the goal, but he took away the “bailao” from us. Mothers already say, “good night, sad morning.” And Wednesday night in Bilbao is one of the happiest memories. Get an idea of ​​what’s going on in Cádiz. What an outrage, to write about an incredibly dull, bland, dry game, coming from the paradise of the Blaugrana. Not a shot on goal. Want to beat a whole Conan.

The exhibition game against Barça, with 29 shots looking for Iñaki Peña, gave way to an absolute flurry of chances in Nuevo Mirandilla. The team that was released on Wednesday showed less speed in the Silver Cup than the rabbit fighting Duracell.

They look like everyone else, and they are. At least seven changes in the red and white ranks. And it was noticed, it was noticed, but not for the better. The freshness of the secondary players was not enough against some Cádiz players who risked their permanence and sent Pellegrino to the bench for the first time. And in the headlines, in the second part, the same.

The team that Valverde tried to refresh was flat, crude, playing trantran. The refreshment that the red and white team needs on the pitch gives you wings, but the delivery truck never comes. Herrera and Vesga broke down and were unable to manage the midfield or connect with the forwards. Iñaki, after his great match in the cup, succumbed to exhaustion. Only Simón, the center back and Adu Ares deserve approval.

Yeray’s return is the best. At least one point is added and a clean sheet is left. The shame is to see that any version of Athletic in this League will beat the people of Cádiz without the burden of the Cup. That’s what it means to play two completely competitive games. And next season we’ll have three, hopefully. The calendar is taken by it, inflexible.