After several months with a more pronounced decline in performance, La Real reunited on Friday with what looked like its best version, the one that, let’s not forget, allowed it to access the semifinals of the Cup, winning with intelligence in the group stage of the Champions League, and put themselves in a suitable position to try to attack the prize places in Europe for next season.
And it’s comforting to look in the mirror and recognize yourself, after weeks of dangerous drifting, and no definite end. Along the way, the team abandoned part of the precious hope that it had accumulated throughout the first part of the season, because the time came when it could no longer survive, and either part of the spoils would be given away , or the forward would be no enduring torture. The group of Imanol He no longer gave himself away. Each end of the match is written with epitaph characters, dilat, every day, the list of incidents and increase, every day, the number of casualties. The results stopped being good, and the numbers of the home team, which mark the negative numbers in history -yes, because they also make history-, began to be very worrying.
Obviously, reasons were sought to explain such a state of affairs, reasons ranging from poor management of resources to an overload of battles, to an endless succession of misfortunes. But at this point, the question is: when will the long-awaited turning point that marks a change in trend occur? The time seems to have come, somewhat in the middle of the victory of Granada and the convincing victory against Cádiz, that is, hand in hand with a seemingly recovered effectiveness, and the return of good football. Seeing the restoration of freshness in the game played by the team, which again begins to flow naturally, spontaneously, is like meeting an old friend, whom we have not seen for a long time, and who we miss very much.
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long summer
Every time a market window opens, the question to those responsible for the technical area is the same: are market movements expected? And we all hope that the answer, especially in the chapter of departure, is reassuring. There are still a few months before the reopening of the summer market, and the questions about it are of a dimension that I have not remembered for a long time. Come to think of it, right now, the only open folder is Mikel Merino, results from apparent stupidity. It is true that the Navarrese bond has a closer expiration date, and that is why there is something else to worry about, but no one, in the current state of things, is safe from external threats. Obviously, the club’s football management is trying to support the project, and, if necessary, promote it. First of all, it is important to continue to rely on “threat” footballers like him. Merino, Zubimendi, Kubo or Le Normand. In some cases it will not be easy, and we must be prepared for all possible scenarios, although we all dream of a future in the short and medium term where everyone finds a place to live. The days left until the end will tell.
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Now comes the rush
That the squad reinforcements for this season, with a few honorable exceptions, have not met expectations, is an undeniable fact. Although it is also true that the reviews were made at the end of the campaign, and that was done by Silva, Zakharyan, Tierney or Becker-Odriozola doesn’t have that option- to convince the local parish in the last days.
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This is the final stretch
Real have almost no room for error, as with nine games left until the end of the championship, fifth place, which would provide a safe ticket to the Europa League, is three games away. The first thing, obviously, is to climb to the sixth place, but the best way to defend is to attack, and to find, no matter how difficult it seems, the fifth place will be the best way to secure, at least, sixth place.
DID YOU KNOW…?
– La Real, in its confrontations in the first round with nine rivals that remain until the end, added 12 points to 27. So, it is not enough.
– Succeeded in beating Getafe, Almería and Valencia; tied with Alavés, Betis and Las Palmas; and lost to Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.
– Surprisingly, in the last two match days, Real will face Betis (in Seville) and Atlético (in Reale). Betis is seventh and Atlético fifth.
Source: La Verdad
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