And how do you see it for 2025?

At the turn of the year, soothsayers, clairvoyants, prophets of the future appear almost naturally, and who more or less, even the most skeptical, more or less unknown, listens in a whole series of predictions and expectations of what is to come. . Then time, the unappealable judge, will put everything in its place, but in the meantime the ban remains open.

And what will the new year hold for our Real? In recent years, the answer to this question seems simple, because every year more or less the same thing happened: the team had a brilliant League championship, went through the Cup rounds to the end of the calendar and in Europe they advanced one step each. moreover, gradually integrated itself into the international scene. But this time the prediction doesn’t seem so simple. The blue and white team has already made a letter of introduction in these first months of competition and the numbers are what they are; In the League they have bounced back slightly, after a decidedly disappointing start. In the Cup, leaving hairs on the cat flap in the second round, they are now in the round of 32 and all options are open. And finally, in Europe it didn’t start well either, but it temporarily fixed the first breakdown.

Because of this, it can be expected that the new year will be full of expectations, just like the previous years in the last five years. And no one can say otherwise without violating the truth.

However, a mix of uncertainty seems to remain in the future in the short term. We talked about the numbers of the Txuri Urdin team and their main reading, however, the sensations sent by the team are not as strong, as certain as in the past. We can talk about mixed signals, which invite caution. Those responsible for the club itself have sent messages of delay, of delay, before the inauguration of a new cycle, whose conditions have not yet been established, subject to daily contingencies. I don’t know, we’ll see. Happy 2025!

Behind the numbers

In the same week, a ranking was released that determined which teams in the five best European leagues dominated the aerial game, known as “the duels”.
In that group of the chosen appears Real Sociedad, occupying the fifth position in the aforementioned ranking. This means that the team Imanol He is one of the best at handling situations that arise when there are disputes “from above.” Furthermore, this conclusion was numbered, with a total of 682 sets won.
Surprisingly, this statement is in contrast to the general opinion, which has been repeatedly pointed out since the departure of the Merino and Le Normandtwo great specialists in the field, the team lost much of its strength in that aspect of the game. However, the numbers are what they are and what they mean…well, that would lend itself to discussion.
And it is also noteworthy that the teams leading the aforementioned classification are Mallorca, Bochum -bottom of the Bundesliga-, Getafe -seventeenth in the Liga- and Osasuna. With all due respect to the four teams, we’re not exactly talking about the Champions League teams.

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They told me that Russian is good

Comparisons are inevitable; Other Russian players have come through Real Sociedad, such as Valery Karpin either Khokhlovwho left their particular mark on their time at the club. Now it’s the turn of Arsen Zakharyancame as one of the great promises of football in that country, but its quality, given the circumstances, we only tasted in dribs and drabs. They told me that this Russian was good

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I just want to be happy

Once, shortly after winning the last Cup title, they asked me what I wanted from Real for the future. I don’t have to think too much about it: I didn’t ask for titles, or big successes – if they come, great -, but – nothing more and nothing less – that I can be proud to belong to this family. As Imanol would say, coming home after every game satisfied with what I saw. Something like being happy