Once a good part of the Eibar social mass expressed their discomfort with the board by refusing to go to Ipurua in the clash … cup winner against Elche, the Armeros stadium awaits everyone again with open arms to fight together against Valladolid to achieve a victory that will bring a smile back to everyone’s face in the last league game of the year at home.
After the notable improvement experienced compared to the clash in Córdoba, they need all your support to return to the path of victory at home and thus end once and for all the streak of five consecutive games without winning, which has pushed them disturbingly towards the relegation spots.
It will be the tenth game for Beñat San José’s team at home, where they had remained undefeated until Zaragoza first, and Cultural Leonesa later, led them to lose that condition and even a moral stability that they want to recover, driven by having managed to keep a clean sheet at the Nuevo Arcángel for the first time as a visitor.
Maintaining that welcome defensive strength will be essential to face a Pucelano team that has been enraged by the convulsive moments caused by the ‘espantá’ carried out by Guillermo Aldama, who until this week was the coach of the Pucelano team and who is now the new coach of Oviedo.
The Blanquivioletas will appear on an interim basis with Sisinio González at the head of the bench, willing to emulate the 1-4 that they gave to Huesca in their last visit, to erase from the fans’ memory the unexpected defeat suffered last weekend at home against Andorra (0-1), which has prevented them from approaching the top positions in the classification.
Despite this setback, the Valladolid team continues to be the second team in the category that fits the least, with only 16 goals conceded in 18 days, so Eibar, hampered precisely by a poor scoring capacity that has it among the fewest scorers in the group with only 18 goals in its locker, faces a true test of fire to begin to change the story it is writing this season.
Accumulated casualties
Both teams face this high-altitude event with several casualties in their ranks, five on the Pucelana side, among them Amath, one of their best gunners, while the San Sebastian coach is still without Jair and Xeber, who have been joined at the last minute by Javi Martínez, suffering from muscle discomfort in the adductor magnus of his left leg.
Furthermore, as explained yesterday by the San Sebastian coach himself, he has serious doubts about being able to include Jon Guruzeta on the list, who could not participate in the cup event due to an ankle injury, although the San Sebastian native is doing everything possible to arrive on time.
Given that against Elche Olaetxea was the only one of those who played at the start against Córdoba who repeated in the Cup against Elche, it is expected that the eleven that San José presents will be quite similar to that of the Nuevo Arcángel, although it could bring in an Aleix Garrido who stood out for his filtered passes against Elche, as well as Adu Ares, so that Corpas returns to his natural position, with the reborn Madariaga acting as a hook well with Martón or with Bautista.
Eibar
Magunagoitia; Cubero, Nolaskoain, Arbilla, Buta and Hodei; Sergio, Aleix Garrido; Corpas, Madariaga, Adu Ares; Martón or Bautista.
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Valladolid
Guilherme; Iván Alejo, Torneo, Torres, Guille Bueno; Ponceau, Juric; Peter, Chuki, Latasa; Biuk.
