Worst Visitor: The Mail Report

All the enthusiasm and good vibes that had been left by the two consecutive victories at home evaporated in one fell swoop in a match in which the offensive ineffectiveness was even overcome by the defensive collapse suffered against a team from Burgos that was left short by the goal that Iñigo Córdoba scored in the first moments of the restart, taking full revenge for the one that was annulled when 18 seconds into the game he already warned of the nightmare that Beñat had left to live. Saint Joseph and his people.

a drain

Given the simultaneous losses of the suspended Marco Moreno and Arbilla, key pieces in their defensive line along with the converted Nolaskoain, the only doubt that remained pending to be resolved was the name of the man who would occupy the left back, since Álvaro Rodríguez has managed to settle on the right.

And after much speculation on the matter, the chosen one turned out to be Hodei Arrillaga who, postponed to playing only in two of the three cup games this season, had not played a single minute in the league competition since the last of his three starts on the fifth day in Cadiz, back on September 13.

And that was the lane that the Burgos team used precisely to reach and pierce the Barça goal when barely 18 seconds had elapsed, although fortunately the VAR noticed Mollejo being offside before combing the long pass with which Fer Niño forced a bad rebound from Magunagoitia that Iñigo Córdoba lodged in the back of the net.

The extra ball saved the face of an Arambarri who was surpassed by speed on a tile by the black-and-white striker, as well as a Zornotzarra goalkeeper who, after repelling the initial shot, left the subsequent rebound at the feet of the youngest of the Córdoba brothers, who saved the affront to return it later.

Because instead of taking a breath and propelling themselves with this oxygen ball that the Eibar team received after the correct referee’s decision, they only had to breathe for Corpas to sign a shot on goal that former gunsmith Cantero repelled with determination.

The slaps that he received later from Fer Niño, who crashed a ball into the outside of the net after sneaking in on the right flank from which Cubero has disappeared without any explanation, nor the volleys that Iñigo Córdoba was hitting, managed to make the azulgranas wake up until the whistle sounded that put an end to a first round that they saved in extremis.

From bad to worse

As had happened last weekend in the comeback against Mirandés, it was expected that the harangue from San Sebastián or the tweaks he introduced to solve the mess that was seen would serve to completely change the decayed face of his team.

But that’s it. It turned out that the worst was yet to come.

And the clash between Arambarri and Sergio in an attempt to cut off Asier Córdoba’s long pass, which ended up leaving his brother Iñigo alone against Magunagoitia, was nothing more than the perfect example to summarize the horror that Eibar experienced on their last visit of the first phase of the championship.

And not even the Zornotzarra goalkeeper, on many occasions the savior of his team with exceptional saves, could prevent the Biscayan winger of the black and white team from finishing with mastery, removing the thorn in the goal that had been annulled before the first minute of play was up.

Neither the entry of Martón and Magunazelaia, nor the silent return of Xeber Alkain a month and a half after being injured, nor playing with two strikers, three or four. Eibar could have spent days at El Plantío without seeing the mustache that Cantero sports in the destination in which he has fit like a glove.

Without a hint of self-love to show, we have to be glad that Burgos did not increase its income in the last breath, although this new narrow defeat was as painful or more painful than a rout.

The only one without rating

To make matters worse, the Eibar squad was the only one of the teams that occupy the lower part of the table that did not manage to score points in the part corresponding to yesterday’s day, waiting for Huesca, which now marks the relegation barrier with only one point less than those of San José, closes the day on Monday with a life or death duel in El Alcoraz against Córdoba.

And we will also have to be very attentive to what Granada is able to achieve in their match this afternoon in Los Cármenes against a Castellóin in vogue, because that will be the next destination that the Blaugranas will visit in their second consecutive trip set for next Monday, January 19, at 8:30 p.m.

And it is better not to look at what comes after inaugurating the second round, because it is quite trembling to see that after each failed trip, the possibilities of moving away from the abyss that is so close can cause dizziness.

With all the pressure on his roof, San José will have almost nine days to try to rebuild a morale that even he himself must find difficult to muster after what he experienced yesterday.

With almost half of the winter market already consumed, the player from San Sebastian must hurry up to the sports management to bring him guarantee solutions before the situation enters a phase of no return.

With so much loose end in a ship that is drifting, it is urgent that someone hold the helm tightly so as not to end up capsizing in the worst way.