I don’t know about you, but this week is getting very long for me. It’s time to leave the game with Almería behind and focus all five senses on next Sunday’s game against Mirandés. They asked me at the beginning of the week how my mood was and I honestly answered that I was annoyed. Pessimistic?; a little, I admit, because even today I have the feeling that We missed a great opportunity. And I don’t mean to say that I have buried the hope that Real Valladolid will rise directly, far from it.
We continue to depend on ourselves and the ball is in our court; now, as we continue to shoot ourselves more in the feet, goodbye. If today we are one step behind Almería and Éibar, it is due to our own demerit, either due to gross individual errors, or due to the eternal defensive imbalances that still occur at this point in the season.
It feeds my hope to see that our direct rivals are not fine. The Almeria showed very little in Zorrilla and the Eibar he has lost the reliability that for so many days has helped him maintain the leadership. At this point it matters little to play well or badly, make more chances than the opponent, or less, win possession, or lose it; Now we have to be forceful, effective and practical.
Real Valladolid has six battles ahead in which it should not give up any more ground. It is necessary to arrive at Ipúrua at least with the intact possibility of surpassing the gunsmiths in the classification. For those you have to win, yes or yes, in Miranda; no more stumbles are worth because the quota is covered. If we don’t win, even though the numbers and math tell us that there are still options for direct promotion, we’ll play in the playoffs. Six battles for gladiators, six battles for soccer players who are at one hundred percent of their physical faculties; please don’t let the center-back farce repeat itself… let those who are really well play, let those who are really committed play, enough of free opportunities.
Cool head, yes… but character, too. We cannot miss more points and lose more opportunities. We need a victory to believe, a triumph to trust and win to convince.