Among the green and white fans, it was surprising that Obolskii did not enter the field in the final stretch of the match against Malaga. Iván Ania’s boys They were focused on the attack with many lateral crosses, which the Russian striker could have taken advantage of. However, Iván Ania did not find a way to include him in the eleven and opted for the debut of Jude Soonsup-Bell, who also did not leave a great sensation. Obolskii continues to look for his place in Iván Ania’s eleven. It was difficult for him to integrate into the team and, little by little, he is trying to knock on the door to become an important player in the team.
With the score at 0-0 and the team focused on attack, Obolskii could be an important element and a decisive actor to open the box of the meeting given his characteristics. However, he did not have playing minutes for the first time this season. There were players in good shape, whom the Asturian coach did not want to take off the field and also wanted to strengthen the core. Since not everything is possible, this time he decided not to count on Obolskii even though he acknowledged that it was part of his plans.
In the press room, after the draw against Malaga, Iván Ania answered the question about Obolskii’s absence. The Asturian coach, ten minutes from the end, decided to take off Casas and reinforce the midfield with Genaro and Théo Zidane. So he put Jude in as a striker. Ania confessed: “I thought about bringing in Obolskii, but I couldn’t find a replacement. I didn’t want to take Jacobo because I think he had a very good second half and he is a player who has shots and finishes. I thought that in one of those where we arrive, it could be definitive and I did not find the way to bring Niko (Obolskii) in.
Jude’s Beginnings
Also, “I decided to put Jude up front. When we put the three inside, it was to strengthen ourselves a little bit because the game was getting a little crazy. A lot of back and forth and It’s a draw. I already had the experience of the day in Burgos where we came out losing on a coin toss, with the transition games. I had to rebuild the team, inside and put Jude at the top. “It’s a position in which he played almost his entire career in the Chelsea youth ranks.”
The other option I had was to take Carracedo off the field, leave Jude on the side and leave Obolskii up front. However, Carracedo and Jacobo were the protagonists in the last part of the game. The team was loading the area with balls from the wings. The moment of the game was ideal for Obolskii, who has a very different profile to Antonio Casas. His physical ability and his good aerial game It could have been decisive and culminated in one of the many finishes of the green and white team. Iván Ania’s team sometimes far outperformed Sergio Pellicer’s team, but failed to achieve this on the scoreboard.
In his first weeks as a green and white player, Obolskii has played three of Córdoba’s four games in the second division. He has yet to score as he struggles to integrate into the team after a good season with Ibiza in the First Federation. He started the first game against Mirandés with 70 minutes in his legs. He lost his importance in the next two duels. with just over twenty minutes ahead of Elche and Burgos. He has tough competition with Antonio Casas at the helm. The Rambleño, a priori, is the holder of Iván Ania and the Russian will have to give his all to make a place.
