Since the arrival of Iván Ania on the Cordoba bench of the First Federation, the green and white project has followed the same guidelines for two seasons: a young team, with room for progress and physical power. A maxim with which the green and white club moved during the last transfer market and which today made it one of the youngest squads in the category. Players with little experience in professional footballwith potential hidden in his boots. This will bring the team as many headaches if it doesn’t work as joy if they succeed in meeting the expectations created.
In total, 22 players make up the current squad led by Iván Ania in Córdoba. A short squad in which they will also rely on players from the reserve team. The last to break through, the young Álex López who, at only 19 years old, started as a starter with the first team in the absence of Calderón. This after being injured in pre-season and not being able to make his debut with the reserve team. Today, Córdoba has the second youngest team in the category, with 25.6 years on average. He is only surpassed by Mirandés, who also relies on the loan of talented players who have not yet exploded.
As soon as the transfer market closed, Córdoba CEO Antonio Fernández Monterrubio made it clear that “we wanted a young team. We wanted a young team. We are the second youngest team in the category, surpassed only by Mirandés. we want ambitious, physically powerful playerswith a capacity for improvement and who wants to grow with us. We don’t look at the players who are coming back and who are at the end of their career. We do not offer retreats in Cordoba. “We don’t want players to come and retire, that’s not the strategy, unless at some point an exception can be made.” In the end, Córdoba made no exceptions and the squad remained as it was.
Among the advantages of having a young team is the physical capacity of the players. The style of play proposed by Iván Ania requires a fairly high level of intensity, which is why it requires players with imposing physiques, energy and hunger to continue growing. Players who, have 90 minutes or 10, They will increase the competition of the green and white team. Fast, with self-confidence and verticality.
In addition, Córdoba has been responsible for creating assets for the club in some of the operations it has carried out. For example, he managed to recruit Álex Sala or Théo Zidane, players who could give a lot of performances with Córdoba in the second division, like Isma Ruiz among others. To add to the advantages, a young staff always will assimilate the concepts of the technician much faster than another more veteran because he does not have the vices acquired throughout his career.
Disadvantages
On the other hand, the inexperience of many players can be decisive for the team’s future in the Second Division. Córdoba is already suffering directly as they are dropping points along the way due to their own mistakes, which were completely avoidable. The proof is the four penalties in three away matches consecutive. Young people need a maturation process, which not everyone reaches at the same time, so many will not give immediate results. As is the case with Jude Soonsup-Bell, the riskiest bet in sports management. An English player who needs a long acclimatization period before he can contribute.
Many green and white players start in professional football and have chosen Córdoba (or vice versa) for this. first adventure in the Second Division. However, this inexperience in the category means that many are novices when it comes to making mistakes or measuring at any time what a game requires. In recent days, Iván Ania has witnessed this, seeing how players like Calderón, Mati and Marvel made mistakes that turned into goals.
After the draw against Albacete at the Carlos Belmonte, the Asturian coach has already shown his dissatisfaction with what he saw on the pitch and the avoidable situations, the result of his inexperience. For example, he pointed out that Marvel was overloaded and always remained on the left side. In the coach’s opinion, “should have been placed as a pointer “not to disturb, but sometimes the information does not reach the players well.” There is a lot of room for improvement in a team that is trying to bring out its best version with the same plan that worked last season.
