The duel against Olot in the Copa del Rey in which Córdoba was eliminated left more shadows than lights on the green and white team. Above all, in his wardrobe and in the signatures which, far from taking advantage of their opportunity, threw overboard a ideal moment to justify himself. The team still hasn’t won at home, despite being a rival from the Second Federation, and leaves a lot of doubts in defense, where they concede too easily. Things aren’t any better in attack either, as the team is unable to capitalize on chances even though they are better than their rival in the game.
In the press room, Iván Ania has already expressed his dissatisfaction and admitted that “it is obvious that outside we have to improve, we have to stop conceding so much to our rivals, they cannot generate so much feeling of danger”. According to him, “I don’t think it’s an attitude problem.It was difficult for us to resume the second game and it’s a question of concentration. When we lose, we always wait a little, but we have to start with a clean slate, a clear self-criticism because we fell against a rival two categories lower. “If you don’t match their enthusiasm or their intensity, it’s difficult.”
He also stressed that “I’m afraid we won’t win, we have to win as soon as possible, I’m afraid people will keep talking about the team not winning away, last year we were the The team that scored the most points as a visitor You have to see the reasons, but the clearest is that. we concede too much. We need to be much more energetic in the duels, we came out losers in the one-on-one duels, if we manage to reverse the trend we will add more.
Added to this is the weakness of a reduced squad, of only 22 players, but which currently has a gap between starters and substitutes. The duel against Olot revealed the defensive seams of a team which, at times, was overwhelmed by the Catalan team. THE spare parts do not work and the less common players don’t push for a spot. The lack of concentration, defensive fragility and poor success in front of goal multiply outside. There are players who leave more doubts during their first weeks as Córdoba supporters. In all areas of the pitch, except the goal, the safest place at the moment.
At the moment, the many new faces brought in by the sports management are not working as they should. In defense, only Lapeña established himself as a fundamental pillar of the team. Martínez has difficulty finishing a match due to physical discomfort, Mati Barboza relapsed in Olot following an injury which prevented him from playing in recent weeks. The last piece is Marvel, whose performance in Cordoba went from bad to worse until experiencing one of its worst moments in Olot, with multiple defeats and a lack of concentration.
Córdoba also suffers on the left side, with Calderón somewhat out of position in recent weeks and lacking a natural replacement. Only Álex López from the reserve team who, despite his potential, plays in the Third Federation. In the center of the field, alone Isma Ruiz and Alex Sala They remember their best version from last season because Théo Zidane and Genaro are going through a more difficult period. Just like Jacobo who appears in bursts, but who needs to be more regular to bring all the quality he has to the service of Cordoba. At Olot it was difficult for him, as was Ander Yoldi, who had an excellent start to the championship although he has now lost that spark.
Even the leader did not work in Olot. Obolskii missed his great opportunity to unseat Antonio Casas and encourage a great fight for ownership. However, the Russian striker had almost no chances and did not finish well as Cordoba came on in the first half. With his five goalsThe Rambleño is the only goal-scoring striker in a team that was looking for three strikers in the transfer market, but ultimately got two. Although only one works. The big hope is the emergence of Jude Soonsup-Bell in the group.
