Córdoba has been playing in the Second Division for almost three months. The silver category has already passed its first third and the green and white team is living up to expectations. His goals for this course, in which he returned to professional football five years later, were not pretentious. There are many room for improvement, especially in away matches, but the team survives in a tough competition, which is only just beginning. Currently, it exceeds the records of its last version in the Second Division. For now, he is fulfilling his role as the newly promoted of the First Federation.
So far, 14 rounds have been played in the Hypermotion League (Second Division), which represents a third of the entire competition, which will reach up to 42 rounds with 22 teams in the standings. Even though many rivals have already passed the first third, Córdoba has one game lesswhich they will recover against Almería next Tuesday, November 26. With one duel less, Córdoba achieves its proposed objective for the end of the season, which is none other than salvation. At the moment they are out of the danger zone and, if they are lucky in Almería, they could even move into mid-table.
To date, with 13 matches played, Córdoba occupies sixteenth position with 16 points in its scoreboard. Four above relegationwhich is currently marked by Eldense, who visited El Arcángel two weeks ago. This is the best result with Córdoba’s relegation for fourteen days and they will have to keep up this pace if they want to save the category. Moreover, in the first round they have already faced three of the four relegated teams. Tenerife is missing, which will visit El Arcángel next Sunday, December 8. The next day they will visit Cádiz, located two points below the Blanquiverdes.
The homework is done, for now. Be recently promoted, with one of the lowest budgets, and young and inexperienced staffCordoba’s goal is to save the category and establish itself there to continue growing. He gets the numbers, although much of the credit goes to Arcángel. At home, Iván Ania’s team remains undefeated and has managed to achieve four consecutive victories. Support to compensate for the poor balance away: only one point out of the 18 played so far. In Cádiz he will have the opportunity to end the negative away streak.
Córdoba’s current record is four wins, four draws and five defeats. He only managed to add three when he played in front of his fans at El Arcángel. In addition, he was able to bring out his best version and the potential of a young team. By having a group with little experience in the Second Division (most being newbies to professional football), the team can go from strength to strength and continue to grow to once and for all settle into the category and compete with all the rivals. Some recruits have already done it, like Théo Zidane, but others still have to give that little extra that the team needs.
The statistics, in favor
The statistics also accompany Cordoba. At this point, in their final season in the second division, the team had worse numbers. During the 2018-2019 academic year, the green and white team was penultimate at the end of the first fourteen days. The team was five points less than the one led by Iván Ania today. The situation was totally different and the team barely managed to get out of the danger zone and ended up being relegated to the Second Division B. Five years of sinking during which they even found themselves in the Second Federation, the fourth category of Spanish football. Today, he takes a new step in professional football.
This season, Córdoba also has a pillar on the bench who is surpassing himself. This is Iván Ania’s second experience in the Second Division, the previous one being with Racing de Santander during the 2019-2020 season. He was only able to qualify for the 15th day, as he was dismissed on November 11. In terms of time, he already exceeds his best record in the category, but also in terms of results. With the Cantabrian team he only managed one victory in 15 matches. With Córdoba, he is now four out of 13. And, for now, he is fulfilling his goal of keeping the team out of relegation. If the current level is maintained, the green and white team could be saved with a final balance of around 50 points.
Iván Ania’s position is not even threatened in Córdoba. For many supporters, he is the architect of the green and white project which began in the First RFEF, achieved promotion and survives today in the Second Division. For him, saving Cordoba this season will help him establish himself as a professional football coach. Córdoba’s budget and squad were not going to allow them to fight with the teams in the upper zone. However, it meets expectations and reaps a good mattress relative to the danger zone.
