Córdoba CF’s return to professional football seemed exciting and complicated. Acclimatising to a competition as demanding as the Second Division (it almost seems like a First Division with very high budgets and squads) is not an easy task, however, after the first few matches, the green and white fans have an aftertaste. bitter seeing a team that is not showing good signs.
The noble floor does not want to sound the alarm, there are only three disputed days, but the doubts about this project continue to grow. Last season, Córdoba also started limping in the first five rounds, adding only 6 points out of 15 possiblea start from which they recovered thanks to the courage shown by Iván Ania’s blockade with the final result of the promotion.
However, the Oviedo coach clarified after finishing the match in Elche that “this is not the First Federation, this is professional football. It seems to be the same, but it is not the same; and that is a fact that we must be very aware of. If we think that this is the first RFEF, we will make mistakes“.
Despite major defeats like Diarra or Alberto Toril, the green and white team managed to maintain the score. insole thickness with ten signings (none of them flashy) that materialized the promotion, but the image that the team showed in these first days is very far from those exciting afternoons.
There are several factors This may explain this dubious and obscure beginning. It is indisputable to say that the team had less time to form their group against their rivals, although if we look closely at Malaga, a rival that also had to compete for promotion through the play-offs, the face that the Malaguistas showed in this first in the championship is very different from that shown by the greens and whites.
A highly debated transfer market
The CEO of Córdoba CF, Antonio Fernández Monterrubio, already warned that this season was going to be very complicated since the club had much less economic power compared to the rest of the teams, so in the end it ended up with a somewhat scarce squad. . number and experience when it is necessary to sign at a lower cost to solve the problem. lack of troops at various positions on the field.
Finally, there have been ten additions that the Cordoba management has concluded during this summer transfer window, to the detriment of the free agent market, to give a leap in quality to the team it already had. We wanted to bet on the acquisition of young pearls (Zidane, Marvel, Jude, Yoldi…) who were dazzling in the lower categories, but who nevertheless let themselves be overtaken as they are not yet used to such tough competition.
With a few last hours of madness, the market ended with several unresolved tasks for the Cordoba team. After the failure of the episode of the Moroccan striker Mourad, finally a center forward will not be closed that would grant the gunpowder what is missing in the green and white attack. A fifth midfielder would also not be signed to give the clarity the team needs in midfield, which is why the work done in this market has been very questioned.
With Martínez, Isaac, Genaro, Jacobo and Lapeña only As more experienced troops in professional competitions, the team denotes a certain lack of levelI having many players who have not yet been able to demonstrate their worth against top rivals, a fact that could be seen in the match against Elche.
Defensive fragility
The very vertical and explosive game of last season has become erraticlacking ideas and very fragile with and without the ball. Defensive fragility has been one of the most determining factors in these first three games. With six goals concededThe river team is positioned in the “top 3” of the teams with the most goals conceded, tied with Cartagena and surpassed by Cadiz (7). Quite the opposite of last season.
One of the main highlights was Martinezcentral defender who started the first two games but had to watch the game from the bench yesterday after being dominated byr Mati Barboza and a newly incorporated Marvel. The central defender of Huelva since his arrival in the last winter market did not meet expectations from a defender with such an experienced resume, all this while having several injuries and several inaccuracies in man-to-man marking which resulted in several goals conceded.
Albarrán and Calderón are undoubtedly two players who exude the quality of their boots, but their debut in the Hypermotion League has not been up to par. The inaccuracies when releasing the ball played from behind have been more than notable, which has meant that the possession game has been conspicuous by its absence.
Within the full-back pairing, Calderón’s performance made Córdoba appear at a disadvantage, having conceded several goals from the left side and showing many doubts when defending his pairing. defensive fragility This has been a constant throughout this start and it is the main factor for improvement for the next matches.
A midfield that doesn’t work
With players like Genaro and Zidane yet to find their place in midfield, the most anticipated signing is the recovery of Isma Ruiz for the next matches and to restore order in the game of the greens and whites. Dominating the center of the field is a fundamental facet if you want to have aspirations of getting three points in a match, but the lack of understanding and inaccuracies when connecting with the offensive left, for example, a 37% possession against Elche.
The game system that Iván Ania proposes for all his matches is very bolda very offensive scheme that seeks the goal from the first moments and therefore wants to dominate the rival, however, with a rare workforce in qualitative levels, starting with a little more defensive This can benefit many players and be able to search for as many by other means than those indicated.
Although it is true that there are some lights. The team showed a lot of momentum in looking at all times for a goal that move the meeting forwardIt would therefore be in the last stages of the match that Cordoba showed the green shoots This could be seen against Mirandés and Burgos.
Although against Elche a unrecognizable imageThe Second Division if there is a promise, they are surprises, so despite the jug of water received, those of Ania are more than capable of reversing the situation and showing that dominant game shown in the last campaign and recovering the enthusiasm of the supporters.
