l last Friday the mattress players met in training with a banner that read “Against everything and against everyone”. Authorship of the Athletic Front, how could it be otherwise. The captains of the hobby never fail. They more than anyone understand the emotional situation of the dressing room and the importance of our support.
Despite their moral boost, the team did not achieve victory at Benito Villamarín, one of the most difficult stadiums in La Liga, but kept the lead. It is said soon. LEADERSHIP. I know that many of you will be thinking that I am a bore for repeating the same message, but it is the truth. We are still first. There are 8 days left and we depend on ourselves to be champions. If we asked all the mattresses in August if we would sign to be leaders on April 13, 2021, we would all have signed it. Here we are.
My dear friend Armando told me years ago about “The Bronze Paradox”, from the book of Manuel Conthe. The concept will sound familiar to more than one. I summarize it: in the Olympics the silver medalist tends to have lower levels of happiness and satisfaction than the bronze medalist, and yet his result is better. Objectively being second is better than being third, but this one feels happier for a matter of comparisons. While the bronze is compared to the fourth, who was left without a medal, the second is compared to the first.
I think that is what is happening to many mattresses, especially young people.. That instead of looking at that objectively we are first, leaders, and we depend on ourselves, they are comparing themselves with the points that we took before from the rivals. That is useless anymore, the past is left behind. Friends, change the chip. We only have to look ahead. The second round is getting complicated. To the classic anti-athletic media campaign and the even more classic arbitration controversies against us, now we must add the damned injuries at the worst moment. We fight against everything and everyone. It will not be easy friends, but it is not impossible. I am confident that it will be possible: we are only 8 games away from achieving it!
Eibar, Huesca, Athletic Club, Elche, Barcelona, Real Sociedad, Osasuna and Valladolid. That is the future, the only thing that matters. Enough of the regrets of the past. Look at the date on the calendar and give all your support to the great Cholo Simeone and our stars, who have in their boots to be champions. And if you are still in doubt, I ask you a question: when was the last leader seen on April 13?