It is already over. I'm looking forward to turning the page of the calendar and starting 2021. A disastrous year is closing in which we leave many things on the way, beautiful projects, but the good thing is that 2020 can no longer hurt us. It could have been the year that Athletic champion of Cup, putting the perfect finishing touch to the career of Aduriz. The damn pandemic blew him up. The option to lift the title is still there, but it will not be the same. You have to be very optimistic to think that there will be spectators in The Cartuja.
A Basque derby without an audience. So sad. Tomorrow we will have an advance on San Mamés, it will become very rare. It would have been lovely to see the fans of both clubs in procession towards the field one day of New Years Eve, giving life to the surroundings and filling the stands. There will only be silence. The rojiblancos will try not to choke the grapes. The victory would leave the Athletic near Europe. Five points, with one game less, from one Real society to which until recently they placed the poster of aspiring to League.
That was exaggerated. It is not that it is a gentleman team that can do great things, improved compared to last year, especially thanks to defensive strength. The spark that lights the txuri urdin wick is confidence in the idea of Imanol, all his players go to death and that is a plus. The counterpoint is a Athletic that in recent times has lost stability, both sports and institutional. But this football is cycles. A roller coaster.
The important thing is to resist and not fall apart in the bad times and then enjoy the good times, which will surely come. Voucher for him Athletic and for other areas of life. It has been a pleasure: Alberto, Jon, Javi, Ainara, Joseba, Fran, Alex, Ibon, Agurtzane, David García, Unai, Jokin, Belén, Marta Bernardo, David Quintano, Rober, Jordi, Iñaki Eneriz, Juan Flor, Aiol, Mireya, Juan Echeverría, Marta Olmo, Javi, Felipe, Begoña, Joana, Julen, Marta Olmo, Álvaro, Nika, Ramón (DEP), Carlos, Iñaki Ugalde. It was nice while it lasted.