The point that the League gives with the tie to zero is a poisoned gift for this Athletic. It is a trojan horse sunk into the frightened psyche of this group. The troop of
Garitano
she faces a large part of the matches heartbroken to lose that point.
The group jumps onto the grass constrained, fearful, unable to show what they are capable of. You also have to understand the collective. The figures speak volumes. The group of the deriotarra coach has come back only 4 crashes of the last 55 in which they have been behind on the scoreboard.
It is the whiting that bites its tail. If you receive the first goal, it costs a world to come back. And if you do not go out decisively to create danger, it is easy for the opponent to end up overtaking lines and hitting you in the nose.
Against Sevilla it was crystal clear: absolute disability for an hour. The fear that the Sevillians would leave on the scoreboard kept the team tight in the ranks, backing down, close to the barrier, avoiding the exchange of blows, even losing one to zero.
The changes
The roadmap of this last meeting of San Mamés was to stay alive until the people of Seville showed signs of fatigue. And the moment arrived. Two changes. Enter
Iker
Muniain
Y
Vesga
. Like a dog on a leash after twelve hours at home, the Bilbao team was unleashed.
The game against this Champions rival went wild. The roles had been changed. The rojiblancos seemed furious, left over, rebelling for the role they had played for too many minutes in too many games. Something must change.