As things stand, it doesn't matter how the triumphs are achieved. The decisive thing is to win. If on top it is obtained with a comeback, honey on flakes; if it is with a goal from a youth squad touched with the magic wand of opportunism, the better. The 2-1 against Sevilla this past weekend was forged on the basis of a practice that has almost been forgotten: the comeback. A situation like this had not been experienced in a long time, almost a year. The last time it was achieved was against Levante on November 10, 2019 with a good dose of emotion and suffering. Postigo had overtaken the granotas, Muniain He put the 1-1 headlong and Capa signed it 2-1 with a goal from outside the area, which is why one of every 10 or more attempts comes out. And is that the granotas are a fetish team for the hosts of Garitano.
Repeat task
Curiously, it was Muniain who repeated the task this Saturday to open the gap and was seconded by a footballer who is still not usual in these matches as is Sancet, given its short history. In both cases the result was repeated and with spectacular goals. And with a common denominator, because the first from Iker to Levante came as a result of a quality center from the right of Cap.
The one from La Txantrea polished his opportunism this Saturday after a corner taken very well from the left by Black pudding. The collaboration of Vesga With his hairstyle he was decisive for Muniain to get it right. And it is that finally the strategy took effect after numerous unsuccessful days, in which one of the evils to which it has referred on more than one occasion became evident Garitano: the quality of the centers.
Quality centers
A quality that acquired major tints with which Williams signed from the left to leave the leather at the feet of Sancet to score on his first ball touched. And to boat soon. Iñaki's serve was tremendous for precision and distance. It is the difference that is established when shipments are of quality, marking errors from Sevilla on the sidelines.
For the comeback to take place this Saturday, it was necessary to resort, regardless of the good centers, to the most successful location of the pieces, to the placement of Williams on the right wing, to bet on Villalibre as a center forward for the necessary struggle against the Andalusian towers, to let Unai lopez and Muniain will be associated in a world freed from corsets and worn combinations will occur with a certain frequency.
And to reward the bet of the Derio coach – bound by events and benefited by the slowdown in Seville – Sancet's departure was a blessing. And also the prize for grouping players with more ball handling. Because it is nothing ordinary that in the same game Garitano switch to the starting midfielder pair.
The other factors
It was not the only conclusion of the game, because the strategy plays are increasingly dangerous –Black pudding is taking advantage of this issue in the corners-, because the players on the bench were a shock and because once again Simón was almost a spectator against Sevilla -Iñigo Martínez avoided a sure goal on the goal line- despite the fact that before Rennes those of Lopetegui They will reach the gala goal 25 times in the Champions League.