Granada: from the embarrassment of the Cup to the reality of the League

The humiliating defeat of Granada last Thursday against Mancha Real it has felt very bad. Especially to the 100 fans who came to this city of Jena to cheer and their team and took a severe blow. Never in its history in Granada had it been eliminated from the KO tournament by an opponent three categories lower, in this case the Second RFEF. The Granada press has been very tough. While Ideal spoke of staining the shield, for his part Ganada Hoy was referring to a historical ridicule.

To find a similar situation we would have to go back to the Republic Cup of the 1934-35 season. The then Recreativo Granada, from the Second Division, was brought down by Xerez CF, which was in the First Regional, two categories below in a third tie-breaker game that was played at the Sevillian Nervión stadium and won by the Jerez players 4-1. As a significant fact, the goalkeeper of that Granada team was Tabales, who a few years later won two consecutive leagues with Atlético Aviación (now Atlético de Madrid.

Robert Moreno, who attended the aforementioned displaced followers who were displeased with what they had seen, commented that this defeat “was a disgrace, but not a failure.”

German, one of the captains, commented the following at the foot of the field. “First of all, congratulations to Mancha Real, they have deserved to pass the tie. It’s time to reset and think about Mallorca, which is a super important game. It has been a strong suit because in recent years in the Cup we have always managed to advance. Now, Mallorca, Mallorca and Mallorca ”. More clear…

On the positive side (even in the worst catastrophes there are always green shoots) is the return of Darwin Machis, a player who has been sorely missed. His personality and overflow are very necessary.

The tremendous puncture of Mancha Real has been a jug of cold water also for the light reality of Granada. Robert Moreno’s team has added five points from the last nine in domestic competition. There are also five points accumulated in the last accumulated in the final stretch of four games. Points from another to compensate the seven given at the beginning in these same sections.