Guede’s scalpel. Málaga was defeated in Las Palmas after a bad first half and a second half where it was 2-2 at the head of Roberto intercepted by Vallés, who made the stoppage of the championship. A defeat that leaves Málaga waiting for the transistor and looking in the rear-view mirror that Amorebieta and Sanse did not win to be only four points away and even more fearful. The Málaga coach has work to do in a very short time.
Only three wins in 21 games
The fall of Malaga began precisely against Las Palmas despite the fact that he won with luck and playing with a penalty. Since then the results have not been as expected. Only three wins, all away from home against Alcorón, Amorebieta and Leganés and six draws. Terrible stat.
Too many expulsions.
With Malaga the mythical phrase of Helenio Herrera is not fulfilled: “with ten you play better than with eleven”. The Costa del Sol team has suffered seven expulsions and won only once while being inferior. It was against Alcorcón at La Rosaleda (red to Escassi due to double yellow). The rest you lose. Rojas to Escassi in Gijón and against Eibar (in this match Luis Muñoz was sent off while on the bench). Haitam in Miranda de Ebro, Genaro against Amorebieta in La Rosaleda and now Víctor Gómez in Las Palmas. Escassi, with 13 yellow cards and three red cards, is the most ‘Christmas-like’ player in the Second Division. Víctor Gómez will not be able to play against Oviedo.
Febas: “We didn’t do well”
The Catalan was the author of the goal that gave the team some hope of coming back. In vain. “We’re screwed because we didn’t do it right. The first 20 minutes with what we are playing cannot be. We went out scared against an opponent who knows how to have the ball, that makes you trail behind and I hope it works for us. They have players up front with a lot of punch, players of a high level and we haven’t been able to control them. They had clear chances and we are where we are because of things like this”. Keep analyzing. “In Leganés we won and it seemed that we were going to go up, but there have been two defeats, it is being a very tough second round, we have only won two games since January, three if we count the one against Alcorcón and we have to grit our teeth more”.
Lombán: “The result is the worst”
The captain analyzed the circumstances that lie ahead for the team after the defeat at Gran Canaria. “The result is the worst logically. We went from less to more, we found ourselves better, we were looking for spaces and their weaknesses, we grew up with the ball, which hurts them. A pity the occasion of Roberto, which was the tie after going down the scoreboard. The mentality and concentration did not drop despite the 2-0, it is the positive part. The mentality was to be in the game, to come back, to have faith. We have been clear for a long time that what is happening is past and we must not stop. We have to think about the mistakes and improve at home to beat Oviedo”.