Málaga: from the hunt against Kevin at the exit of the Chavarría tunnel

Hunt against Kevin. José Alberto once again regretted the harshness with which the opponents are used against the Málaga youth squad. “At this rate there will be no dribblers in football,” he commented at the press conference after the team’s defeat in Oviedo. Kevin is the type of player who, due to his style of play, is bait for defenders. That happened, for example, to the ex-malaguista Edgar. Better known examples can be Reyes, the Betic Dani, Futre, Neymar or Amancio. After receiving two tremendous tackles that flattened him, he suffered from his sprained left ankle. It is possible that he will not play on Thursday against Sanse.

The return of Chavarría. The Argentine has been able to feel like a 224 footballer again after his cruciate ligament tear in Miranda de Ebro. After four calls, the fifth time was the charm and he was able to play 45 minutes in Oviedo. “At last I see the light at the end of the tunnel” commented the forward one of the players most loved and expected by the fans.

The nightmare of being a visitorand. Málaga have not won away from home since last March 30 (0-1 in Lugo). Since then the balance as a visitor is devastating: eleven games played, four tied and seven lost. This season he only started points in Ibiza, Valladolid and Huesca.

The goal, that eternal problem. As if that were not enough, it costs Malaga a world to score goals. He only has eleven, just two more than Zaragoza, which is the least performing team. His pichichis are Brandon, Paulino and Genaro with two goals each. The goal is not that it is very distributed that we say because in addition to these three footballers Peybernes, Juande, Escassi, Luis Muñoz and Roberto have scored. Only eight scorers.

Left side problems. The alternation that José Alberto is using on this side between Javi Jiménez and Cufré is striking. The first has participated in seven games and the second in nine. It seems that this position does not have the fixity of the right wing where Víctor Gómez is indisputable.

The short steps of Antoñín. The truth is that much more is expected from this player, on loan from Granada and who is participating less than predicted. But the last two games have seen green shoots. When he faces, he comes out of the dribble and shoots first things. There are good feelings.

Waiting for Sekou. Málaga’s star signing continues to recover from his hamstring injury. He will not play this week against Sanse and Cartagena. Will you get to the next one?