Natxo González’s Málaga does not finish starting. He has been more reliable defensively, but he continues to have huge problems seeing the goal. The defeat against Fuenlabrada, a team in the relegation zone that has had a horrible season, has once again raised doubts. The numbers of the coach from Vitoria are not positive and the effect of the change in the bench has not had consequences for the good in the results.
The blue and white team has only added six points in the eight days that Natxo has been in front, having achieved a single win, against Amorebieta in Lezama (1-2). These figures do not improve the records of José Alberto López’s worst streak at the controls of Malaga. In the last eight games of the Asturian on the Martiricos bench the team added eight points, including two wins against Las Palmas (2-1) and Alcorcón (0-1). However, the embarrassing 0-5 conceded against Ibiza precipitated everything.
Natxo took six games to achieve his first win as a blue and white orchestra conductor. After losing in Anduva against Mirandés (3-0), drawing against Zaragoza (1-1), falling against Almería (0-1) and Real Sociedad B (2-0) and equalizing against Cartagena (1 -1), Málaga got the three points at Amorebieta’s house (1-2). Since then, draw with Ponferradina (0-0) and defeat in Fuenlabrada (1-0). Six points added out of 24 possible are too few returns. The four goals scored, at an average of 0.5 per match, show the great Malaguista handicap, the goal. On the contrary, and despite the defensive improvement, La Rosaleda’s men have only been able to keep a clean sheet in a game with Natxo at the helm.
The rent on the descent continues at seven points As soon as Málaga is capable of adding two or three wins in the remaining ten games, they should not be in trouble to maintain the category. However, the level of the team is currently far from the target set early in the season.