Natxo has four untouchables

Natxo González is gradually showing what he wants his new Málaga to be. His first premise was to put an end to the bleeding of conceded goals and close the goal. He has achieved half. He has conceded in all three games, although against Zaragoza and Almería he conceded fewer chances and only conceded one goal in each game. Even so, There is still room for improvement in defense and, above all, in attack, where he has enormous problems creating danger and scoring.

The new coach, moreover, is outlining his ideal team to try to get Malaga out of the deep crisis in which it is mired. Febas and Vadillo have been relegated to the background for the moment; Sekou must improve a lot physically to increase its prominence; are kept doubts on the left side; Brandon and Kevin have fallen to the bench and Antoñín has recovered starting stripes.

Although above all these readings, his first three elevens make clear Natxo González’s commitment to four of his footballers. And it is that only Dani Barrio, Víctor Gómez, Alberto Escassi and Ramón Enríquez have started against Mirandés, Zaragoza and Almería. Other players who have not been available in the three games should be included in the permanent list, such as Paulino (he was absent in Anduva) or Juande, who was injured in the coach’s debut and has not yet been able to reappear. The center-back is expected to be ready for the momentous match this Saturday against Real Sociedad B.

Dani Barrio, Víctor Gómez, Escassi and Ramón have been untouchable so far and everything indicates that they will continue to have a great role in the coming days. Even so, further changes should not be ruled out. Natxo has so far used 20 players in these first three games and will continue testing in search of the team that takes the step forward that Málaga so badly needs to get out of the hole in which it finds itself.