Pablo Guede: a key bet for Malaga

Pablo Guede is Manolo Gaspar’s definitive bet. After José Alberto and Natxo González have not been able to meet expectations and get the team fully into the fight for relegation, the Argentine is the last ace up the sleeve of the blue and white sports management to try to finish a horrible season in a fairly dignified way.

The defeat of Real Sociedad B against Alcorcón has been a huge relief at La Rosaleda, but the truth is that Guede faces a difficult challenge. Málaga is a drifting team, buttery in both areas and it takes a world for them to score a goal and score points. The differences in the locker room, despite the fact that the club insists on selling the opposite, are considerable and the climate on and off the pitch is very cloudy.

The Argentine coach, who will be officially presented this Monday at La Rosaleda (1:00 pm), has in his favor the approval of a multitude of Malaguistas. As a player he was much loved, especially after that hat-trick against Terrassa that earned him promotion to the Second Division. Now Malaguismo entrusts himself to him as the last solution to redirect a terrible dynamic and a critical situation. The project was designed to be close to noble posts. However, the team signs relegation numbers, although the low level of the bottom four keeps him safe and with a considerable income (six points in the absence of the Fuenlabrada game this Monday).

Guede must recover Malaga at all levels: mental and football. And try to redirect a vitiated locker room. The challenge is remarkable. He is a technical character has achieved good results in Argentina, Chile and Mexico, although he has also had problems in some of the locker rooms he has directed. In Europe, his experience is reduced to his origins as a coach, which took place in the Malaga neighborhood of El Palo, in the Third Division. Now lands in Spanish professional football in a situation of maximum urgency and with little margin for error. His is a key bet for Malaga.