Radical surgery in Malaga: There is no one left in last year's starting eleven against Las Palmas

Manolo Gaspar explained last Wednesday that Málaga had carried out no less than 32 operations. “14 signings, seven renewals, four sales, one loan, six exits and eight players who have appeared in the ERE. We are left with a balanced squad, with versatile players and young people. The median age of the squad is 26, with a significant mix of younger players and older players. People who know the category, people who speak the same language. Many of those who have come know what it is like to play for a club like Malaga and that is very important to me. It is a bit of a summary of what it has been like to make a team with a staff cost of 2.1 million at the beginning and 2.2 at the end. With the departure of Tete Morente we were able to readjust a bit and that is the summary of what we have done since it ended until now ”.

Following these words, we reflect on the radical surgery applied in Malaga in relation to August 23, 2019, when Las Palmas visited La Rosaleda. This was the starting eleven presented by Víctor Sánchez del Amo. Munir; Cifu, Mikel Villanueva, Diego González, Juankar; Renato Santos, Boulahroud, Keidi Bare, Dani Pacheco; Juanpi and Adrián. Not one left! Neither does the coach. On the bench were Luis Muñoz, Ramón Enríquez, Ismael, Kellyan, Hugo Vallejo, Keko and Rolón. Only the first three remain.

The result of that match was 1-1. Goals from Adrián and Rubén Castro (both have changed teams). On the side of Las Palmas there are four players who are Kirian, Curbelo, Lemos and Aythami.

Manolo Gaspar recognized that all these movements are more typical of several markets than just one. Unlike last season, all the players have been registered. In the painful past year, José Rodríguez, Iván Rodríguez, Mula and Okazaki were left out. In addition, Simón Moreno was defenestrated. It was the bad times under the tyranny of the hideous president / tweeter, Abdullah Al Thani and his gleeful, idle sons. The scalpel of the judicial administrator, José María Muñoz, has been severe. There are only two professionals left from last year, Benkhemassa and Lombán. And two who have been promoted, Juande and Luis Muñoz.