The goal, the eternal torture of Malaga

We analyze the goals that Malaga has scored so far this season, and the conclusions are by no means wonderful. The blue and white team is the third team that scores the least in the Second Division, tied with Zaragoza. 27 goals only above Alcorcón and Fuenlabrada. The team now coached by Natxo González does not have a benchmark top scorer who makes a difference based on goals. Its top scorer is Brandon, who has scored seven goals. Four of them are from penalties But we can’t underestimate the goals from eleven meters because they give points. Specifically eight; one against Valladolid and Sporting and three against Tenerife and Amorebieta.

Behind Brandon, the Malaguista scorers are as follows: Paulino with four, Roberto, Sekou, Antoñín, Genaro, Juande and Peybernes with two; Escassi, Luis Muñoz and Ramón with one. Total eleven scorers. Shared goal.

But there is more. In these 30 games for Málaga, he has never scored more than three goals The breakdown is nothing to rave about. Zero goals in ten days (a third of this League without seeing the door, which is said quickly) one goal in 13 days and two goals in seven. The last time Málaga scored three goals was on the last day of last season; 3.0 against Castellón, who was relegated.

The Sekou Drought

It is not about personalizing the lack of a goal in one of several footballers. But in this sense Manolo Gaspar’s offensive bets have not gone well. The sports director did the rest to get Sekou signed, a good striker with pedigree although punished by injuries. He assumed an economic effort with his transfer premium (250,000 euros) and with his file, quite important. Things are not going well for Granollers due to injuries. He has only participated in five games as a starter out of a total of 16 distributed in 600 minutes. Because misery.

Pablo Chavarría, one of the most beloved footballers in the squad for his unwavering will and fighting spirit in the worst circumstances, is not having any luck either. He tore ligaments in Miranda last season. Even so, the club decided to renew his contract for two seasons despite his age and the logical doubts about his physical condition. Another risk bet. He has only been able to play eight games, three of them as a starter. But evolution is seen and he is expected to have a good end of the campaign. In the previous campaign he scored four goals.

The rest of the attackers need to feed on balls to be able to pierce opposing goals without having to go down in search of food in the center of the field. Within the drought there are bright bets for the future such as the intelligent Roberto or the clever Loren. The goal has to come.

In any case, Manolo Gaspar is already looking for a striker for next season. It is not a simple market.