The numbers do not accompany Marcelino

With a third of the championship passed, it is time for balance sheets. 20 days ago, after the collisions with parrots and donostiarras, we were happy. The team promised, although it lacked punch, killer instinct.

Two crashes against opponents from the bottom of the table, however, have broken the spell. Creation football is lacking and we no longer create chances. We had been deceived, it was all a mirage.

Three points out of twelve. Two goals in four games. The reality is imposed. The European objective is moving away. Seventh tie in thirteen games. Maddening. And thank goodness that the defensive system makes up for everything, if not …

Since the arrival of Marcelino, Athletic has added 44 points in 34 league games, -almost a complete championship-. Gaizka Garitano -to put things in their place-, in his first 34 appearances, catching the team in decline, added 55 points. And he still received fewer goals.

And the comparisons are hateful. Athletic must start carburing from this Friday. And they are not worth apologies. The starting eleven must be oxygenated. Some ‘stars’, seen what they have seen, deserve a stool, if only to wake them up. You have to move the hornet’s nest.