The visit of the Athletic to Bilbao last Sunday served, among other things, to leave two clear issues: football without spectators in the stands is not football and clubs that traditionally compete in Europe they have more and better staff than those who do it only with relative regularity. Those of Simeone They improved with the changes. Those of Garitano, no.
It is not, in any case, a simple wardrobe issue. This expression, by the way, is widely used in football slang for a few years now and that lends itself to certain metaphors with proper names that, I know, do not feel good in the wardrobe of the Athletic.
The Against last Monday from my page partner
Josu
Villalabeitia
, for lowering the ball onto the grass, it did not do any grace to certain players. It was still a very personal interpretation of the blissful “wardrobe background” related to certain garments or materials that can be found in a cupboard to use with proper names. Bad intention none; grace, apparently, neither.
Returning to the bottom of the matter and, incidentally, from the closet of the Athletic; the truth is Garitano
it does have enough wicker to make different baskets different from those seen both in front of mattresses and in front of Eibar. Eleven lions play and more than double await their chance on the bench. By number remains.
Last Wednesday, for example, they went into action
Larra
,
Lekue
,
Villalibre
and
Ibai
. A few days before they had minutes
Sancet
,
Of
frames
,
Nunez
and
Kodro
.
Balenziaga
,
Saint
José
,
Beñat
and some more; nothing at all at the moment. Alternatives and variants exist. Another very different thing is to be able to combine them with success, efficiency and, above all, perseverance. For material inside the wardrobe to make a suit sir the rival will not be.