Spanish football has returned and is far from the one that accompanied the fans during the initial 27 days. The absence of an audience is perhaps the most drastic image, but in the strange circumstances that join the king sport there are many other variables to consider. In the ten games there were a series of nuances, some totally unforeseen, that can play a crucial role. Also curiosities, which would never be seen if the pandemic had not changed the way of facing the competition that was held previously.
Every contact is a risk
The picture went around the world. A spontaneous jumped onto the Son Moix lawn in a closed game! The boy, later, boasted of his irresponsible action: “It has been a beautiful experience“. The scene caused the laughter of the footballers on the field and was widely commented on social networks. Beyond that, a question was thrown into the air that could have broken LaLiga's course: What would have happened if the boy had the coronavirus?
Footballers move masses, but now they must be more careful than ever. Goodbye to the photos, goodbye to the autographs … The new normal is not the same as the previous normal. Let them tell Semedo or Jovic. In their cases, fortunately, it remained an anecdote. It seems that the spontaneous Son Moix too. But they leave a message: any detail can create chaos in Spanish football.
A spontaneous leaped onto the Son Moix lawn.
JuanJo Martín (EFE)
Anger, the order of the day
The five changes are generally beneficial to everyone. However, If it was usual to see a footballer get angry when he was substituted, now it can be even more. The coaches, by enjoying more opportunities to refresh their footballers, have made early substitutions. Thus, images of Rafinha on the brink of breaking his shirt, leaving on the field in 60 '.
Another case is that of Cucurella, player with great physical display, who was replaced by Bordalás in 79 '. The footballer is not used to being changed and made a disappointed gesture. Both cases remained in an anecdote, although they show that the protagonist at the foot of the lawn has not yet got used to this new variable.
On the other hand, Iñaki Williams was reprimanded on the stroke of half time for catching the ball and bouncing it off the ground.. González González took out yellow card, something that left the attacker incredulous. Without an audience, these gestures are even more resounding. What's more, with the present hobby, the fact of showing him the card would have infuriated the respectable. Perhaps the referee would not have changed his decision, but the players already know that protesting is even more dangerous.
Williams, in the match against Atlético de Madrid.
Ion Alcoba Beitia (© GTRESONLINE)
A thousand errors on the restart
Gerard Piqué already asked Thebes for one more week of group training to alleviate all the errors that have subsequently occurred. The first day after the restart has been fraught with improper mistakes by elite footballers, which could have cost their respective teams dearly. Courtois He lost a free ball for Eibar, but the play did not end in a goal. Remiro a ball bounced off an opponent and he was freed from the abyss by centimeters. Others did not suffer the same fate.
The lack of communication between Cuéllar and Awaziem caused the goal of Enes Unal. Pacheco he misjudged the start, took a ball with his hand to the front and his expulsion was lethal for Alavés. David soria He was also not correct in the goals conceded by Getafe against Granada. DiakhabyFor his part, he did not know how to control the time of the game and gave Levante a point after committing a penalty that Gonzalo Melero later transformed.
Incomprehensible calls
Nothing more and nothing less than four goalkeepers took Paco Jémez on a trip to Cádiz. The fact that the calls can be up to 23 footballers made the Rayo Vallecano coach give the opportunity to two men from the subsidiary: Santamaría and Mario de Luis. The usual thing in current football is to call two goalkeepers, although some coaches prefer to bet on three before making discards. Four are an unusual event that also leaves the new normal.
The most unexpected opportunities
Canteranos, men with hardly any opportunities in the initial stretch of the season … The five changes have given minutes to unsuspected footballers and have granted pardon to others. Pione Sisto broke the rules of confinement and left for Denmark without informing Celta. Óscar was not satisfied with his attitude, but having five substitutions led him to rely on the winger to give the team a new air due to his ability to overflow. The team from Vigo lost and, subsequently, the club threw what looked like a dart at its footballer through social networks.