Alavés dey waka come this weekend visit to El Sardinero on Saturday by 14:00 with 10 points from possible 12. That kind start to season no be something wey many people fit imagine. Na why the trip go Santander turn opportunity for Glorioso to continue to add points and stand well for top side of table.
But if points nearly dey too much among babazorros, injured players also too much, especially serious ones. Mikel Rodríguez get injury last week and don finish im season because anterior cruciate ligament for im right knee tear. The Getaria man don comot from battle. And as bad luck no dey come alone, Facundo Garcés, wey dey near end of im sanction over im malayan passport – dem condemn am for false document – also lose anterior cruciate ligament of im right knee. The injury happen during training at Ibaia. So, season don end for the Argentine.
Toni Martínez don recover and e go dey available to help Glorioso, though most likely e go start from bench. So the El Sardinero clash get double edge; points no dey move, same as long-term injuries, but better make neither one affect Alavés setup. Just in case, Quique Sánchez Flores don make am clear: praise dey weaken. ‘When I dey the moment, we dey moment of rise, positive and creation, we no suppose think about wetin fit happen. Make we enjoy am and live am,’ the coach explain. ‘We must go back to absolute normal, absolute discretion and absolute humility so we can continue and make nobody interfere with wetin we dey do,’ e add.
The two teams dey meet again after their last clash for 2022/23 season, when for Segunda División the babazorros win 3-0 for house and draw for Santander 1-1. But for top flight, dem no meet since 2005. That season, albiazules win 1-2 for El Sardinero. With all these data, Quique Sánchez Flores conclude with one strong sentence. ‘We want reach that point where we no go differentiate playing for house or outside when we talk about importance.’
Racing arrive with four points after one draw and one win plus two losses, and some weakness for center defense, just when one of Alavés virtues for this start of competition na effectiveness. E likely say main changes for José Alberto López starting XI against Alavés go happen for center of defense, where Pablo Ramón and Belocian fit enter as starters.
