Athletic has been installed in eighth place in LaLiga for more than 20 games. It’s what you deserve. 48 points, period. It does not give for more. It has kept Europe on the horizon, but it has come no closer than in a rowing boat. Those at the top play more and have larger squads. Some of the lower ones even have more unbalancing players (Raúl de Tomás and Enes Ünal, without going any further, have fifteen goals for Espanyol and Getafe, respectively).
History does not win games or Cup finals. Neither budgets nor staff costs guarantee anything. For some clueless people to know: Athletic, since the beginning of this century, has occupied an intermediate place between ninth and tenth place in the League. Come on, we are facing a good year, enough to complain. Of the last 21 campaigns, the lions have occupied a double-digit position at the end of the season in more than half (11).
As I see the team and with the current physical demands in football, I can’t imagine this group competing Wednesday-Sunday in the League, Cup and Europe in conditions. Moreover, I think it could even cost us dearly, in the form of trouble. Betis, Cup champions, with a squad and an extraordinary level of play, are already considering reinforcing themselves with Ceballos, Isco and some other players. How to make comparisons.
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