Deportivo could be afraid against Castilla

Deportivo approached the match against Castilla as against Real Madrid. And that considering that the first white team was suffocated by Riazor for many years. The image of the blue and whites was disappointing, and in the end they played as a small team, with all defenders on the field. Everyone except Trilli, of course, who doesn’t count. Maybe next year they will be whistled at Riazor, because they will probably join the ranks of the rivals since they don’t have opportunities at home.

Antoñito’s substitution, by taking Villares aside, rounded off the nonsense. The whole structure has been modified only so as not to give way to natural replacement. The message is clear, and the result was very poor, a unique opportunity to win the lead was missed. When it came to deciding whether to go to the game or try to keep the result, Dépor overcame their fear.

And that, until Peter’s action, the team led by Óscar Can was better; but after that hand in hand, it thinned out. It was there that Ian Mackay began to become the best footballer of the game and was so until the end.

At that moment, tied at 1-1, the initial high pressing disappeared, with excessive respect for Castilla’s outgoing ball. The best minutes were those in which he went looking for an opponent in his own field, but they immediately leaked out. Arribas spent a lot of time acting as he pleased. Olabe became the third center back almost permanently and the duels began to resemble those taking place away from Riazor.

Rubén Díez had hardly any influence and is therefore very difficult to generate. The biggest argument for connecting to the frontcourt always seemed to be too far back and heavily surrounded by opponents. He was an example of collective resignation in the pursuit of victory, defeated by the fear of losing a meager point.