All streaks have an end

Alavés del Chacho Coudet makes the journey step by step, point by point. He goes almost on all fours in his attempt not to stumble and move forward firmly. The draw against Osasuna helped him start his stage with something positive. They reproduced the 2-2 in the Cup against Deportiva Minera, but this time it led to a penalty shootout that sent them to the gutter. And to continue along this path of parity, another distribution of the lootthis time to a goal, with better flavor because they took it from an Athletic that arrived packed, almost like the team with the best feelings in the championship. But it is also true that he looked very tired in the second half, without that ability to react that on other afternoons has driven him to knock out anyone who got in his way. If a party is divided into two exactly comparable pieces, like a watermelon with a katana, the normal thing is that each one takes the same amount of that fruit. A period for each one and also a point for them to keep in their chest. Unai Gómez soon got the game back on track, the red and white team was the usual roller and had everything under control, but an action in which Simón, on his return, failed, allowing the Albiazules to equalize the clash.

It was a derby with more intensity than football. Athletic appeared with its usual routine. On his confident surfboard surfing another sucked party. He pressed up with enormous conviction and was vertical. Berenguer acted as a false nine. Alavés has changed the script. It no longer simplifies the game like with García Plaza. He tries to get the ball played and it costs him a lot. It does not seem the most appropriate thing to touch the ball against such a well-established enemy. Before it was very practical and they are trying to become more emotional. But there are players who seem out of place, like Martín, very heeled, or Guridi, who loses his way around the area. The continuous robberies in the opposite field and the verticality allowed the people of Bilbao to constantly plant themselves in the Sivera area.

Iñaki Williams is a spark that spreads panic in rival defenses. But he is living a moment so full of confidence that even when standing still he generates interesting things. A pass from him planted like a post allowed Unai Gómez to break into space and masterfully define with his left foot against Sivera. That advantage, after ten minutes, settled for the visitors. The albiazules needed a lot of touches to get out and the more you play that lottery, the more chances there are of them killing you. The match was clearly Bilbao, Glorioso barely generated, but if you subdue the opponent, but leave him alive, he can always revive.

And that’s what happened. Alavés played more directly in the second half. They needed to play between the lines, look for the back of the rival defense, make it run backwards. Coudet changed the landscape and his team gained a lot of confidence. The respectable man jumped on top of a handball from Yuri in the area after a rebound. There was no penalty. Guridi interpreted well what the clash required with a long shot. The ball went through a few legs and came suddenly to Simón, who did not react well. He left the ball open to rebound Jordán’s goal. The match became very tangled, with many players around the ball, people were unable to maintain possession. The derby ended with some controversy after a goal disallowed for Vivian after a corner. First Abqar fell to the ground in a dispute with Paredes and then Mouriño after another action with Vivian himself. This second one did seem punishable. All winning streaks have an end.