Getafe have a difficult schedule till the end of the season. Besides the tough match against Atletico, they will play against Villarreal, then host always dangerous Almeria and then travel to Valladolid and finish the season against Betis at home. One victory would be enough to survive and it is realistic to expect Almeria and Betis to lay their weapons down in the suburbs.
Getafe’s rivals in this game are in a crisis so they will try to make up for the points they lost to Betis, at any cost. Nigerian Ikechuwku Uche is back in the team after having missed three games due to a minor injury. He will mean a lot to exhausted attacking tandem Manu Del Moral-Ruben De La Red.
Using home side’s exhaustion
Atletico arrive as weak visitors hoping to rob tired and sleepy home side. Over the last three weeks, Getafe played twice as many games as Atletico did. Atletico play pretty weak lately. Last Saturday they suffered a truly humiliating defeat on home ground against much weakened Betis and the fans at Calderon burst into fury. White flags against coach Javier Aguirre brought about searching the new coach. But everyone in Atletico are wrong if they think that the Mexican is to blame for weak results. He cannot be responsible for catastrophic mistakes defense made in many games. Javier tried with many defensive combinations and tried numerous options but it didn't work. Sunday defeat was the responsibility of those players who thought that Betis will give up after leveled score and leave the initiative to the home side. Such approach cost them precious three points in the end that would at this moment guarantee them playing in the Champions League. If they wish to qualify for the biggest competition in Europe they will have to work really hard to win.
27.04.2008
Getafe have a difficult schedule till the end of the season. Besides the tough match against Atletico, they will play against Villarreal, then host always dangerous Almeria and then travel to Valladolid and finish the season against Betis at home. One victory would be enough to survive and it is realistic to expect Almeria and Betis to lay their weapons down in the suburbs.
Getafe’s rivals in this game are in a crisis so they will try to make up for the points they lost to Betis, at any cost. Nigerian Ikechuwku Uche is back in the team after having missed three games due to a minor injury. He will mean a lot to exhausted attacking tandem Manu Del Moral-Ruben De La Red.
Using home side’s exhaustion
Atletico arrive as weak visitors hoping to rob tired and sleepy home side. Over the last three weeks, Getafe played twice as many games as Atletico did. Atletico play pretty weak lately. Last Saturday they suffered a truly humiliating defeat on home ground against much weakened Betis and the fans at Calderon burst into fury. White flags against coach Javier Aguirre brought about searching the new coach. But everyone in Atletico are wrong if they think that the Mexican is to blame for weak results. He cannot be responsible for catastrophic mistakes defense made in many games. Javier tried with many defensive combinations and tried numerous options but it didn't work. Sunday defeat was the responsibility of those players who thought that Betis will give up after leveled score and leave the initiative to the home side. Such approach cost them precious three points in the end that would at this moment guarantee them playing in the Champions League. If they wish to qualify for the biggest competition in Europe they will have to work really hard to win.
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