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After three straight defeats without
scoring a goal it was vital that we beat Levante to stay ahead of the chasing
pack for Europe. John Guidetti opened the scoring with the help of some nice
play down the right from Aspas and Orellana before he finished excellently to
cap off a great pass from Wass to double the lead. Iago Aspas then made it
three with the game looking out of sight until two minutes of madness saw the
deficit cut to just one goal. Celta managed to survive some late pressure while
remaining ahead when Orellana extended the lead. Levante managed to pull
another goal back towards the end highlighting our ever-present problems in
defence but that should not take too much away from an otherwise excellent
first 60 minute performance.
After some promising performances in the
Copa Del Rey it was good to see John Guidetti playing well and scoring in the
league. He looked much more comfortable in the attacking line after initially
finding it difficult to adapt to the fluidity in which we play. Iago Aspas was
also impressive cutting in from the right. Guidetti occupying the central
defenders gave Iago more room to operate in which he used to devastating effect
with a goal and two assists.
I admit that at times I have had blind
faith in Sergio on the back of last season’s performances but I am now moving
towards the idea of signing a new goalkeeper. At times this season he has been
less reliable than the Catalan press and to advance to the next level we are
going to need a more consistent first choice goalkeeper.
The recent signings of Marcelo Díaz and
Beauvue will add some much needed depth and experience to our squad. Sport has
recently said that Beauvue is a replacement for Nolito meaning that the exact
opposite is true. He will likely operate on the right with Orellana now
permanently moving to the point of the midfield which allows him much more
freedom to dictate the game. The arrival of Díaz gives Berizzo a positive
dilemma going forward with Radoja, Wass, Tucu, Borja and Díaz all competing for
two positions in the starting eleven.
On Wednesday the Cup dream continues at
Balaídos against Atletico de Madrid. After struggling to break them down in the
league last week this tie will truly test our ability. Hopefully Nolito will be
back to bolster our attacking capabilities and his inclusion could be the
difference between the two sides.
Best
regards and come on Celta!
¡Saludos y Hala Celta!
¡Saudos e Ala Celta!
