Hello Osasuna supporters! Today we have one of the most important matches of the year: Athletic-Osasuna. It's at an unusual time ( 18.00 ) and date ( Saturday ) and on ppv ( Canal+ and Goal TV ).
I know that I said the same some weeks ago when Osasuna was about to play against R.C. Zaragoza, and I hope the final result to be identical: a victory of our team away.
And it's a similar sense as we are talking about derbies, those matches that mean more than a normal confrontation with other teams.
The matches against el Bilbao ( as Osasuna supporters call them ) are always special. Personally, I see this match from a different point of view since seven years ago, when my life changed and now Bilbao is part of my close family, as my girlfriend is from there.
Anyway, we must leave familiarities and friendship apart, as this is football and feelings are not allowed on the pitch. Therefore, Osasuna supporters always face up with the idea that our powerful "cousin-neighbour" use our club as their marketplace.
In the last ten years a lot of footballers born and educated in the "Tajonar factory" have migrated to the hatred Athletic. Some of the players helped Osasuna's budget with their signature in Bilbao, but most of them have been considered as traitors. I can remember many, but as you have a look to the kickoff team in Athletic this afternoon, you may read, at least, two former Osasuna players: Javi Martinez and Orbaiz, and three more footballers who were born in Navarra: Iraizoz, Gurpegui and Muniain. The probably kickoff team for their side: Iraizoz, San José, Ustaritz, Castillo, Iraola, Gurpegui, Orbaiz, Javi Martínez, Muniain, Toquero y Llorente.
Another feature is the budget and as I said before Athletic helped Osasuna some years ago when debts were quite worrying for the former chairmen in Osasuna, that was the case for Orbaiz leaving, but now Athletic is suffering from their same politics and they had to sell players like Aduriz to Mallorca, and they have serious doubts about the staying of their actual stars: Llorente and Muniain, who may have to leave to get rid of Bilbao's debts.
Anyway, and as I said for the game against Zaragoza, what I really dislike is the atmosphere either at San Mames or Reyno de Navarra where there is more hatred than the necessary, there must be rivalry, fight and strenght on the pitch, but brothership and fiesta between the supporters, as both share more things than those which tear apart each other.
Let's cheer our side this afternoon when they go on San Mames. The kickoff team for Osasuna may be Ricardo, Josetxo, Sergio, Oier, Azpilicueta, Nekounam, Rúper, Juanfran, Camuñas, Masoud y Dady.
Gora Osasuna!Aupa Rojillos!
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