Osasuna-Athletic Bilbao, more than a derby

 
Good morning, dear Osasunists!
Today is a red day on our football calendar. Although it isn't a Sunday, today is FOOTBALL DAY, with capital letters. Not only because there is a Clasico match before Osasuna's game, but also because the rival of Osasuna is the hatred Athletic de Bilbao.

Osasuna needs to get their fourth consecutive victory against Athletic in Pamplona. A match that both teams will face differently from the expected after the first round in La Liga. Athletic is only three points from the relegation posts; after playing two finals last season and shouting their supporters an overwhelming "Bielsa quedate" at Vicente Calderon at Copa del Rey Final last June, the supporters and some assistants of Athletic's chairman, Urrutia, want Bielsa to be fired after the bad results of the Basque team.

The reds from Pamplona, "los rojillos", have won all their matches that they played at El Sadar in 2013, after the beginning of the second round and their situation is the opposite from Athletic's. Osasuna have flown away from the relegation posts, which are now five points ahead. The Navarrians are still a strong team in the defence as Andres Fernandez, the goalkeeper, picked the ball 27 times, even less times than Victor Valdes in F.C. Barcelona or if we compare to the goal issue raised in Bilbao, because there is a debate with Iraizoz or Raul, the two goalkeepers in the Basque team. But on the other hand, the best forward, Kike Sola, has just scored seven goals though they have been very important for Osasuna.

There is an important supporting campaign to take the football fans to El Sadar, and for the first time this season the stadium will be complete and all together we'll shout "A por Ellos" or "Eman Gogor" ( Go for them ). There is a great expectation on the game in Pamplona and the supporters expect to win the eternal hatred rival from Bilbao.

Mendilibar, Osasuna's coach, is from Bilbao, but he has already achieved a victory against Athletic last season in Pamplona. He won't use players like Ruben, sanctioned, or Raoul Loe, injured. Miguel Flaño and Lolo will substitute them after resting against Levante last weekend, another important success in a game away the local stadium.

Meanwhile, Bielsa, Athletic's coach, is on the red line. They have lost their last three games against Espanyol, Malaga and their neighbours in Donosti-San Sebastian at San Mames stadium, Real Sociedad, and they are heading the relegation posts and need to win Osasuna to avoid those posts. Besides, Athletic's coach has got many problems with his players since the beginning of the season. After Javier Martinez's transfer to Bayern Munich and the announcement of next season sign with Juventus for Llorente, there are many doubts with Amorebieta or Iker Muniain, who has shown his lack of mature after his action last weekend at San Mames and his later speech.

Posible kickoff teams:
. Osasuna: Andres Fernandez; Marc Bertran, Arribas, Flaño, Damia; Lolo, Silva, Oier Sanjurjo, Armenteros, Nino; Kike Sola.
. Athletic: Iraizoz; Iraola, San Jose, Laporte, Aurtenetxe; Iturraspe, De Marcos, Herrera; Susaeta, Aduriz , Ibai Gómez.
Don't forget the referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes, with bad results for Osasuna matches!
Gora Osasuna! Aupa Rojillos!

Athletic-Osasuna, a derby before a worldwide "clasico"

Good afternoon, dear Osasunists!Osasuna and Athletic play this evening at San Mamés stadium one of the tensest derbies in the last seasons due to some previous interviews ( overall Muniain's ) and the well-known politics of the club from Bilbao.

However, both team have more important reasons to do their best in the pitch as they need to fix their position in the actual competition. Athletic must go on their success at home and make their supporters forget last defeat in Madrid.

Perhaps, apart from being a derby and the interest the match arises itself, Osasunists would like to see the first victory away at a hostile stadium like San Mames. A difficult victory that our team didn't get since last March 31st and the team have only got a point in the first 11 games this season.

During the week, the team from Pamplona have been training without the scorer Pandiani, but it seems that the Uruguayan forward will be part of the kickoff team Camacho will use this afternoon, as Aranda is injured and "our loved" coach doesn't like players like Sola, Calleja o Lolo ( who recommended them, then????? ). At least, Monreal is back too and perhaps Lekic has already improved his selfconfidence and may be that scorer some say.

As we said, there are permanent topics that come out when these teams confront, like the number of Navarrians who play in both teams. There is a newspaper from Madrid, a fascist one, which is proud to show every white team match against Athletic the heading of "once españoles" against xxxx,etc. The reality is that the only actual Navarrians who already played in Osasuna or were in their orbit are Orbaiz and Javier Martinez. But another truth is that some players, like Muniain, should be more careful with their words.

I know he is a future star in La Liga, it is clear that he played very well in some games, but it is a fact that he has not achieved anything yet. He is an outlander and showoff person ( I got a comment from an ex-student, an Athletic fan, who lives in Txantrea, and was an Iker's friend. I say "was" because Muniain consider his childhood friends of "a low category he already achieved" and he "no longer waste his time with so pitiful people" ) who does not know how to behave in front of a microphone.

Due to my personal relations I usually travel to Bilbao and have many friend there, apart from my girlfriend, and they usually talk volumes about the politics of their club. Some say that they would like to have a team only full of Bizkaian people (a quimera ) and some other show off as Muniain does, but in the end the reality is that Lezama doesn't work as they expected, and they finally buy players from many places of "Euskal Herria" and friend clubs like Txantrea ( the original club of Muniain ), Pamplona C.D. and other in Navarra.

All in all, we'll see what happens this evening in Bilbao. Caparros's kickoff team may be: Iraizoz ( Navarrian ); Iraola ( Gipuzkoan ), Aurtenetxe ( Bizkaian ), Amorebieta ( Venezuelan ) and San José ( Navarrian ); Gurpegui ( Navarrian ), Javi Martínez ( Navarrian ), Susaeta ( Gipuzkoan ) and Muniain ( Navarrian ) ; Llorente ( Navarrian ) and Toquero ( Alavan ).
GORA OSASUNA!AUPA ROJILLOS!
p.s: I WILL TALK ABOUT TOMORROW'S MATCH.....TOMORROW!!!!!!