Copa del Rey: Puertollano 1-1 Villarreal
Posted by sidarth in Copa del Rey, Match Previews, Match ThreadThe last match against Malaga was vital. So is Sunday’s game against Tenerife. But we should not sleep on the Copa de su Majestad el Rey (see Madrid, Real).
In case you don’t remember last year, here is a reminder. We lost 5-0 away to Segunda B side Polideportivo Ejido, then drew 1-1 at El Madrigal (Ejido was not close to promotion, either). So that was a comprehensive loss to a team at least 50 spots below us in Spanish football. A minor embarrassment.
Valverde has a lot more on the line in this year’s edition of the Copa, as Pellegrini was coming off a 2nd-place finish in La Liga and had the Champions League on his mind. As it stands right now, we would be relegated and would miss out on the glory (and money) of the Europa League’s knockout stages. So the Copa del Rey takes on added importance, not least because it offers an automatic European berth.
I’m excited by the (small) 16-man squad called up by Valverde. Look at the youth:
GKs (2): Diego López and Oliva.
DFs (5): Kiko, Gonzalo, Marcano, Capdevila, and Ángel.
MFs (6): Marcos Gullón, Bruno, Senna, Pires, David Fuster, and Escudero.
Fs (3): Jonathan Pereira, Nilmar, and Rossi.
Here’s my best bet on the lineup, from left to right:
Oliva
Capdevila – Kiko - Gonzalo – Ángel
Escudero – Bruno – Senna – Pires
Pereira – Rossi
I don’t see why Kiko and Marcos Gullon were called up unless they will play. Diego Lopez finally will get a rest, so I think the one other player who won’t see action is Marcano. With the swine flu affecting Betis, this may be a way for the young guys to stay match fit.
We can’t hold a clean sheet for our lives, so I’ll say a final of 1:3. Goals from Pires, Kiko, and Nilmar. Endavant!
UPDATE: Radio link here. You also can follow via Marca here. Starting 11 is: OLIVA; ÁNGEL, KIKO, GONZALO, MARCANO; PIRES, BRUNO, MARCOS GULLÓN, ESCUDERO; JONATHAN PEREIRA Y ROSSI.
And the best news of all…today’s captain is Robert Pires! Happy birthday, my friend.
UPDATE 2: Fulltime 1-1. I think we have to be happy with the result, to be honest. Gives us a small edge for the return leg in two weeks’ time.
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I read Puertollano play tough Physical game….in 10 games have received
55 Yellow cards and 13 Red ……………………
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Sad………………….Pellergini is a great coach……….to bad he signed up for
Loco Real Madrid
Guti to Pellegrini….don’t click on the link ….if you can’t handle bad words
http://estaticos01.marca.com/multimedia/primeras/09/10/g1029.jpg
Yo Rahul………….You be right REAL Madrid are a joke…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-R3hQLj1Lc
You would have thought Pellegrini would have learned the lesson from last season. Valverde says that the Alcorcón result is a warning. Villareal can ill afford a similar slip up tonight.
Indications are that both Kiko and Marcos Gullón will start in this line up:
Oliva
Ángel – Kiko - Gonzalo – Marcano
Pires – Marcos Gullón – Bruno – Escudero
Pereira – Rossi
The Villarreal B match against Betis has now been postponed due to the ‘flu outbreak.
Feliz cumpleanos, Senor Pires.
36 and going strong…
It is a little funny that in the soccer world, someone as young as 36 is looked at as being so ancient!
http://www.marca.com/2009/10/29/futbol/equipos/villarreal/1256816254.html
pires is legend!
@ rahul, so is valverde
If there is a coach with the patience and level head to lead Los Blancos to this style of play, it is, at least for this season, Manuel Pellegrini. After all, he is not called ‘The Engineer’ for nothing.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2009/10/29/1590849/spanish-inquisition-real-madrids-problems-and-why-manuel
miss him so much..
16′ 0-0
1-0 puertollano in 14′. here we go again… valdez, not valverde, scored against us. i’m no good with numbers in catalan, btw.
15 min 1-0 Goal to Valdez, Puertallano
here we go again.
Puertollano had to use their first sub a little after the 30th minute for injury to a defender.
Around 40′, yellow for Kiko. Still 1-0.
Not sure if Valverde can survive this…
funny how my expectations are now that a 1-1 draw away would be a good result. against a 2b team.
yellow for angel as well. we can’t handle the speed of 2b attackers.
time 4 new guy.
45′ Yellow for Angel.
“villarreal b4 engineer was a medicore team” goal. com
back to it’s roots?
and it’s halftime. 1-0 puertollano. i’m going to miss the second half, and i can’t say that i am sorry to do so. you think it can’t get worse, but then it does.
now we have to bring on senna and nilmar and tire them out– all in the hope that we can find a goal. rossi sounds like he has entirely lost confidence.
all signs pt to need 4 a new mgr. but i doubt villarreal mgmt will do it
Early 2nd half, red card for Pellegrina for Puertollano. Not that it will necessarily help us…
It was a handball 44 seconds into the half.Scratch that, it looks like it was a foul against J. Pereira who only had the keeper left between him and goal.
62′ Senna and Capdevila for Kiko amd Guillon. Valverde realizes he cant risk losing this with B team players, or it might very well be his head on the chopping block.
65′ Villarreal goal…
Pires!!! On his birthday!
70′ Valverde is feeling the pressure to win…Nilmar in for Escudero, meaning we are playing with Rossi, J. Pereira, and Nilmar. I am not so sure that is a good idea, but Valverde has to be desperate at this point.
4/3/3
Nilmar got a red and Senna is hurt. This is just bad. 9 to finish the match.
Jackson, I think you meant 4/2/2.
4/3/3 b4 red/injury, after 4/2/2
villarreal mgmt must act now
1-1 Final. Ouch. Especially Senna’s injury. Not sure what it is yet, though.
IT”S OFFICAL .Villarreal under Valverdeer is CRAPOLA TEAM
Senna is out for atleast 2 week…thing strain………….
Senna is out for atleast 2 week…thing strainM.i>
LOL
O>k Let’s try this again.
Senna is out for at least 2 weeks with thigh strain….
UPDATE:
As I thought………..I checked……….and Yep………………RED CARD makes
Nilmar supsended for next sunday la liga game…….(unless over turned on appeal)………. he could get 1-2 game suspension…………..
for allegely using a elbow if the ban sticks on appeal…
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RAHUL ……Your buddy Valvadeer has figured out what’s wrong with the team…………………….. + Hex by a witch……..
valverde is crap. @ jackson i think u like valverde more than i like pellegrini as u just cant let go of him even though he is crap but every beautfiul story ( jackson+ valverde) has an end.
@rahul, only matters what mgmt thinks. goal is right to say
“villarreal b4 engineer was a medicore team” goal. com & is headed there.
i recall u r 4 him when hired, so y change of heart?
villarreal before anyone. to be honest i didnt know much about valverde so i did ask here how good of a coach is he? n everyone said that he is a good coach. who took a mediocre team like espanyol to teh finals of uefa cup n then won teh double in greek.
but now he is turning out to be awful im still in support of him if he can change i agree changing mangers is not teh rite way to go but if he keeps on going this way and doesnt improve then he has to go.