Osasuna started the year as 2021 ended: with defeat. The second consecutive in the League in a losing streak that amounts to ten games without winning. The Navarrese finish the first lap seeing how the distance with the descent is reduced to half that after their last victory.
A Pyrrhic victory is precisely what the Navarrese have achieved at the El Sadar stadium this season: “We are not capable of winning a game. The first round, with four points at home, is disastrous “, Bittor Alkiza, second coach of the rojillo, acknowledged in the press room at the end of the defeat against Athletic Bilbao.
Hard defeat: “The start was good. We started playing in the rival field, giving Athletic chances, which is not easy. We got ahead but then in a transition they made us draw and, immediately afterwards, the 1-2 too easy. The team has not been forceful. In the second half, from 1-3, the team has broken down. ”
Lack of forcefulness: “The first two goals are avoidable. The first one hurts especially because you are ahead. One is a lateral foul in our favor and there is a lot of room to stop that play and the second because it is a situation in which we are in the area but with numerical superiority “.
Manage benefits: “Yes, with how complicated it is, today, putting yourself ahead. That they end up beating you so easily is painful.”
Defeat to start the year: “The reality is this and it is what we have to live. We had worked with all the enthusiasm in the world. It is a week of three games and we have no choice but to bow our heads, speak little and work hard.”
The descent: “We are concerned and busy trying to find the solution. It costs a lot to win a game but you have to think that each day is an opportunity to turn it around and get points, which is what we need at this time.”
The red of Chimy Ávila: “I have not spoken with him. It was a tough tackle. He got rid of the red. In a situation where the game is lost, it is something avoidable.”
