It was hard not to think of him. When you receive the news of the death of a 32-year-old, it takes time for your brain to classify it as part of your normalcy. A few days later, the shock continues. Any details remind you. On this occasion, also a trip to Palma de Mallorca in a dramatic situation like in 2017, followed by much later in the season.
The referee blows the whistle for the match and the minutes spent on a track that is as difficult as the present will take you back to those memories. More drama, more heartbreak. As it was then, I agree that someone almost admitted that the Balearic team would score 1-0 in extra time and another relegation would be almost certain.
It wasn’t like that this time. Elche won. And it’s not because Mallorca didn’t score on the discount, which is what happened. He won because this time he had managed to score a goal before. And because VAR often telegraphed green collars without mercy. Luckily, some will think so. A miracle, others will think. The sign of a guardian angel defends the most believers.
believe before you fall
There are two ways to face blows: believe it or dream it.. The situation Elche has been in for weeks (perhaps months) is not easy, no matter how part of the team, coaching staff and club board are the main culprits of such a difficult season. It is obvious that football players have not ceased to be human. to feel. They suffer. They are disappointed. And some tend to throw in the towel.
The best thing about Elche this season, probably almost the only good thing about it, is seeing everything disappear. And I firmly believe that the real culprit is the fans. A hobbyist who, at the worst moment, decides to support their own hobby, whether they deserve it or not. Since then, Elche has decided to believe rather than fall, although we all firmly agree that the descent will be imminent. Because in life results matter, but above all the path you follow matters..
Mallorca have previously found a low-scoring team as proud as Villarreal (and Betis and Espanyol). The key that neither Francisco nor Almirón hit was found by Machín, either by not going into the League’s negative history as the worst team, or by the practice of pure professionalism.
And now this? Elche now has to think only of her own pride and the pride of her people.. No matter how much they say in public, every opponent has had +3 on their calendar for a long time in the matches they have faced until the end of the season.
It’s time to send the message that you can lose in sports, but no one should give up when they have reason to defend an idea, a shield, a teammate, or the pride of a hobby they would choose if they just wanted to win. other options With matches like Mallorca (or Villarreal, Betis or Espanyol), Elche will relegate to the Second Division, but with the peace of mind of those who choose to fight to the end even though the beginning is over. very disaster.
Rest in peace
Young came, and the paradoxes of life, even younger left. He became one of us as part of a team with a story, but it must be remembered that he went through perhaps the most difficult two years in the club’s hundred-year history., others got off the boat without looking back: after administrative relegation and after Second B’s fall into hell. He did so without question as he was unable to enjoy any of the two seasons in the Major League. I was young, I insist. Whether it was white, green or blue, he had a whole life ahead of him to make this dream come true.
Only those closest to you know the real pain of someone who gives you joy and education every time they see you. The rest of us are left with a sense of emptiness and the endless question of whether we can do anything more, whether that message you didn’t send for fear of offending will help solve something, whether a critique can be made. It’s more destructive than constructive, if you truly understand that all is not well, and that feeling of disillusionment is not just a series of defeats at football matches.
It is the memory that will not change. pelayo. A good person. No matter how we go, we all want to have that inscription on our grave. she deserves it. Defeat is part of life. As a society, we must accept this. And help each other. Life goes on after a loss. And from two. And three. After a landing, life goes on. If you notice someone needs help, ask. And if you need it, ask.