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Striker Quagmire
By: Elisa |
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One of our biggest problems last season was goal production. Fernando LLorente, finally came good with 11 goals last season, the great promise. After Fernan with 7 goals was our boy, Aritz Aduriz. Not prolific, great jumping ability in the air, and always wears the shirt with pride and delivers very important goals. [...]
Category: Back On Track
By: Elisa | 2 Comments
Things are looking up at Bilbao. Our boys beat Villarreal to win third place at the Ramon de Carranza tournament in Cadiz. We imposed our game, our style and Iraola scored a fine goal, so there. So our pre-season hiccup, was just a hiccup. And what is pre-season about but form and [...]
Pre-season Hiccup – Four Losses in a Row
By: Elisa | No Comments
Something is rotten in Denmark or rather Bilbo. There is a malaise creeping up on the first team and now the team seems out of sorts and it’s just preseason. We’ve lost four in a row now, to teams that are definitely below Athletic’s level. The left side is extremely shaky, not [...]
Shipwrecked at Tenerife
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TENERIFE vs ATHLETIC – TEIDE TROPHY – ONE OFF GAME
A one-off game where Athletic fielded a reserve team for the most part:
Lafuente: Murillo, Koikili, Exteita, Amorebieta; Orbaiz, David Lopez, Muñoz, Ion Velez; Iñigo and Del Olmo
On the bench/Second Half transfers: Armando for Lafuente (46′), Agueros for Orbaiz (88′), Ariño , Toquero for Ion [...]
Anger Management
By: Elisa | 2 Comments
EL TOURNEO COLOMBINO
Before I get into my rant, let’s review the latest friendly tournaments. Athletic returned to Huelva and played two games in the Colombino Tournament. The first game on August 6th was a cakewalk. Athletic with a decisive 3 points against new boys Malaga. Ongi Etorri (Welcome) Ion Velez – [...]
Tags: Aitor Ocio, Aritz Aduriz, Athletic Bilbao Team News, Fernando Amorebieta, Malaga, Murillo, Recreativo HuelvaKicks and Bruises
By: Elisa | 2 Comments
Athletic ended their preseason foray into England with a 1-2 win against League 1 division Colchester. To put it mildly, it was a rough and tumble game, where the referee absolutely had no clue how to maintain peace. Colchester United was raring to go with the grand opening of their new stadium. [...]
London Calling!
By: Elisa | 5 Comments
Our boys from Athletic received a warm welcome to Blighty. In fact, a fan kissed Yeste’s hand at the airport. OK???
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