The Albacete Herald
Squad8 Feb 2027
A row about effort at Albacete
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Carlos Neva was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Pedro Camacho joins the Albacete first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pedro Camacho is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Álex Rubio in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Albacete this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match6 Feb 2027
Albacete rescue it on 90 minutes
Behind, and beaten by any honest reading, until minute 90. Burgos had the points in their pocket and a corner of the ground still believed, which is generally when it happens.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Daniel Acosta
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Daniel Acosta, and the manager let it.
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Munir takes the honours
Marked 7.90 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Albacete had the best player on the pitch.
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Víctor Valverde beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 15. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Lisandro Silva stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Lisandro Silva and Albacete agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Match6 Feb 2027
Honours even between Albacete and Burgos
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
In brief
- The dugout Lorenzo dropped after a run of poor form
- The dugout Tomás Herrera: “We have to be better”
- The dugout José Carlos Lazo knocks on the manager’s door