The Eldense Gazette
Match6 Nov 2027
A hiding for Eldense
Beaten 1‑4 by Almería, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Match2 Nov 2027
Eldense out of the cup
Burgos ended it 2‑3. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Yordan Osorio stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Yordan Osorio and Eldense agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad8 Nov 2027
A falling-out at Eldense
Álvaro Djaló and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings8 Nov 2027
Iván Leszczuk scored one and made one — 7.68
Two of the goals had his name somewhere on them, which is the afternoon a manager wants from anybody asked to both create and finish. 7.68, and 2 involvements.
The dugout8 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Álvaro Odriozola
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Liam Walsh is a square peg at Eldense
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
Boardroom8 Nov 2027
Inquest at Eldense
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Player ratings8 Nov 2027
Joaquín Rivero runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- The dugout Pedro Ferrer: “No excuses”
- Squad A place in the month's best eleven for Santiago Segovia
- The dugout Álvaro Djaló knocks on the manager’s door