The Gijón Herald
Squad17 May 2027
Tempers go at Gijón
Jonathan Dubasin was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match15 May 2027
Manu Rodríguez’s goal not enough for Gijón
Manu Rodríguez scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Burgos, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad17 May 2027
No hiding place for Rubén Yáñez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rubén Yáñez, and the manager let it.
Player ratings17 May 2027
A masterclass from Manu Rodríguez
Marked 8.77 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings17 May 2027
A masterclass from Andrés Cuenca
Marked 8.66 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings17 May 2027
Gaspar runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The terraces17 May 2027
The spotlight tightens on Rubén Yáñez
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Player ratings17 May 2027
César Gelabert keeps on missing
Shots: 6, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.
Squad17 May 2027
Manu Rodríguez is off the mark for Gijón
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
In brief
- Squad Andrés Cuenca is off the mark for Gijón
- Market Guille Rosas placed on the list
- The terraces The press have found their man in Manu Rodríguez