Without haste, but with determination

Without haste, but with determination

According to Mundodeportivo.

Background

Vivian, a key player in the Athletic Club squad, will play an important role in the upcoming friendlies to showcase his fitness and form. His development will be of great importance as the club aims to remain competitive in the global football landscape. Integrating new players and adapting to the coaching style are also crucial to the team's success.

Why this is important

The start of Athletic Club's preparation under Terzić is crucial for the team's future direction. The similarities to the previous style of play suggest that the coach may resort to tried and tested methods to quickly stabilize the team. In a global football environment, it is important that the club develops a clear identity at an early stage in order to be able to compete.

Key findings

• Without haste, but with determination.
• The article analyzes the start of the preparation of the Athletic Club under the leadership of Terzić, the style is very similar to the previous one and time is needed to implement changes.
• Sin prisa, pero sin pausa, por Iñaki Ugalde.

The Athletic Club team played its first test match of the 2023/2024 season on Wednesday, July 12th. It was a friendly match against Derio's third division team (Grupo 2), which ended 5-1 for the Rojiblancos. However, it is important to draw preliminary conclusions from this first test, because the players are still in the training camp in Ibi (Alicante) and the game was realizado (Spanish for carried out) during a stay there that is only intended for their own players, i.e. without any further test games against other teams. The Florida (or La Florida) is the finca (or estate) of the club management, where the players live during the season preparation, train and sometimes play test games against other teams. As I have already said, it is important to draw sober and provisional conclusions, because as I said, Wednesday's game took place in a setting where the Athletic Club players were among themselves, so there was no competitive spirit or no attempt was made to really test who was in the team and how well, but rather just to see which players were fit, could they play and what was the general condition of the players after the long break. So let's take a look at the goalscorers who scored on Wednesday: Diego Alves (new signing, goalkeeper), Ibai Gomez (last season on loan to another club), Aitor Paredes (last season played in the second team), Oier Zarraga (last season also played in the second team) and Asier Villalibre (attacker who got very little playing time last season). So they're all players who aren't necessarily in Athletic's first line-up or who got very little playing time last season. So I would say this is a game or it was a test for the second team or players from the second team who may be used more in the first team this season. That's why we should concentrate on the next test matches, which will also be real test matches against other teams. The next test match will take place on Saturday, July 15th, against the first team from Alaves, so a first division team will be tested. And then we can really start to analyze what style of play Terzić will introduce or whether he will adopt Valverde's old style of play. Because Valverde's tactics and style of play were very rigorous, very hard, there was a lot of running and the players had to give it their all. I'm not sure whether the players, after this long break and especially after the long season last season, are already fit or whether they can still do it, whether they can still play this type of football. Therefore, it would be interesting to see whether Terzić might introduce a different style of play that is less strenuous or where the players are not so drained. But I repeat, we have to wait for the next test matches to be able to do a proper analysis.

What happens next

Athletic Club players will continue to work at the training camp in Ibi to improve their fitness and team chemistry. Further test matches are planned to evaluate performance against stronger opponents and to refine Terzić's tactical approaches. The coming weeks will be crucial to see how the team prepares for the challenges of the new season.

Frequently asked questions

What happened in the friendly between Athletic Club and Derio?

Athletic Club won its first test match of the 2023/2024 season against Derio 5-1.

Who confirmed the friendly match between Athletic Club and Derio?

The friendly match was conducted by the Athletic Club team on Wednesday, July 12th.

Why did the test match take place now?

The test match took place during the players' training camp in Ibi (Alicante) to check the fitness level of the players after the long break.

What changes were there in the Athletic Club squad for the friendly match?

Players such as Diego Alves, Ibai Gomez, Aitor Paredes, Oier Zarraga and Asier Villalibre appeared in the friendly, although some of them played for other teams last season.

What happened to the test match for the players of A thletic Club derived?

Preliminary conclusions were drawn about the fitness level of the players, without any consideration of competition or serious testing of team performance.

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