Is there a worse time for a football match than 9.30pm on a Monday night? If so, I can't think of one right now. I won't get home till past midnight, it's going to be cold, and I've got to get up for work at 6.30am. Thanks for nothing, LFP.
On top of that, I never have time to write properly during the day, so let's keep this short and sweet: this is a very important game for Betis. In the past three weeks they've taken just one league point from a possible nine, have been knocked out of the cup, and have looked generally tired and ragged. So to say they could do with a win is something of an understatement. Valladolid are a solid mid-table side, but an on-song Betis backed by their home crowd should normally have too much for them. Pepe Mel's men have been anything but "on-song" lately, but can they find some spark from somewhere tonight? That's the big question.
With Cañas suspended and Rubén Castro out injured, the front six is likely to comprise Rubén Pérez, Nono, Beñat, Pabón, Molina, Campbell - of whom at least a couple are badly out of form, Pabón has hardly played all year and Campbell must surely be feeling the effects of sitting in an aeroplane for 40 hours last week. We'll just have to hope that something clicks. Form is temporary, class is permanent - isn't that what they say? Fingers crossed.
It's going to be cold - really?!
Posted by: Andy | Monday, 11 February 2013 at 04:05 PM
That would be Seville cold, Andy - anything less than 10 degs Celsius counts as Arctic conditions here.
Posted by: Adam | Monday, 11 February 2013 at 04:14 PM
Having just been hit by a blizzard here in the northeastern US, I have little sympathy, haha. :-)
Posted by: vermaelen5 | Monday, 11 February 2013 at 05:42 PM
@vermaelen5 we got 32 inches of snow two days ago and another 3 today! cosign the little sympathy comment :)
Posted by: Bill Mill | Monday, 11 February 2013 at 06:56 PM
I'm from the west coast of norway, you don't know what cold is before you try living by the sea over here!! :P
Come on Betis, let's get these 3 points, and get the season back on track! :)
Posted by: Bjørn Egil | Monday, 11 February 2013 at 08:35 PM
Living a mile from the sea here in north east England, Bjorn, I can sympathise ! Greetings, Norway !!
Posted by: simon, blyth betis peña | Monday, 11 February 2013 at 10:21 PM
Yeah, you've got me beat, Bjorn, haha.
Posted by: vermaelen5 | Wednesday, 13 February 2013 at 07:35 AM