Berizzo's 'Plan B' is not as exciting as the 'A'

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Athletic hardly enjoyed any chances in the two 45-minute matches played against Fiorentina and Mainz in the triangular tournament, both decided on penalties.

 

Real and Eibar play on Friday, August 24; and Athletic, on Monday 27 Hours of the 1st round of the Santander League Athletic fits before the ADO Den Haag their first defeat of the preseason (3-2)
Plan B of the new Athletic Club of the Argentinean Eduardo Berizzo did not give much hope in the Opel Cup in Mainz (Germany), in which he did not go past two goalless draws against the Italian Fiorentina and the local Mainz 05, as he did on Saturday A winning Real Sociedad in Irún.

This Sunday the team of 'Toto' lacked the fluidity in the midfield and the depth of attack that showed the first unit in Gipuzkoa lands and hardly enjoyed occasions in the two 45-minute matches played in the triangular tournament, both decided to penalties.

In the first round, Athletic beat the 'Fiore' by 5-3 after they scored all the lions they threw, Beñat, Balenziaga, Iturraspe, San José and Sabin Merino, and Iago Herrerín stopped the fourth Italian release to Graicia .

In the second, the rojiblancos -now in blue- fell by the same score after the Germans converted their five penalties and Ganea launched Bilbao's fourth after having scored Beñat and Iturraspe before, and also Williams.

Alignment

Berizzo took out an alignment with Iago Herrerín; Capa (Sancet, m.80), Yeray, San José, Balenziaga; Iturraspe, Beñat, Mikel Rico (Raúl García, m.46); Guruzeta (Lekue, m.46), Cordoba (Ganea, m.74) and Sabin Merino (Williams, m.74).