Huesca Take a Step Back at the Worst Possible Time Ahead of Six-Pointer at Valladolid
Huesca dropped points at home to bottom side Mirandés, leaving them teetering above the drop zone ahead of a crunch trip to Valladolid.
Huesca were supposed to be putting some daylight between themselves and the Segunda División trapdoor — instead, they’ve gone and tripped over their own shoelaces again.
Another Home Stumble Against the Bottom Side
After finally getting a win against Ceuta, the visit of Mirandés — who rocked up to El Alcoraz sitting dead last — looked like a proper gift. A chance to breathe, build momentum, maybe even crack a smile. Didn’t quite work out that way.
Huesca lost. At home. To the bottom club. Again.
To be fair to Jon Pérez Bolo’s side, they did push hard in the final stages and probably deserved at least a point by the end, but “probably deserved” doesn’t show up in the table, does it? The result leaves them teetering right on the edge of the relegation places, and the mood around El Alcoraz is, shall we say, a bit tense.
The Inconsistency Problem
This is the real headache for Huesca — they simply cannot string two decent results together. Win one, drop the next. It’s become a pattern so reliable you could set your watch by it. That kind of inconsistency is an absolute killer when you’re scrapping at the bottom end of the table.
Winter Signings Yet to Deliver
There are also some proper question marks hanging over the January business:
- Jordi Escobar is the one bright spot — he’s looked the part and given Bolo something to work with
- Efe Aghama, Álex Cantero, Agbekpornu, Laquintana, Joaquín Fernández and Jaime Seoane have all struggled to make an impact or nail down regular minutes
Six winter signings and only one of them giving you any real confidence? That’s a tough one to swallow when you’re in a relegation scrap. Bolo needs to figure out his best XI sharpish — the window for experimenting is well and truly closing.
Saturday’s Six-Pointer at Pucela
Here’s where it gets properly interesting though. This Saturday, Huesca travel to Valladolid — a side sitting just below them in the table, right in the thick of the drop zone. It doesn’t get much more squeaky bum than this:
- A defeat drags them back into the mire
- A draw keeps the gap intact
- A win could open up a four-point cushion and give the dressing room a much-needed lift
Valladolid away is exactly the kind of match that defines a season. Huesca have been handed a chance to put things right almost immediately after bottling it — the question is whether they’ve got the bottle to take it.
Bolo needs to shake up his lineup, find the right combination, and fast. The margins are getting razor thin.