The Panenka of Diego Castro
In advance it was a question of one of the least showy parties of the day, but the shock between Sporting of Gijon and Osasuna in ‘The Molinón’ turned out to be one of the most vibrant meetings of the day, for diverse ingredients.
One of them was the alternation in the scoreboard. The Sporting went forward with a great goal of Miguel de las Cuevas, but Osasuna turned round him after Nekounam was transforming a penalty and Vadócz was doing the second one. But the inflection point came when Manolo Preciado introduced in the field the hero of the ascent, Kike Mateo. Probably the soccer player most wanted by the love rojiblanca, that does not count already with so many minutes and it even was on the point of going away to the Celt of Vigo on the winter market, but that yesterday put ‘The Molinón’ again in foot. First with an excellent pass of goal that David Barral would reach to put the tie, and then provoking the penalty that Diego Castro would transform immediately afterwards to put the definitive one 3-2 in the scoreboard.
In this penalty it was where the image of the party took place. To turn it was giving the victory to the Sporting, and the victory was giving him an advantage of 11 points with the descent. A magnificent mattress at this point. The manager of throwing it, Diego Castro. For those who do not know too much good, we will do a brief presentation saying that star of the Sporting talks each other of the soccer player. The player with more talent, class and magic of all that has Boasted. This period is that of his absolute assertion, taking the weight of the attack rojiblanco up to the point of which with his 9 goals, the midfielder is at present more scorer of the League.
But let’s return to the penalty. 2-2 in the scoreboard, Castro starts towards the ball and with a subtle touch it introduces it in Ricardo’s goal throwing it to the Panenka. Happiness exceeded in the step, sportinguista victory and calmness in the table, but the debate would not be late in beginning: genius or frivolity?
I understand who they do not like. Valued he declared that he was knowing by intuition that it was going to make something rare in the throwing and that he has already said to him that, please, it does not resort again to it. Juan Pablo, local doorman, also said that one was waiting for something like that and preferred not to look. Even some tertuliano as Jorge D’Alessandro has corrected it like an irresponsibility.
Nevertheless, we cannot cut the wings to a soccer player and less when it is a question of one who lives of his magic, his geniuses. Because Diego Castro when he decides to pull at the Panenka does not do it believing that it is something frivolous, disrespectful or riskier than a normal throwing. He considers it to be a resource, which analyzing the options of the moment, the most suitable considers. And yes, I understand those who would like to hang him of the crossbeam in case of having failed, but those who go down in history are the brave ones, which allow to take on the field of play, which contribute magic.
Because when Zidane did it in the final of a World cup they corrected it of genius, and if Messi was doing it or Cristiano Ronaldo would spend the same. It does not cost then that if your name is Diego Castro and you play in the Sporting of Gijon you are a madman, a frivolous one, an irresponsible one. Live through the soccer spectacle, not the handcuffed soccer.