Neither “everything is going smoothly” nor “this has just begun”. If the first analogy has a maritime reference, to this day things look more like the Titanic. And as for the second bad example – far from reality – the national championship of the Pro League already has 18 contested dates, and twelve more are left for the culmination of the tournament in 2023. That is, the end is closer than the beginning and there are still no signs of improvement in Emelec’s football level. The change of a debutant coach to an experienced coach did not work out because of the poverty of most locals and all foreigners in the team.

He still doesn’t raise his head: Emelec draws with Técnico Universitario and collects 5 games without a win in the Pro League

Has it been measured how disastrous the relegation of the Emelec team would be for the history of the millionaire club and for football in Guayaquil? After the first phase in which the electric team won only three of fifteen games, for which they finished in thirteenth place out of 16 teams – just two points behind the last team – the complicated panorama did not change even in the return matches.

Emelec 2023 is a disaster! Goodbye to $600,000, only 25.93% of games won and one point from the relegation zone to Serie B

How long will it take to activate the alarms in Emelec? In three days in the second round, they did not win a single game, despite the fact that they faced opponents with low power such as Libertad, Orense and Técnico Universitario (all placed from mid-table down in the accumulated ). Add shipyard 270 minutes without scoring goals.

“Emelec got used to being a losing team”, “there were bad decisions” and “there were sins in certain aspects”, are the reasons, according to the journalists, for the gloomy electro news

offensive incompetence

The hope of scoring is slim as Emelec’s attacking elements are nothing in attack. The Pro League portal, in the line of statistics, Bryan’s poverty is confirmed Coward Angulo, who still hasn’t scored; Diego Devil Neither does Garcia. Alejandro Cabeza is headline news when he breaks through the opposite goal as he has only done so three times. John Jairo Sánchez collects two, barely. And for José Francisco Cevallos Jr., an apathetic midfielder, it is repeated that at least he has a goal, but he reports only a couple in the Ecuadorian tournament. Miller Bolaños, with seven, spends more time injured than on the field.

And although when the matter is questioned, the president of the Pro League grumbles (from “I didn’t approve, it was the clubs”, when he avoids responsibility for the increase, to “I don’t regret”, when the manager approves the responsibility for promoting/supporting the measure), Emelec confirms that success is not guaranteed by the full quota of eight foreigners. If the limit is raised to ten per club, a dozen middle foreigners will be what there are now eight with a bad poster and a low category: a waste of money that entails sporting failure.

Weak in Capwell

After three consecutive draws in white, one of which at the George Capwell Stadium, Emelec will host Delfín de Manta in the fourth term of the second phase. The local situation, which until a few years ago ensured a very high percentage of victory for those from San Martín Street, and the often and merciless shaking of the blues against their opponents, does not mean much in this year 2023.

And that is that Emelec does not stop setting negative records in the current campaign (in the first phase with three wins, he set the worst start of the championship in his history. With nine matches in a row without a win, he equaled the sad record from 1983). Before the whales, will they finally be able to prevail at home? The last time Emelec won in Capwel, in the Pro League, was on March 19, on the third date. Five months ago!

In Cawpell, for the national championship, Emelec played eight games, won only two, also lost two and tied four games. Of the 24 points on his stage, he saved ten of them (41.6%).

That’s what happened to the millionaires in Capwell, before the fort, at the domestic tournament.

1. Emelec 2, Freedom 0

2. Emelec 1, University technician 0

3. Emelec 1, El Nacional 2

4. Emelec 2, Independiente del Valle 3

5. Emelec 1, Quito League 1

6. Emelec 0, Guayaquil City 0

7. Emelec 0, Gualaceo 0

8. Emelec 0, Ourense 0

As hosts, the Blues have gone three consecutive matches without scoring in the 2023 Pro League tournament. (D)