Football Season Guide

The 2018/19 campaign was the best in Getafe’s history as they finished fifth and nearly qualified for the Champions League. They shocked the entire league with their performances. The mastermind behind all of this is Jose Bordalas. When he took over at Getafe in 2016/17, they were second-bottom of the second division. He led them to promotion that season, helped them stay in the league and then took them to Europe. Keeping him has been the best piece of business of Getafe’s entire summer. There have also been some eye-catching moves in the transfer market. Marc Cucurella comes in after impressing on loan at Eibar last year, while Enric Gallego is another exciting addition after scoring 20 goals total last season – 15 in the second division for Extremadura and five in the first division for Huesca. Right-back Allan Nyom’s arrival is another good deal. This squad is arguably even stronger than it was last year. With the exception of Dimitri Foulquier, all of the players to leave in the summer were backups anyway. Getafe look like they’ll be a competitive side again. The biggest asset Getafe have is their toughness. They are very physical, perhaps sometimes too much so, but it’s this mentality that has got them to where they are. No opposition side relishes a trip to Getafe. Their weakness is surely the fact that this is an aging squad. With midweek European fixtures to contend with, they’ll need to be careful to avoid burnout.