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Aragon is anxious to escape from the bottom and gain confidence necessary for the rest of the season

Bidasoa doesn't have a solution in the offense so they're changing their defensive tactics in order to score easy goals from counterattacks

Who would have guessed that, after two rounds, team from Zaragoza will still have a zero on their account. And that is the reason why Aragon doesn't want to miss any more chances and they are determined to earn their first points of the season against a team in a similar situation as far as the points are concerned. Coach Mariano Ortega is tying to get the best from his group of players made of a mixture of veterans and extreme youngster who skipped on a few levels and directly came into the first team and the top level of competition from the younger selections. The lack of cohesion in the team, absence of Asier Antonio, one of their most important defensive player, and their awful game with less players on the court, which goes back to previous seasons, have cost them points in the first two rounds of the new season. Their goals for this season were set really high, but with the way things are right now, they will have to adjust their goals because it is clear from the start that they will hardly be fighting for the top of the league table, which was planned ahead of the season. Besides that, Aragorn is also playing in the Europe, and their first away game in Hungary is soon so it is important to start winning as soon as possible in order to return their diminished confidence. It is necessary to catch the real competitive pace as soon as possible, otherwise nervousness and problems associated with it will appear. All players are available today, and the whole team is eagerly anticipating the start of the game so that they could prove to themselves and others that they are worthy and that they can do it. 

On the other side of the court is a returnee to the league who also still haven't won any points. They are hoping that they might win their first points in this round in order to leave the danger zone as soon as possible. Coach Bolea is hoping that their game will improve with each round, which particularly refers to the offense which has failed in the first two rounds. They scored 41 goals in two games which is not enough to win points in the top league. Even though the season just started and it is still no time to panic, it is clear that they will have problems avoiding relegation this way and steps have been taken. One of those steps is bringing experienced Vidal who should be an additional plus for Bidasoa's very young team. Besides that, Adrian Crowley, who is still injured, is announced for the line up today. They are clearly risking but the team needs him. They have the desire and motivation to win, but that will clearly not be enough to win points in Asobal. Bole announced that he will have to look for a new defensive formation because his team has a serious handicap for the top division in terms of pounds and power and it can be expected that they will try a more open formation today, which would rely on the speed and aggression of the young players. This could be a double-edged sword which can turn the game into an extreme result, the only question is for whose benefit? The open defense might bring them some easy goals from faster transition which would lift their confidence, so it is possible that we will see a new, more aggressive, daring and faster Bidasoa in the third round. And what that will bring in the terms of result will be seen tonight after 60 minutes of the game in Zaragoza. 

Bidasoa scored only 41 goals in the first two rounds. They had scoring problems also in the preseason, going over this margin only in the games against second-division sides Zarautz and Barakaldo, and they lost those games as well. This is a game where both teams desperately need points, so the concentration will be highest on defense, much less on offense. Aragon have lost a big part of the offense with the departure of Alex Dushebaev, but not so much on defense, their defense is still very firm and aggressive. They play a 6-0 zone that's not suitable at all for the visitors, who are having trouble with outside shooting, as they lack good shooters and find it hard to find a way to opponents' goal. It's possible that Bidasoa, by changing their defensive formation, could force the home team into playing faster, but I still doubt they could score 25 goals.