Manuel Iturra is not going through a good moment in Spain. With 24 games played, Málaga has 17 defeats and their 13 points keep them at the bottom of the table. A very different present than the one he experienced in his best stage at the club in 2012, under the guidance of Manuel Pellegrini. In fact, the Spanish team played, at that time, the Champions League for the first time.
But despite the bad statistics, Colocho still maintains the illusion that his team will avoid relegation. From Europe, he spoke about his second stage at the Spanish team and is already projecting his retirement.
"I don't look at the table. If you start to look at the numbers coldly, you get disillusioned. Seeing how the team is, still fighting, it excites me, like having to face direct rivals, like Deportivo or Levante. Maybe we have a mathematical chance," said the midfielder to Diario Sur.
As for the difference between his previous stage and now, the former national team player commented: "My sensations are the same with one or the other. I came to Spain to enjoy. It has nothing to do with the teammates I have on the side, in the previous stage of the club there was more economic power. Great signings were made, but now there are players who don't fully exploit their potential."
And despite being a starter in the team led by José González, he knows that he is nearing the end of his career. "Experience allows you to know better when to go out wide or stay in place. I don't know if I will last many more years. Hopefully, that's the case, but I suppose there will be people around me who will say, 'Hey, you're already giving a poor performance,' to take that step to the side. It will depend on the feelings," he concluded.