These are intense days at the 'blanquiverde' club, with work focused on squad building for the 2026/27 season. The sporting direction strives to assemble a competitive team against rivals such as Mallorca, Girona, and Oviedo, who also aim for the top. The key to facing this campaign, which is expected to be tougher than ever, lies in minimizing errors, especially in signing players who bring solidity to the defense, the team's major weakness in the last two seasons.

The statistics from recent seasons highlight this vulnerability: Córdoba conceded 63 goals in 24/25 and 61 in the current campaign. These figures significantly hinder aspirations for playoff spots, as offensive records fail to compensate for the negative balance in the backline. Even during the preseason, sporting director Juan Gutiérrez pointed out the need for defensive improvement, emphasizing that balance starts not just from defense but from pressing and defensive set-piece concepts.

Although there were moments of resurgence, particularly in the first half of the season, the team failed to be consistently competitive defensively in the latter half. A streak of only one point from twenty-four in that phase marked a negative turning point. Coach Iván Ania himself acknowledged the difficulty in keeping clean sheets in the second half, noting that Córdoba was the only team with a negative goal difference among those in the mid-to-upper part of the table, finishing with -4.

Therefore, the main challenge for Córdoba in the upcoming season is to build a significantly more solid team. Only with greater defensive consistency can they realistically compete for promotion, avoiding the pronounced ups and downs that have characterized previous campaigns.