And Athletic’s general director of football, what?

Two weeks into the first 100 days of Jon Uriarte’s term as president, Athletic is still short of a general director of football. Relevant figure for the sports project of the then Izan Athletic candidacy. Below this professional, they said, will be the coach of the men’s and women’s first team, the director of performance, the head of sports development and transfer, the director of Lezama and the head of women’s football. The new season is underway without anyone occupying such an important position.

In the rojiblanca factory, yes, some important decisions were made during the summer pending the signing of the aforementioned general director of football. It wouldn’t hurt to know who assumed said responsibility, the president and the board, of course. What specific professionals or advisors.

shocking case

It is difficult to understand why some coaches who have experience as footballers in the First Division, even in Athletic, and have a long career in their own house, are lost so soon. Edu Estibariz, for example, played for nine seasons as a lion, played 148 games, he accumulated over two decades performing various activities in Lezama related to physical preparation and even method and overnight they killed him in the street. This is not the only case, but it is one of the most important because it is not about a professional relationship or the public exposure of, for example, others like Rafa Alkorta or even Joseba Aguirre. The rojiblanco club, no matter what the new connoisseurs say on the matter, has not been bad with this kind of technicians and assistants.

It is surprising, by the way, that they come from outside Bilbao, with professional profiles and experiences that are not particularly relevant, to direct those at home. Time, with the World Cup in Qatar on the horizon, will give or take away excuses.