On June 30, the contracts of all the technicians who make up Lezama’s current organizational chart, including Marcelino, end. The incident may appear, therefore, that the new Athletic president found himself with a vacuum at the coaches level when he landed in Ibaigane. Aitor Elizegi, in fact, has not yet announced the date of the red and white elections, but all indications are that they will be at the end of that month.
The current managers of Lezama, who are awaiting events, have more or less outlined various issues related to the start of the first rojiblanca squad on their return from summer vacations. . All indications are that Athletic, in the way and manner of what happened last year, will be taking a stage in the highlands in a foreign country that will include friendly matches against top rivals. That, surprisingly, was one of Marcelino’s demands for the final preseason.
The lions, if remembered, were measured in their stage in Switzerland against St. Louis. Gallen (2-1 defeat), Dynamo kyiv (1-0 win) and Borussia Dortmund (2-0 win), they eventually moved to Berlin to face Union Berlin (2-1 defeat) and ended their preparatory journey in abroad with duels in England against Southampton (1-3 victory) and Liverpool (1-1).
It is evident that in order to put together a schedule of preparing matches of such greatness, one cannot wait until the last minute. Athletic, it seems, has been at work for a long time. Marcelino has already made it clear that he wants strong rivals at this stage of preparation, but now the question remains whether he will be the coach of Atletico’s first team or not. The electoral process for Ibaigane’s seat has this and several other drawbacks due to the dates when it will take place.
A similar or more complex situation was experienced years ago on the occasion of the election attended by Fernando García Macua, Juan Carlos Ercoreca and Javi González. At the time, members of the rojiblancos were called to the polls on July 12, 2007. The first team, in the second year of the so -called black biennium, was saved from relegation in the last league match against Levante on June 17 with Mané on the bench.
Macua won the polls and appointed Caparrós as the coach of the first team. The coach from Utrera had to conduct a pre-season designed by Lezama’s previous managers for him, even if he didn’t like it. First in Covaleda and then in Papendal. Muniain, by the way, took part in it when he was only 14 years old.
Source: La Verdad
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