The villarreal said goodbye to 2022 with an impressive overall record, as a year in which the team was able to compete at an excellent level, the subsidiary team achieved promotion and the entity continues to present itself as a healthy project for the future, although at length the unexpected departure of the technician ended there Unai Emeryimportant part of the project.
The Basque coach’s surprise departure from English football, particularly in astonvillecaused the club to suffer from this outing for several weeks, causing doubt and nervousness on the field, in the offices and in the stands.
The arrival of Quique Setien to make a great and authorial project like Emery’s, it didn’t start as expected, which meant several weeks of intense worry. The club chose to continue the Cantabrian coach despite the criticism and the results, understanding that his idea of the game and proposal are perfect for the team.
The rest of the year was one of the best in its history for the Castellón club, because both sporting, social, and economic, the trajectory was positive.
So, the first team conducted the second part of the competition in Champions League history, as one of the most outstanding teams in this competition.
In emery in command, they reached the semifinals, leaving the teams as Turin Juventus either Bayern Munichwent down with Liverpool in a very dignified way at the start of the final.
Matches in Munich or Turin will always be remembered, which means historic qualifications and the return match Liverpool, that half of the Castellón team balanced the tie with a two-nil score in their favor but in the end they chose the English side.
In the league competition, the team was affected by the breakdown of the top competition, although they were allowed to qualify for the Conference League, which is at least to reach the goal of being in Europe this year, while in Copa del Rey, The men from Castellón did not give a level when they fell in the round of 16 against Sporting de Gijón.
On the negative side of the course, the chapter on injuries is outstanding, and above all those suffered by Gerard Moreno. The striker experienced a trial in 2022 with muscle problems, particularly with the hamstrings, which made him more outside than inside the team.
The reference player of villarreal He didn’t have continuity, which punished him physically and mentally, while for the team his loss was a drag, because the Catalan forward was the team’s differential and key player.
In the end damage can be added the problems of Manu Trigueros, Alberto Moreno, Arnaut Danjuma or Gio lo Celsowho had also fallen on hard times and had been out for quite some time.
Within the sports chapter, it should be noted that the promotion of the subsidiary team in Second division where the club’s quarry project was reaffirmed. Furthermore, those at Miguel Alvarez They managed to sign off on a good start to the season, staying away from the relegation places.
Regarding the first team, those Quique Setien They reached 2023 involved in all sports matches, so the feelings will continue to be positive, waiting to see how things change in the second part of this season.
The social chapter was also positive, surpassing 22,000 members, a club record and which, strangely, happened in a difficult year, as season ticket holders had to see their team away from their stadium from in August, on City of ValenciaIf so The ceramic It is currently undertaking an ambitious task to mark the future of the entity.
The remodeling of the Cerámica stadium will be completed on March 10, the date of the centenary celebration of the entity, although it will debut in the League match on December 31 against Valencia.
Source: La Verdad
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