Imanol Bailiff of Asier Garitano. The change that marked the time when the Real lived. At first glance, a patch. Decisions to get out of the quagmire. No airs of grandeur. The home remedy: bet on the subsidiary coach. A man from Zubieta, reliable, sure to answer. From there to the ultimate trajectory he has traced and continues to project, there is a chasm. An imprint that was not expected in its day to be as strong. It’s been four years now.
On December 26, 2018, on today’s date, Real announced the sacking of Asier Garitano and the promotion of Imanol from Sanse, for the second time in half a year. The former was under the unofficial title of interim, to correct a wrong course in the last nine league games. La Real, therefore, celebrates four uninterrupted years with the same coach. An unprecedented period in the past 37 years, since the seven connected by Alberto Ormaetxea at the head of the bench (1978-1985) without points and apart. of followed.
the great evolution
The dismissal of Garitano was the last change of coach at Real. Only Imanol has assumed command since then. Aperribay’s confidence in Orio’s has skyrocketed, as evidenced by the master line of the Imanol era. The president signed Bailiff for a year and a half at the end of 2018, until 2020. The coach, whose first reaction was to continue coaching the club, needs to be convinced of his youth system.
During these four years, he renewed three more times. For an additional season at the end of the 19/20 season; to 2023 in December two years ago; and in November, a month and a half ago, until 2025. If he fulfills the contract he has agreed with the club, he will complete six and a half seasons with the first nine games as an interim.
The evolution that goes along with its configurations translates into the enormous weight it has, which is the living force of the club. Gone is that Imanol, blushing a little in front of the cameras, with a low profile, next to this coach with all the stripes leading with an iron hand a team he made champions, with three consecutive qualification for Europe, a far record in the history of the institution.
Imanol Alguacil celebrated his 200th official match as Real manager, beating Coria in the Cup. It was his 95th victory counting all competitions -League, Cup and Europa League-. That they won 47.5% of the games, almost half, is the true picture of the winning gene they have instilled in Real.
Imanol’s next challenge starts on Saturday against Osasuna. He proposed to put Real in the Champions League and he did not forget to express the intentions he left in the solemn act of his last renewal: “I want to win the title in public.”
Source: La Verdad
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