Andoni Iraola, Rayo Vallecano’s coach, said that after being promoted to the First Division two seasons ago and the safety achieved last year, “this season should be the confirmation of a team with its own identity, with the best and worst moments”.
The Basque coach is living in his third season at Rayo, a club he joined in 2020. In his first campaign he was promoted to the First Division, in the second he was a Cup semifinalist and was comfortably saved and currently sees the distant relegation. nothing, in the absence of thirteen days,
“The secret is in the group of players. We are keeping up with the speed where we should go but the football players have a level. We trust that they will continue this process of growth. I am happy to accompany them and to have learned from this time”, said Iraola, “happy” with the team formed at the Madrid club.
“I’m happy with what I see, with mistakes and successes. We arrived with a pretty clear idea of what we wanted to do. In the second season, the first months were difficult because the players came from a similar idea to some things, but in their nuances, and after that moment to change things, when the results come, it’s easier”, he commented.
“Now the team has its own identity, with better and worse moments, but we know the team we are looking for. It is a process and it has to continue growing. This is the period of confirmation. Last year we were recently promoted and this “This year is to say that we have this level and we can do better. We are in time to consolidate and confirm ourselves as a First Division team”, assured Iraola, in Rayo’s Digi Talks broadcast.
Source: La Verdad
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