The coach’s ban in Bilbao began on Tuesday, the day Marcelino made his contract with the Athletic official. He did so with honor, as the acting president, Aitor Elizegi, among various managers including Muniain, the team captain, the general and directors of sports and Iribar, among others, were included he of San Mamés. The rojiblanco coach cut off any other speculation about his figure and the three candidates for the Bilbao club presidency.
Better to say goodbye like this, of course, than like Gaizka Garitano, to mention another during the mandate of the entity’s current managers. The coach from Rio, a man of the house who saved Athletic from a very complicated situation and allowed Marcelino to enjoy a Super Cup, which he also won, and a Cup final, preferred to leave behind the door. Without media noise and no more explanations than those he offered himself through his own farewell statement.
Athletic, who are beyond agur and valid or improper separation, will face the new season without knowing who will be the tenants of the first team bench. It all depends, of course, on who is elected president from the three pre-candidates who have already made the leap into the electoral arena. Therefore, we are not looking for a single technician, but three. One per head.
The debate about the profile of the perfect coach for Athletic is very old. Better from outside, a foreigner if possible, than one from home or vice versa. You look around, see what’s going on for Real, Osasuna and even Eibar and how they went for Alavés, and you have no doubt about it.
‘Kalean trend, etxean eight’, ‘On pigeon street and wolf house’. And the same goes for Lezama. The story has no end.
Source: La Verdad
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