The Basque Football Federation was presented today Jagoba Arrasate as the new coach of Euskal Selekzioa. The one from Berriatua will combine his position with coach of Osasuna and will debut this Saturday against Uruguay Bielsa. “This means a lot of excitement for me. I’ve said it before, that boy from Berriatua who took the bus with his friends at Christmas and arrived with his face painted, with a scarf… It was one of the best days of the year. Now being in charge here is a big illusion. It’s not a dream, it will be a dream when it’s official but it’s a great illusion. I am responsible for the position. Knowing that this is a very important game, very good, but we want it not to be something sporadic, every three or four years. Let’s see if we can all make steps and I can also make my contribution from the position I have,” said the coach.
When he last set foot in the San Mamés press room where he is now, his team secured a place in the Cup final after eliminating Athletic in the semi-finals: “The last time was in April last year, imagine what this means. for “This is one more step, I never imagined that this could happen, for me it is a lot, I lived it, I absorbed it. I am grateful for the opportunity they gave me.”
get lost He also recognized the difficulty of calling the very complicated dates for all the Basque teams, especially for Athletic, who in less than three weeks are playing the Cup final in Seville. “I am aware of the reality of each team. I am the coach of Osasuna. I thank the coaches, the clubs and the players who come,” he explained.
Javier Landeta, president of the Basque Football Federation, appreciates the fact of bringing a rival like Uruguay, one of the great teams in the world. “We have contacted more than 100 federations around the world. The difficult thing is to find an opponent and a date that fits our possibilities and the opposing team. The schedule is very tight and very complicated. One of The two conditions always fall on several reasons. Now the planets have met, we have a very high level rival, a top rival in the world, he is in the top-3 in America and has lost 1 and 2 (referring to Brazil and Argentina). We just need put the icing on the cake and fill San Mamés, make it a great day,” he said.
In this sense, it confirms that they have sold more than 25,000 tickets. “We are very excited. The challenge is important, we chose San Mamés. The match and the rival deserve it. Already having 25,000 tickets sold is a very important figure before this presentation. We hope that the media will present this press conference in the most powerful way. it is possible for our society to react, it is an incentive for the rate of ticket sales to increase these days. I hope the figure will be close to full. This is what we ask of our society . I hope we go San Mames green.”
Source: La Verdad
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