“Tired, but very happy. Incredible day. A day to remember from morning to night. A good day. I slept three hours. People were very happy, proud of everything we did. Thursday with Gabarra for sure that will exceed all expectations.”
Jon Uriarte was a happy president after the Cup title won by Athletic in La Cartuja against Mallorca. The head of the company now in Seville admits that “we don’t know what we’ve gotten ourselves into. When I opened my phone this morning I had hundreds of messages. A few years ago, I was lucky enough to sell a company, a project. that I set up, and I got a lot of messages and this time he passed it. And that allows me to know what we’ve been up to. All the players know, but until we arrive…” .
When asked if this Cup title means that Athletic have taken a weight off their shoulders, Uriarte said “I don’t think it’s because the club has been well managed for these 40 years. It’s amazing things have been done, we have a young team that I think “This is the best in the world and we have been to the coast many times, but not to the beach.”
At this point, the president of Athletic acknowledged that “there are wonderful coaches and incredible players, like Balenziaga, who deserve more and did not achieve this award. Athletic is one of the best clubs in the world. Situations like yesterday with a massive movement of followers and filling San Mamés will prove it.
Uriarte understands that this title “allows us as a club to jump a little and think about the next step. We are playing to qualify for the Champions League and we are fighting for those goals. We achieved a title, but what we want is not to repeat it every 40 years”.
Source: La Verdad
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