Javi Rodríguez, the new coach of the Murcian team, wants to bring in David Álvarez, who was his extension on the circuit in Santa Coloma
ElPozo Murcia landed on the Palau Blaugrana last Saturday. But it fell. The first leg rise for the Murcians (1-3) was insurmountable as they had to win by a margin of three goals to turn the score around in Barcelona, so the round pass smiled at the azulgranas, although Giustozzi’s men won in the second leg (3-4).
“We made merits to win against the best team in the world. And not just this time. Also in previous finals against this rival, where we could have won the titles,” recalled the Argentine coach, who has “a sense of pride” after nearly delivering a performance for ElPozo in Barcelona.
“This incredible group of people could have passed the draw and these players are great and you have to give them time,” said Giustozzi when he said goodbye to the club he has been to for the past four seasons.
The Argentine coach is going to Vietnam, where he will lead the team of that Southeast Asian country. His replacement on the charcuterie bench is Javi Rodríguez, who has coached Santa Coloma for the past two and a half years. Key players such as Juanjo, Taynan, Gadeia, Rafa Santos, Fernando, Felipe Valerio and Marcel will continue at the club, which has already secured its first signing for the 22-23 season. This is center Bruno Taffy, 32, who was the LNFS MVP in the 2015-16 season when he played for Palma Futsal.
Bruno Taffy played for Russian club Tyumen for the past three seasons and was released a few months ago due to the war in Ukraine due to UEFA’s veto against Russian teams. ElPozo preceded Jimbee, who also wanted to capture him. In fact, Duda already wanted to sign him in 2016 when he was training ElPozo. Bruno Taffy will take the place of Mati Rosa, who is leaving Murcia after a very discreet campaign. Before going to Russia, Taffy spent two years at Movistar Inter.
In addition, Javi Rodríguez plans to bring David Álvarez, an Industrias Santa Coloma player who has become his on-field extension for the Colombian team for the past two seasons. Álvarez, 24, has captained a club for four seasons, succeeding Spanish futsal associations such as Rubén, Dani Salgado and Rafa López.
ElPozo has not reached the semifinals without a national title for three seasons in a row and twelve years. He has not won any trophies in Giustozzi’s time and Javi Rodríguez will be needed to help the club win trophies again. ElPozo has lost the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019 finals, all against Barcelona, except the 2014 one, which was against Movistar Inter.
Paulo Roberto Marques (Rio de Janeiro, age 54), considered by many to be the best player in the history of futsal and an absolute legend of ElPozo Murcia, has been hired by Intercity Crevillente, who wants to leave the regional category and become a benchmark for this sport in the future. It is a project led by Juanfran Torres, former player of Atlético de Madrid and the Spanish national team, and that starts with training in the bases and the maximum ambition, as Paulo Roberto himself explained. “We want to have a futsal academy, create the school in Crevillente and also have a good senior team with the ambition to reach the top,” said Paulo Roberto, who will hold the position of general manager of the club.
Source: La Verdad
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