Olabe: “There is no one better than Imanol for this”

Robert Olabe He gave explanations to journalists this morning, first thing in the morning, in a room in Anoeta, before leaving for Nice. In other conversations, there was no camera, audio, recording or anything else, which caused many complaints among informants, especially from radio and television. The Director of Football does not want to look too much into the past but rather into the future, so he does not focus too much on the analysis of signings and departures. He is “excited about the season and the start of a new competition.”

The market’s explanation: “I don’t believe too much in the market as such, they are period set by the regulations. We have to manage that Zubieta model. We are closely linked to the process of development of young talent. The will of many parties will enter a long summer , with five additions at the end, withdrawals, Euro Cup, Olympic Games The management is not always what you want or expect, but it should be based on that model and that’s what we did. There’s a lot of work behind it, it doesn’t appear “There’s a person and that’s it. We have a responsibility, we didn’t look for any way but it happened at a certain time and maybe it wasn’t when we were. We like it is not easy.

Generational change. “In 2019 we naturally started a generational change. From then until now, with people who have never played in the First Division like Remiro or Aihen, we have won a lot. We have never encountered anything like this, although there are streaks no win. We come from a process where there were victories and smiles as before, we need to have calmness, calmness, and enough personality to face this beginning that is not good in results and irregular in playing to be recognized , reliable team that we have become. Trust the coach, the players and the talent we have are different competitions for different participations.

The youth of the squad. “We have been among the youngest for several years, we feel comfortable in this work of development and value of young people. We didn’t do anything unusual even though some players knocked and so far it’s been more stable. Line management is based on the model we want, we have developed an expectation, we have grown, and we have to deal with that without excuses and with the same intention. talent and promote talent. We have an embedded experience sometimes.

Renewal of Imanol Alguacil. “Jokin has already spoken about Imanol’s renewal. There is no one better than him, in everything. I see him well, he transmits tranquility. It is not posturing. On a day-to-day basis he is very focused on what we need. We are busy looking for results.”

Where are Zubieta’s young talents like Karrikaburu or Jon Martín, in the process of attracting and developing young talents. “We are working on that succession line. The first look is always inside. We have no doubt about Karrikaburu or Jon Martín, we want scenarios that allow them to grow. We are clear that they are important. In Karrika we want him to have minutes in a difficult competition, it is formed in the transfer of a harmful relationship but no, it is a very good development tool, for example, with different types of decisions be very important in the future of Real, which it already has seen it on the field, we don’t have a concern about him not playing against Lugo with Sanse I prefer to talk to Imanol after the game to focus on another to have a lot of weight, I don’t see him as a fifth center back.

The lack of a goal and the worry about it. “We have lacked a goal over time. I am more concerned about how to feed the goal, the area, the last third so that it becomes a goal. We are doing it. We are comfortable carrying the weight of the game and not always verticality. We have players who will give us the last pass like Sergio, mid-range shot like Luka, we still have Take, Barrene, the verticality of Sheraldo one by one, a lot of talent, we have to consolidate ourselves as one all together, we are restarting now.”

Ask the same from this Royal as the previous one, or not. “It seems unfair to me to compare Jon Martín with Le Normand, for example. The contexts are different. They are nine new kids who entered the dynamic. You can’t ask for time but you need it to work.

(60/40 and play with two youth players only). We have 14 participations from home boys so far, Imanol does not give away games. We are close to 50% participation at home and it has reached almost 60%. It doesn’t change, I promise you it won’t. Regarding the girls, two more teams were implemented to improve the line of succession. 13 are from Gipuzkoa from the first team, from the new century. We are building a high-performance center. We want to help the competitive stimulation of women with José Luis, who knows the competition. After a good cycle, beyond the Champions League. The project is 20 years old and I remember a lot because it’s my turn to join. “We want to make them sustainable.”

Regarding Merino’s loss or replacement. “We have the midfielder from the U-21, the one from the Croatian national team. Zubimendi, we are lucky. We cannot look at what we don’t have. And we can build based on what we have. It’s not about substituting , we have good midfielders “We have to manage expectations.”

Becker’s conflict and the club’s decision. “It’s not right. Sheraldo came on Sunday morning to talk to me. The club has an internal code of conduct that is naturally applied. It doesn’t continue. From the outside I understand that it can be interpreted. It has no further scope.”

Olabe’s response to complaints about the abnormality of Olabe’s statement format. “I’m responsible, they have nothing to do with the technical. I apologize, it’s not a question of finding something. It’s about getting together, having coffee, spending some time without thinking that it will have negatively impact you.”

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