Imanol charges

Imanol Alguacil He is suffering, probably, his most difficult moment as coach of Real. Because of the criticism from the fans, which is probably more than before, because of the bad performance of the team and the bad results in this beginning and that has not been reversed. The summer didn’t come easy, he was left with a worse, less experienced and longer squad and his preseason nervousness gave it away. However, he is tired of saying that he is very excited about the team he has, about working with it to find the best version for two or three years, accepting the value of the youth and inexperience of the group and, more than all, categorically deny that. The year was one of transition. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t be there.”

He doesn’t need courage, never mind sending him a WhatsApp for not winning in Nice, he made that clear. They have to win, and they haven’t yet, except for Cornellà, shy. It is surprising that the only victory was in that weak match, with a very early but decisive and effective individual appearance, and not in one of the three matches with good moments. Neither against Madrid in Anoeta nor in the return of the very offensive diamond in Valladolid, nor in the ‘made in Zubieta’ revolution in Nice was he able to win. Despite making merits for it, from the bank, yes. It is not by magic. He takes a lot of responsibility for the fatigue of some players last year, for the non-participation of others or for playing a poor game, but it is important to be consistent and fair. The changes sought and implemented have been good to improve Real and they are still not winning, it is more, now at least, because of the players than because of Imanol. He was carrying a lot of weight even though he wasn’t the one handing out the games. “Calm down, guys,” he said.