Ernesto Valverde’s first two seasons as Athletic coach were separated by eight seasons in which the Lions went from fighting for relegation to playing in the Cup and Europa League final in the same year. The so -called black biennium was followed by a cycle of consolidation and growth with Caparrós and the eruption with Bielsa.
Txingurri also made his debut as First Division coach in the away campaign in 2003-04. The team finished in fifth position with Yeste as the top scorer with 11 goals followed by Urzaiz with 8 and Etxebe with 9. A year later, Navarrese finished as the top scorer with 12 goals, one more than Ezquerro and three more to Yeste himself.
At the stage where Valverde remained away from the bench, Fernando Llorente’s explosion occurred. Athletic’s lanky forward has gradually become the team’s main offensive reference after the departure of an Aduriz who has returned to Bilbao to coincide with what is now Eibar striker in his final year at Lezama.
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Valverde’s return coincides with the definite explosion of an Aduriz that will amaze locals and strangers even as it surpasses the 30-year barrier. The man from San Sebastian was the top scorer for the ‘rojiblanco’ team during the four Leagues where Txingurri was on the bench in the new San Mamés. In the first season, 2013-14, he scored a total of 16 goals in the regular tournament. The following year it rose to 18 and after two it climbed to 20, four less than in 2016-17.
Source: La Verdad
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