“As coach, I’m Luis Enrique Style”

Javi González breathed Rojiblanco on four sides, though throughout his career as a footballer he also had to defend the colors of Alavés, Sestao, Celta, Hercules and Portugalte, among others. The coach now talks to this interview with various MD names and memories of his stage as an athletic player and some of his other teams.

What memories of the coaches where he was on the first athlete team?

Luis Fernández signed me and then Red came, but he knew he was staying with us because Txetxu was a very good coach, a very nice person and had a wonderful sense of the athlete. They caught him in the middle of the presidency and what happened.

Valverde, the now Mr. of the first team, was second in red.

That’s it. I remember Ernesto as the second red. To him all well.

And with Heynckes?

I’m with him too. Then Ernesto came, as first, Mendilibar, who replaced Clemente, and Félix Sarriugarte, where Mané replaced. I was also given half a season to an Israeli team, but I left the athlete when the caparrós arrived.

That is, you have to live from within the so -called ‘Black Biennium’. Two periods of time in which the athlete is on the edge of the descent. How do you remember those two people?

It’s Sinvivir. Athletic never goes down its history and you don’t want to think about it. The weeks are endless. We were seized, with pressure that I didn’t want anyone and less here, athletic. From difficult and difficult times, in any case, positive things have been learned and acquired.

Who do you recognize as a coach?

I’m Luis Enrique style, I’m like my players. I’m another one, I’ve been there all day and I think he appreciates it. I met Luis Enrique.

They give all the money to the world to sign the player he wants to strengthen his team, who will he accept?

To Rodri. What happened in Manchester City has been seen since he was injured.

What colleagues from the footballer phase would you include in your team?

From Celta a Revivo, which is amazing -amazing, Mostovoi, Mazinho … The latter is trained Vigo as a world champion. An example.

And from athletic?

From athletic to Rafa Alkorta. When he returned to Lezama from Real Madrid I was fascinated. What a defense! Category, having, leadership.

Alkorta lang?

No, to some more. To Julen Guerrero, for example. Large condition, SUV and top scorer. Julen is the host! Joseba etxeberria, amazement too. The striker was given here, at the athletic, visited Banda again. Fast, with overflow, ready. He joined the Spanish team on Wednesday, back on Thursday, on Friday he recovered a little and the weekend played and one of the best. World top player. I also admire Ishma Urzaiz. When I tried to stop him from a practice, he started and that was all and everyone puts a perfect ball. How difficult it is to mark such a player because Ishma was like a horse when she ran and also good on both legs.

And at the level of the goalkeeper?

In the goalkeepers I will also be given many names. Imanol Etxeberria, Valencia, Aranzubia … Lafu (Iñaki Lafuente) became a course of work, work and work became a holder.

During their day they provided a lot to talk about some images asking for the shirt across Aimar, then Valencia player. How’s that?

Aimar, at first, I continued to admire. You see the formator is! I love it. I reached the shirt before and during the game I reminded him ‘then we changed’. Heynckes said he was running where he was asked, but it wasn’t because he was already applauded.

And which shirt of your collection maintains diligently?

From Argentina they brought me a shirt signed by Maradona and when Messi trained with her team at Lezama, before the last World Cup, I went to her and told her that it would be an honor for me to sign it and signed it.