10 years as sports director of the Real give to accumulate all kinds of experiences. Two and a half years after his departure, Lawrence
Juarros celebrates the recent successes of the txuri urdin club. “I am glad of the continuity that has been done all these years,” he says smiling in an interview in Radio
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Donostia. From the brilliant last season he was left with “the Cup final” because “it is the possibility of winning a title, something that is difficult to achieve and that the fans deserved”. The sports director understands that “a brave style of play has been generated, we want to have the ball and all that generates a favorable dynamic”, he remarks Loren.
During the interview openly radiography the real names. He also had time to bring to light anecdotes about the continuous threat from Athletic: “We have obvious cases, the Athletic came to slaughter to for Jon
Baptist, but the clearest was that of Mikel
Oyarzabal because I was already in the dynamics of the first team, ”he points out. It celebrates that the Real “decided that Baptist he will stay when Athletic came with all the artillery ”. Understands Loren that “it is important that the Real youth squad have the perception of being able to reach the first team because the threat from Athletic will always be there.”
The Athletic threat will always be there
He wanted to break down his impressions of the current txuri urdin squad: “From Oyarzabal no need to speak, I liked the season of Merino“, The ex-realsita starts:” At the time we started conversations with those around him, the year I left there were already conversations “. Loren he is one of those who thinks that “in the first season it cost him, but this year he has really exploded”, he admits.
Loren highlighted Robin
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Normand as one of the great surprises of the season: “I am happy for the boy, the club bet on him knowing the good conditions he had in terms of aggressiveness and defensive efficiency, but perhaps it was difficult for him to generate game and have to be a participant with the ball ”, He remarked. “Because of the way he is, he has managed to put his nose in the first team doing it well.”
Odegaard's departure and Silva's arrival
The former realist sports director did not forget the great bomb of the summer: “The most surprising thing on the market has been the arrival of Silva to the Real ”. He understands that in “the Real that we have managed three, four or five years ago, it was unthinkable that for economic reasons the club would go for him or that the player's own level was enough to get here.”
Regrets the departure of Odegaard despite the fact that the club has moved with absolute speed and brilliance: “With this type of equipment this type of thing can happen.” He pulled from memory to put similar examples: “With Barcelona we were talking about the possible arrival of several players who in the end for different reasons did not arrive; for Barcelona, for the representatives or because they were powerful ”, he adds.
It does not assure that Odegaard go to triumph in Chamartín: “When everyone took his continuity for granted, the home club accelerated its return … you have to be alert.” Loren highlights his great year as txuri urdin although “we will see how this ends, there are times when the players end up disappointed”.