Rayo has just been promoted to First Division and who else is less clear that Iraola will sooner or later end up, or should end up, on the Athletic bench. Then, if necessary, there will be time to defenestrate him.
The illogical logic of football works like this. Inside and outside of Bilbao. Most like to jump on the winner's bandwagon. Then why not, there will always be an opportunity to withdraw on time.
Andoni Iraola last Sunday he achieved promotion to the Second Division as coach of Rayo Vallecano. A great success, without a doubt, both for the usurbildarra coach and for his own club. A doubly meritorious achievement because the white and red team knew how to overcome the tie against Girona at home with one less player during almost the entire second half.
In the Botxo and surroundings, of course, Iraola's triumph was celebrated. An ex-lion, with a rather modest profile, much loved by these latitudes. The typical messages of “one of ours” took little time to appear via social networks.
Many Athletic fans are clear that Iraola, sooner or later, is called to exercise on the rojiblanco bench. Today he is “one of us.” Tomorrow, if necessary and if things do not go well, many of those who now wonder why he is not already in Lezama will shoot Against the coach himself and the one who decided to sign him.
There are several cases beforehand to intuit something like this. Professionals who as footballers of the Bilbao club were highly loved and respected, but who, years later, in other facets within the entity itself, lost due respect. Never, of course, should the part be confused with the whole. That some do belittle them, generally the majority not silent, does not mean that their criticism is shared.
And by way of examples There are a few names to ponder in this regard: Valverde, Ziganda, Etxebe, Urrutia, Alkorta, Love
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