The Athletic squad tries to close ranks with Garitano

Garitano plays one last trick on Monday 23 at San Mamés against Betis. If he does not beat the Verdiblanco team, it will be almost impossible to continue in office. A possible replacement has not yet been tested, but Marcelino likes. There are essential players for the drift coach, especially the Garcías (Dani and Raúl) who are not going through their best moment, but the squad closes ranks with the drift coach.

The first to stand up for Garitano was Yeray, one of the fixed in the center of the rear: “We have full confidence in our coach, He has taken us from where we were when Berizzo left, in two years he has put us up, almost in Europe and in a Cup final. It may not be the most beautiful game in the world, but we know, we can and we want to win with this coach ” . This situation does not remind him of the dramatic one with Berizzo in December 2018, indeed, he throws a fish at the Argentine coach. “We tried a style of play that did not match the type of players we had or we simply did not know how to carry it out. . We practically did not arrive at the door nor did we have arrival “.

There are others like Ibai who do not play with Garitano, but also bet on his continuity. The opposite would be a surprise, that is also true. “I join the group in their defense, I am a player of the team, of the squad and I like things to go well. This is a team sport and what annoys us is that things go wrong, because we are all to blame. I am an advocate that all of us who are here continue and change this dynamic as soon as possible, “he says with conviction. The winger revealed that no one has clarified if the coach has an ultimatum within eight days.

Villalibre is in the same vein: “Gaizka Garitano is a fairly calm coach and he knows that when we need the three points we will get them”. Muniain did not just find his place when he was listed to a band, but he also tightens ranks: “Athletic is characterized by always believing and never losing hope, it has brought out race and pride.”