"The generational change in Athletic puts us in a good position"

Andoni Ayarza, assistant to the sports director, shows his confidence in the future

Andoni Ayarza, Rafa Alkorta and Andoni Bombín, yesterday before appearing before the media in Lezama

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Andoni Ayarza, attached to Athletic’s sports director, listed some of the achievements made during this period. “The first team has managed to reach four finals and win one. Twelve footballers have debuted as lions in this period of three and a half years and eleven of them are still linked to Athletic. They have not been fleeting appearances, they are consolidated footballers with a stimulating future”, said the coach. The one who does not continue in the club is Gaizka Larrazabal.

“The first team is the delta, the mouth of the quarry work. The key is that there has been a generational change that places us in a good position for the coming years”, added the former Atletico right-back and central defender. Ayarza He also highlighted the data from CIES that says that Athletic is the club in the five major leagues that grants the most minutes to its youth players.