Granada has dismissed Robert Moreno after a terrible run of three points out of a possible 27 that has placed him just one point above relegationor. Rubén Torrecilla, along with his assistant Diego Mainz, will lead the team this Saturday against Elche. The club, depending on the circumstances, will decide whether to continue with the subsidiary’s coach, Recreativo Granada, or bet on someone with more experience. One of the possible candidates is Abelardo, formerly of Sporting, Alavés and Espanyol among others.
The settlement can go out to the entity of Los Cármenes by a eye of the face. The coach had a contract for the remainder of the season and one more. It will be necessary to see for how much the club has to scratch the pocket. But knowing the precedents, it may be that you have to pay a pasture. Three important settlements in three years.
Spanish selection
Robert Moreno was Luis Enrique’s assistant, with whom he was also at Celta, when they both reached the Spanish National Team. Due to harsh personal circumstances, the Asturian provisionally left his position as coach for the benefit of Robert Moreno who led Spain for 10 games, 152 days, and fulfilled the goal of qualifying for the 2020 European Championship (he ended up playing in 2021 due to the pandemic). After Lucho’s return he had to leave office. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), according to El Confidencial, had to pay him a hefty settlement: no less than 500,000 euros.
His good work at the head of the National Team in this period of time made him revalue himself. For this reason Monaco thought of him to replace Leonardo Jardim.
Another millionaire exit
In the Monegasque team, things did not go well for him in the sporting aspect. Despite being the third highest paid manager in ‘La Ligue 1’ just behind Tuchel and Vilas Boas, the team did not take off as expected. 12 points in 10 games. Despite the fact that he signed a contract for the remainder of the campaign and two more, until 2022, he did not get to start the next one. He was sacked after a friendly loss against Circle Bruges.
When the club of the Principality began to do accounts, they began to tremble. The website Trainers Soccer Spain, citing sources such as El Confidencial or L’Equipe, said that Moreno earned 3.36 million euros gross for each of the two seasons he had left to work. That is, 6.67 million euros gross. A savagery! Surely the settlement was a little less… but it’s still a fortune.
complicated experience
We must say that Robert Moreno has not had it easy at all in Granada. Diego Martínez, his predecessor in charge, left the bar very high due to three unforgettable seasons with promotion, two stays and historic qualification for the Europa League. Moreno worked hard in the effort and had to live with the rejection of a significant sector of the fans, who yearned for the previous coach. The results did not help him either and last Saturday, despite not having a bad game in Valencia, the defeat ruled.