Osasuna, Arrasate, Moncayola, Julen Guerrero, Heynckes … It doesn't hurt to hear Ziganda's opinions on these and other proper names. Common sense above all else.
What do you think about the Osasuna season?
Very good very good. The best example of what Osasuna is today is the patience they have had with Jagoba (Arrasate). Thirteen games without winning and in any other team in the world they would have thrown him out. Eibar did something similar and it didn't go well; but the trajectory is that that club also does things well and it has always worked very well for them. Jagoba has mixed very well with the club, the squad and there they are getting the results. He has a ready-made team and has paid eight million for a forward who is doing very well.
And what about renewing Moncayola for so long?
The kid looks very good.
Does it remind you of Julen Guerrero?
No, it does not remind me of Julen because the clause that they have put in Moncayola is not impossible to pay.
What a boom that of Guerrero in that Athletic!
That was another story. The team had been fighting for several years not to go down, with bad sports chemistry. People wanted more and the team couldn't give more. Julen's appearance was a breath of air. A good, young player with an image. It was a real boom and a push, especially for the club.
Would you, as a coach, play as Heynckes with Guerrero at the midfielder and Valverde and Ziganda at the top?
Yes, sure. I don't know if 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2 … There are teams that still play in rhombus. Jupp liked to play like that and he had players that we could conform to that system.
By the way, are you still with Bingen Arostegi in Oviedo?
Yes, I'm still with him. We are different, but we get on well.