He Athletic club he took the final of the Spain Supercup before him Barça confirming that he has regained his smile after the arrival of Marcelino Garcia Toral. The Asturian coach has been a breath of fresh air when he has barely been at the club for two weeks. His presence on the bench has been a boost of morale for a squad that, although it was well armed by Gaizka Garitano, he needed to have the feeling that he could beat anyone.
Aritz aduriz, the main star of the ‘lions’ in the last decade, already said it a few hours before the final in The Cartuja: “The team is very, very well, very connected, they are seen with great confidence, doing things very well, knowing what the new manager is asking of them and with clear ideas. And that is transmitted in the field ”. Word of a crack who was invited by himself Marcelino so that today he was with his former colleagues. Quite a success for what was extra motivation for his people.
The rojiblanco fan is very calm because you can already see that the coach's ideas are beginning to permeate the players. Let the ‘resurrection’ of Raul Garcia, author of the two goals in the semifinal against Real Madrid and from another, tonight, canceled by the VAR pen. Wave of Villalibre, lethal coming off the bench, not to mention Williams (What a great goal yours!), From the 'Mister assists' Muniain…
“We are trying to instill an idea. I am not a magician, taking advantage of the previous work, and that the idea of the game prevails over the result. If we are able to compete at the same level and consider the result as something secondary, we will be a great team ”, he explained Marcelino Few days ago. He is succeeding. Storm Filomena gave him a hand, postponing the game before him Athletic, and was able to prepare without so much haste the clash in front of the Real Madrid. It was proven that the 'gift' trainings came to him like May water.
The dynamism with which the Athletic circulates the ball, promoting fast transitions and that the players give the least possible touches to favor vertical football, is one of the first signs of identity that the Asturian has begun to capture. That and never give up. Before him Barça twice he was behind on the scoreboard and twice he tied until he was ahead in extra time, in which he was no longer surprised.
He 'Marcelino factor’Is in full swing. For exaggeration, it reaches the Australian league, where the Macarthur of Markel Susaeta and Beñat
Etxeberria stood today as a solo leader.
The next stop of the Athletic club, this Thursday in Ibiza in a Copa del Rey match. The next one, next Monday in San Mamés in front of the Getafe, already in league match.
Do not fear, do not suffer. With Marcelino hardships have been left behind. With Marcelino, bread and wine.