Valverde, the only player remaining at Athletic

Ernesto Valverde is the first Logiblancos team manager to start the John Uriarte era at Athletic and the only one to continue in the same position next season. The Bilbao club yesterday officially announced the addition of Iraia Ituregui to the Athletic women’s bench and also confirmed the ‘promotion’ of Vitor Lopis to Basconia. Baskonia announced that the campaign was headed by Carlos Grupesi, who was appointed as Bilbao Athletic’s new manager this week.

Looking at what we’ve seen so far, Logiblanco Club’s new coaches aren’t happy with the work their first manager has done throughout the season. The news that Eliah will not continue on the women’s first team bench, given that there has never been a woman on the technical staff of the men’s team before, is something the club wants to ‘disguise’ as historic. , is a surprise for both the owner and the stranger.

It remains to be seen who the sporting director of the working group led by Uriarte has in mind, but we do not rule out the possibility that a foreign coach will arrive in Rezama to coach the lioness. What is clear is that so far the women’s first team coach has had the kind of support Mikel González, the Athletic’s director of football, showed to Valverde at his press conference last Tuesday with coach Sergio Navarro. It means that they are not. of Rezama.

“Ernesto is our top team leader and coach and we believe in him to death. You can see him stronger than ever, more athletically integrated than ever, and there’s still one day left in the league. I’m seeing better than ever,” González said before the media gathered at the Logiblancas facility.

Yesterday, despite Iraia Ituregui’s accomplishments as a player, coach and physical trainer, among other aspects, the club prioritized the appointment of the new Basconia coach to replace the Athletic women’s bench. In fact, the official website titled ‘Ilaia Ituregui joins CD Basconia’s coaching staff’ was the news of the continuation of Roytala in front of the lionesses.

“It’s time to step down. Now that I have informed Athletic of this decision, they have informed me of my desire to continue coaching Rezama (in this case, with a male composition) and have informed Basconia’s technical staff. He offered to join me.It is a challenge that inspires me a lot.I believe in this project and the efforts being developed at Rezama and will do everything in my power to help the athletes in their training. The comments are summarized in the video below, along with some statements by Elias himself.

3 out of 3 so far

The relief squad for the Athletic women’s first team bench will also include players linked to those of Bilbao Athletics, which were announced earlier in the week. The club had already announced last week that the term of sub-coach at Lezama would end at the end of the league finale against Amorebieta, following the split of manager Alex Parales at Elda. Indeed, the Catalan coach led the puppies in the derby that helped promote the Blues to La Liga Smartbank, but did not practice like that after that.

Athletic’s athletic director backed Grupesi’s move to a subsidiary on Monday in a statement published on the Bilbao club’s own website. Carlos has been working at Rezama for several years in different fields, first with personal work with the players and then as a coach. “

“He knows the team perfectly, the athletics, the relationship with the first-team coach is great,” added González of the Andocilla man. He was the home coach who most closely resembled Ernesto Valverde’s game, and that played a key role in the decision.”