The social chaos that Espanyol is experiencing, the dissatisfaction with this end of the season and the phonetic confusion caused the shouts that Rufete was asking to be expelled and those that targeted Vicente Moreno to be mixed last Sunday. What do they say, we wondered some who are already a little deaf, the already traditional “Rufete, vete ya“Or a new”Vincent, go now”? I think Espanyol needs a complete renovation that should include the sports management and the coach. But Vicente Moreno does not deserve a bitter farewell, he does not deserve these cries. Quite the opposite. He has been an exemplary professional. He was signed to return the team to Primera and got it right. It was said that the goal of this season was to stay and this week – probably today – we will certify it mathematically without having suffered at any time in the entire league. He grabbed a depressed, insecure locker room. As a result, the worst Spaniard in history, 25 points. And with order, common sense and a left hand, he returned the confidence to some players who were not, by far, as bad as they seemed. Because, for example, the Darder who led the promotion and has excelled this season is, even if it doesn’t look like it, the same player who was fighting with himself from a corner of the field in the relegation season. Good coaches take full advantage of their players. Vicente Moreno did not succeed with all of them, but the starting point was very low.
Moreno’s virtues are those you miss when you don’t have them and despise them when you have them. A quiet man (despite the episode of the Bernabeu), with common sense, hardworking, predictable, who does not give big headlines, not at all controversial. In general, an inadequate profile for a club in need of leadership and public presence such as Espanyol. Specifically, a good profile to overcome this trance of the pandemic decline.
Now we need a happier coach, who will strengthen Melendo and Melamed, who will defend Espanyol in hostile territory, who, when necessary, will act as the spokesman we don’t have, who will propose a less reactive model of play, who will not insist on play Aleix Vidal on the right wing, who is such a good professional that he doesn’t think so, that he demands more of us all. In short, we need enthusiasm, pressure and passion. With Vicente Moreno we have already completed the journey we had to share. Our paths must be separated. No reproaches. With all the love. We will have a good memory of it. He will have been a good coach for Espanyol. Next Sunday, not a “Go away”Addressed to the coach. Just a “Thank you for everything and good luck, Vicente.”
