Imanol Idiakez officially began his stage as Deportivo coach this morning with a declaration of intent about the club’s youth system and the challenge he assumes with his arrival on a bench that in recent years has barely had stability. He also lands in the middle of a rarefied environment after the dismissal of Rubén de la Barrera and the decisions taken in recent weeks by the largest shareholder Abanca.
The quarry.
Idiakez arrives at Deportivo in circumstances in which promotion is essential. It will be the fourth season out of professional football, but “the property”, as the maximum shareholder referred to, wants the players raised in Abegondo to have more prominence. “I am in love with the quarry, I come from a quarry and my brother also came out of it. I have sucked it since I was born and it is one of our incentives,” he proclaimed this morning in his presentation accompanied by the sports director, Fernando Soriano.
The pressure.
The new sports coach highlighted the importance of the project entrusted to him, despite the pressure and demands that come with it. “I am aware of where I come from and the magnitude of the club. We are talking about one of the best clubs in Spain and I am aware of what that entails. I come with enthusiasm”, he proclaimed. “I am aware of the pressure, but it is a very nice pressure. How can there not be pressure in a team that 25,000 people come to see,” he added.
Idiakez and his notebook for Dépor
The Depor of Idiakez.
The coach arrives with a reputation for a taste for combinative football that comes from his previous spells in Leganés, Zaragoz and Cyprus, but he has not been intransigent. “I like to take the initiative. Not only with the ball. We have to be proactive, go looking for things. From there, we must adapt to what happens to get the team to perform. The football that excites me is same, that of the teams that try things, that go to look for them”, reflected.
Transfers and market.
Idiakez also anticipated possible arrivals and departures, but will wait for training to start next week to see all the players with a contract. “It is open and we are open to improving the squad. I am not going to judge people without seeing them. We are clear about Deportivo’s goal and goal. Whoever is at the level will continue with us and whoever will not have to step aside “, he reasoned this morning.
The challenges of Idiakez in Dépor
Unit.
The club’s new coach also called for sportsmanship in a context of concern over the latest decisions. “What worries me the most is that we are united, that this is carried out by sportsmanship together. We are all participants in this,” he stressed.
2023-07-10 11:34:56
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