Marcelino, new DT of the Athletic, already knows what is to win to the Barcelona

The Athletic Club of Bilbao announced this weekend the dismissal of Gaizka Garitano like trainer of the club and, to his time, the contracting of Marcelino García Toral like his substitute. As it affirms the newspaper Sport, the new technical director of the Basque picture already carried some time sounding to assume the charge, but finally has been announced for the same.

This situation merita the special attention of all the surroundings of the FC Barcelona, since, during the tightened calendar of the team culé for the month of January, there are two commitments to contest in front of the Athletic of Bilbao, which will play by LaLiga Santander the next 12 and 30 January. The result of these meetings will depend to a large extent of the approach that decide to use Marcelino, the one who already knows what is to win to the Catalan picture.

This antecedent traces back to when the new technician of the team bilbaíno directed to Valencia and his team confronted to the Barcelona in the final of the Glass of Rey, in his edition 2018-19. The culés, directed by Ernesto Valverde, came to having received the known "Disaster of Liverpool" did few weeks and added another tragedy when losing the meeting definitorio of the tournament copero in front of the picture of Marcelino, by a marker of 1-2.

Although this is the only victory that Marcelino has achieved in front of the Barcelona, since, in 21 meetings that has directed the oriundo of Careñes in front of the Catalans has empatado four times and has carried 14 defeats, the same cost him a title to Valencia and all same García Toral. With a Barça that leaves quite a lot of doubts every time that plays, the now trainer of the Athletic of Bilbao could pose a big party and complicate even more the situation of the culés, achieving two victories in the twice that both groups will see the faces in January.

The walk of Marcelino like technician

The steps of Marcelino García Toral like trainer began afterwards that the same withdrew like professional footballer, when it was him awarded the control of the CD Loyalty and later, of the Sporting of Gijón. From here it jumped by several clubs, as Recreational of Huelva, Racing of Santander and Real Saragossa, taking his first challenge of high voltage to the timonear to the Seville in 2011.

After his go through said teams, in 2013 was hired like technician of the Villarreal, to fulfil the mission to go back to the first division of Spain, aim that fulfilled after keeping to the "yellow Submarine" in the second position of the classification of the category of silver of the balompié national. After three years headed by this club and a sabbatical year, was hired in 2017 by Valencia, group with which obtained the Glass of the King 2018/19 to coasts of the Barcelona of Valverde.