It will not GO BACK
The good son no always goes back: Valverde refused to direct again to the Athletic
Published:6/01/2021 - 18:20h
Updated:6/01/2021 - 18:20h
Ernesto Valverde, ex technical director so much of the FC Barcelona as of the Athletic of Bilbao, refused to go back to the Basque picture after the exit of Gaizka Garitano
Contrary to what says in the sabiduría popular, the good son no always goes back home and the proof of this has given it Ernesto Valverde. This is due to that the Basque technician, the one who occupied the place of trainer of the Athletic of Bilbao between 2013 and 2017, before his arrival to the Barcelona, refused to go back to head to "The Lions", afterwards that the team sacked to Gaizka Garitano.
As it is very known, the Athletic finished hiring to Marcelino García ToralMarcelino García Toral, but the ex technical director of Valencia was not the first option that the directive of the Basque group handled for the bench of the team. Valverde Was one of which sounded with more strength, but, as it communicated Sportive World, the Txingurri refused the option, since to these heights only would move it an offer from an exotic destination.
In spite of esar unemployed since it was destituido like trainer of the Barcelona, in January of 2020, seem to be that Valverde only wishes to go back to direct if this ensures him a figure desorbitada of money and therefore it would have refused to go back to the Athletic. Given this situation, the Basque team also tanteó the option of Joseba Etxberría, the one who has attained interesting things with the filial of the club, but finally decanted by Marcelino to assume the reins.
Numbers of Valverde in the Athletic
Ernesto Valverde was directing the rudder of the Athletic of Bilbao between 2013 and 2017, time during which the Txingurri attained to direct at all less than 213 meetings. Of this extensive figure, the Basque trainer won a total of 101, empató 46 and went out defeated in 66 occasions, leaving an average of 1.64 points obtained by party.
During the four years in which Valverde was at the top of the Athletic, the team attained to classify to the Champions League 2014-15 and was supported by regularity in the Europe League, where also signed performances remembered. By these reasons, does not seem descabellado that "The Lions" have tanteado the option of one of his good children, to go back home.
