From “The Fucinos’ party was taken from us” to “So much to say and little to say”: Arsenio’s statements for eternity

“Man is full of doubts and I doubt everything”

Arsenio’s life could be described in terms of his titles, but the appointments he left between victories and defeats, which he left in a press room that he did not like very much, but which he always fulfilled, are even more important. The most famous was a fulfilled warning. “When they’re at the party, they get it from ‘fuciños’ (noses in Galicia)”He warned days before Djukic missed a penalty that deprived Deportivo of winning their first League.

The phrase has resonated strongly in recent years, which has been a difficult time for the A Coruña team, which has come to the brink of promotion twice. After the 2-0 loss in the first match in 2019, the celebration bus was repaired, Mallorca disappoints promotion on return the exact one playoffs.

This certainly wasn’t the first step to hell, but all that came next was a black shadow From Rosalia: Relegation to first RFEF and the frustrated escape from the bronze category after losing again in the last game of promotion against Albacete last year. Arsenio’s health was in jeopardy, but the bust Arsenio had near Riazor between the lips reads: “Man is full of doubts. I have doubts about everything.”

“You have to be crazy to be a coach”

Another inspirational intervention like Lapidary “So much to say and little to say” He shook the press room after Djukic’s missed penalty. A wound healed by the 1999/2000 League and other successes by the “neniños” (“little boys”), for example arteixo fox He called it the golden generation he raised. Before rubbing shoulder to shoulder with the elders, Arsenio avoided relegation to the Second Division in 1992. “How we suffer, Martín!” after hugging Martín Lasarte.

His was a life of deep respect, both on the field and on the bench. Arsenio made his debut as a player in the First Division with Deportivo against FC Barcelona on 28 November 1951 at Les Corts. Despite scoring a goal, his first match ended in a win (6-1). They say that after recording the legendary Antoni Ramallets, he addressed him as “sorry sir”. Arsenio has been on the A Coruña team in four different stages and has added 538 games on the bench in 14 seasons. He achieved two promotions and the 1995 Copa del Rey.

He also managed Real Zaragoza, Burgos, Elche, Almeria, Hércules, Compostela and even Real Madrid, where he coached 19 matches at the end of the 1995/1996 season. “You have to be a little crazy to be a coach”, because he was used to carrying the burden of an entire city on his back. “I feel so sorry for the people on the street, for such a tremendous illusion,” he assured after failures that were in reality enormous victories as they fostered future sportsmanship.

“I don’t want anyone to curse me”

Determined, Arsenio couldn’t stand people’s suffering for football as he tried to take the weight of the circumstances. “Peace and God scatters luck”, assured a technician who was also interested in the criticism, but “If they argue with Sacchi or Parreira, how can they not argue with me?”. It is a period of calmness and discussion in a time when football is lived without limits. “I may be conservative, but I’m not stupid”she insisted.

As with obituaries, everyone will remember Arsenio’s virtues today, but he was always wary of praise. “I’m going in August so they can hug me later and not curse me. I don’t want anyone to curse me”, because the athlete legend has identified football better than anyone: “It’s so variable that we always have to be with the fly behind the ear”.

There was no need to pull your tongue out. A simple “what” was enough to start a lecture of a teacher with titles and class.