Lolo Escobar Hercules continued to participate in planning decisions when it is already clear that he does not want to continue. Despite this, he hid his (indispensable) desire to leave Alicante until the end. betrayal of trust who takes care of him in front of everything and everyone, paco pick. The cascade of events was quite deductible considering the times chosen to move the file, but the technician himself was in charge of verifying this during his assignment yesterday. presentation As the coach of Algeciras, definitely very consciously.

“From the first day I sat with the President, I had no doubts. I discussed this with my wife and wanted to be a part of it as soon as possible. It’s been a long time, it’s been hard, and we had to struggle with it. I am finally where I want to be and where I hope to be very comfortable,” said Lolo Escobar, making his first speech as the coach of Cadiz team, which started almost from scratch after a season in which he struggled not to be relegated. last week, at the First RFEF.

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Signature Lolo Escobar in new destination

► But Algeciras reserves the possibility to terminate the contract unilaterally if the purpose is not achieved.

Judging by his claims, the man from Extremadura Really sad in Alicante And it shouldn’t have happened overnight, it’s been a long time. His agent was very aware and found accommodation for him in another destination. No one sits down with the president of another club to talk about the future if they don’t have self-doubt while agreeing with the decisions of those who continue to pay them.

“From the first day I sat with the President, I had no doubts, I wanted to be a part of it as soon as possible”

“I should thank patience and to me for not losing myself for the calmness that Algeciras has, the patience my agency has, and also for being very clear about how I want to be here. But it spread over time I’m where I want to be», stressed Lolo Escobar, very pleased with the way she handled the situation in Alicante without showing any signs of discomfort, convincing everyone around her that nothing was happening. Perhaps for this reason, the negotiations about his dismissal were far from comfortable.

“I wanted to leave Alicante. And everything put together, all she does is appreciate me. If they had wanted him to go, this wouldn’t have happened,” implying that they valued him very much and therefore the release letter was not given. But as has happened so many times since joining the blue and white team, the backlash of the press once again works against him and leaves him in an uncomfortable position.

“Every coach wants to have a hobby like this, the challenge is that the first thing they do is go to their death with their team.”

Didn’t feel weakened by the presenceEveryone valued him, neither by the board nor by his direct boss, and that takes his trigger factor out of the equation. frightened Two weeks before the start of a preseason of his own design, he was well aware that he wouldn’t be in it, even if he had his back just in case. “Everything that happened is in the past and I don’t want to go back on the decisions I made. I’m so excited to be here, I wish the preseason starts tomorrow. First of all, I prefer not to talk ».

“It took time, but I’m where I want to be and I appreciate the patience of Algeciras and my agency”

His arrival in Algeciras meant salvation for Don Benito’s coach. minimum targetfinish a group in the top five where only the champion was promoted, the other four fell out in the first round of the “play-off”.

a dedicated hobby

Stage fright, insecurity caused by the team’s involvement, difficulties at home, high demand, the sensitive relationship of the public with SAD executives, gets worse when the results are not accompanied. .. All this gave Lolo more weight than it did Peña’s blind faith More than 500 kilometers away, in other conditions, in a favorable environment, surrounded by new faces, questioned by different voices, in his coach, whose appearance is covered by a confirmation of receipt:

«Every trainer would like to have such a hobby [refiriéndose a la del Algeciras]a boring hobby. I remember the welcome given to the team on the day of Tropezón. [partido de 2013 con el que los albirrojos sellaron el ascenso a Segunda B]. I thought, damn it, I wish we had all this… The first thing a hobby should do is, go to death with the team» warned Escobar, who didn’t like what happened at Rico Pérez.