The history of football is full of these Disagreements between the star of his team and his coach, conflict plots that always result in one of the two contestants being transferred or fired. One of the most famous names in Spanish football was the football they starred in in the 80s. Javier Clemente and Manu Sarabia Two-time league champion at Athletic. This Saturday, 37 years later, there will be a period of reconciliation: Clemente will re-educate Sarabia.
This year Athletic celebrates 125th anniversary of its foundingan anniversary commemorated by numerous events and initiatives. One of these is the match between the legends of the red and white club and Porto, which will be played in San Mamés after the Athletic-Atlético de LaLiga match to be played at 16.15.
party call
Clement and José Angel Iribar They were appointed as the coaches of the team consisting of former red-white football players, whose calls were announced on Wednesday. It includes very experienced names like himself. Sarabia, Txato Núñez and Luis Fernando Even players who have recently hung up their cleats Benat, San José and Susaeta.
Athletic fans will once again enjoy the many players who have achieved success in the red and white jersey and will be able to witness the reconciliation (or at least coexistence) of Clemente and Sarabia, each hero in their own role. last two leagues won By the Bilbao team in 1983 and 1984.
It was a profitable relationship between manager and striker that exploded a few seasons after the last league title. Clemente decided to bench his starting striker..
Clemente’s version
“He played for three years at a very high level, with a lot of effort, and he started to fall off. He was still just as good, wasn’t he? But I changed the concept of the team and replaced Manolo instead of removing him from the team. Initially, I designed a Manolo for the second parts. We were very well classified. , third, but he couldn’t stand not being the headline. I had problems with El Correo, a newspaper here, with a guy named Paco Crespo. One night they had a lot of overlap in their ‘golfers’ and escapades At night I fight with the journalist and Sarabia fights with him. When I put him on the bench, he started making statements claiming that he should be the starter,” Clemente explained in an interview on Jotdown a few months ago.
Clemente was sacked after (accidentally or not) leaving Sarabia out of the squad, and Athletic never again achieved the levels of excellence achieved during that period. La Gabarra’s, which is remembered with nostalgia in Bilbao. After 37 years, San Mamés will once again cheer on Sarabia and Clemente’s team.