Rafa Alkorta Andoni Ayarza and Andoni Bombín -the sports director, the assistant to the director as well as coordinator of Lezama and the person in charge of training methodology- offered this morning a press conference with hints of farewell because none of them is in the plans of the candidates for the club from June 30, which is when their contract ends. “We will work here until June 30 as if we were going to be here all our lives,” said Ayarza.
The appearance of the three was followed by Jon Berasategi, general director of the club, the members of the management committee Mikel Martínez, Fernando San José, Oscar Beristain and Goyo Arbizu together with Manolo Delgado, who has had a very close relationship with the sports organization of the club during the mandate of Aitor Elizegi. In half of the electoral process Alkorta it was clear. “The processes in Lezama should last at least eight years and not change every four. We have set the bar very high,” he stressed.. The sports director also acknowledged that in recent weeks “two of the three candidates have contacted us to inquire about how our field is, but I will not say their names,” he commented.
Two of the three candidates have contacted us to inquire about how Lezama is
“It’s not easy to summarize everything we’ve done. We have been wrong, sure, but we have never lowered our arms and we have continued working. General manager and club have laid out a red carpet for us to work with what we have asked. I am satisfied that they have allowed us to work, despite the fact that we have had discussionsand the work environment has been a good work environment”, explained Rafa Alkorta. “When you do the work honestly and with people like this, you cannot regret anything because there has been heart and honesty”, he said.
In the legacy they leave after these years, he pointed out that they have made an effort to “get a talented player with a heart. In today’s football you have to have it. We have managed to make the majority understand what it is like to play for Athletic“.
General manager and club have laid out a red carpet for us to work with what we have asked
“We have never worked on the key of comparison and we have worked on determination”, explained Ayarza The deputy to the sports management recalled the presentation they made on their arrival at the club in December 2018 to, in turn, give meaning to the task they have carried out in this period of time. “Respect our identity and be highly competitive.” He insisted that the data assures them that “In Bizkaia, almost 100% of the footballers that Athletic wants to join the club join. In the rest of the territories, more and more footballers want to come to Athletic because the Athletic project brings the possibility of being a professional closer”. , which means that they are not fleeting appearances”
More and more footballers want to come to Athletic because the Athletic project brings the possibility of being a professional closer
Andoni Bombín, head of the methodology department, He insisted that “models are not copied or applied from other sites because that does not work. The methodology is a dynamic process in which it is necessary to continuously adapt, and a clear example of this was how we worked during the pandemic. The methodology is always It is open and flexible, so it is very important that we are continually updated, have an open mind and want to learn. this work team has been an example“.
No copying templates or applying templates from other sites because that doesn’t work. Methodology is a dynamic process
The head of methodology said that “andWe are in a high performance center and we look for the maximum performance of each player. We put the focus on the individual and each one carries processes and needs different stimuli to learn. Coaches are strategists to ensure that each one reaches maximum performance. The diamond to take care of is the player“.
