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It is, without a doubt, the protagonist of the season. Juan Ignacio Martínez (JIM) enjoys the satisfactory feeling of the mission accomplished. He came to save the worst Zaragoza in history and he did it with three days to go, but the coach takes the spotlight away from him and moves them to the players, whom he thanks for their response in the midst of a catastrophe. “What I am most proud of is the response of the players in such a critical situation. They put self at the service of the team and that is always essential in team sport. We are all selfish, but they all rowed in the same direction and I had no problem with anyone, which has meant that until the last moment we can have a very competitive eleven “. Even on the last day against a Leganés who will arrive at La Romareda with the aim of defending third place, but JIM does not allow his team to relax despite having completed the task. “Professional football does not understand jokes and when you do not compete then bad faces come. There has been a lot of suffering and stress, but we want to put the icing on this journey by winning the last game. Also to give joy to people despite that he cannot enter the field. “
Zaragoza, then, will leave on Sunday ready to maintain its excellent dynamics at home since JIM arrived, who warns of the obligation to postpone any relaxation at the conclusion of the duel. “If we think of vacations we are all wrong. The objective is to compete and play a good game to maintain a very good dynamic in our stadium. The boys have trained phenomenally and want to finish well. The players have to enjoy the game and free themselves from all that tension that we have accumulated for so long. Also, we have to be honest with the club that pays us since, depending on the position we occupy, the income will increase “ the coach remembers.
Looking back, JIM is clear that despite his success, “I’m sure I have made mistakes and disrespected players regarding the eleven, but not on a personal level because I am an educated person. In football if you win it seems that you must repeat the team and if a player scores he must also play, but what I have done, it has always been for the benefit of the team and the players themselves. I cannot regret anything after having been in the critical situation we have suffered. We cannot celebrate anything, but what the team has done has enormous value “, insists.
Looking ahead, JIM passes the ball to the sporting director, Miguel Torrecilla. “He will consult me as he has always done in terms of players or positions or what can be incorporated or not, but the configuration of the squad is up to him. We are in daily contact and what the club has come to tell us is that, even if there are rumors, we are club people and we have to work without getting lost. “
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