Will Pezzolano be dismissed if Real Valladolid loses in Elche on Sunday? The answer is no’. Does the Real Valladolid coach have unlimited credit no matter what happens this season? The answer is once again ‘No’. Like (almost) all coaches unable to obtain the expected results, the Uruguayan also has an expiration date. The big question, if the team’s downward spiral continues, is when.
As (almost) always, dismissals do not come because of the cold but lethal numbers of the defeats, but because of how they occur and the image that the team gives in them. If Real Valladolid continues with the ineffectiveness seen in recent times, which not even the winter break has been able to hide, losing in Elche and losing again in Zorrilla on Monday the 29th against Racing de Santander could cost the coach his job. Of course, as long as the voice of the crowd reaches enough decibels to mark the turning point.
No promotion contender can endure five defeats in a row, and even less so with the streak that Pucela has gone on after winning 0-1 in Huesca. Since then they have five defeats, including the Cup defeat against Espanyol, and only one victory. The victory came against the now bottom team Amorebieta, at home and thanks to a goal in the 85th minute.
Therefore, of the last five league games, Pezzolano’s men have lost four. They add up to 3 points out of 15 possible. Only the last classified Amorebieta (2) has a worse record in this period in the entire Second Division.
One of the points for which Pezzolano is not yet in question is that the club is aware of the limitations of the squad… more in quantity than quality. In the offices they believe that more can be done with what there is but they know that some positions are poorly covered due to poor staff planning, which they blame above all on the previous sports director, Fran Sánchez. And the offices also highly value Pezzolano’s work capacity. However, they did not like his statements such as those made in El Plantío about a ‘good game’ by the team. With three games in a row without scoring and a team without spark, they are unnecessary.
The case of Pezzolano offers a variant that is not common in these cases: the cross offer from São Paulo to sign him. The coach said in his press conference prior to the clash against Burgos that it was ‘almost impossible’ for him to leave. He left it almost floating in the air and at no time did he say that he was safe.
Pezzolano is not happy at all about the holes in his squad but at no time will he complain in public. He does not fit into his style book and always emphasizes to his players the need to be faithful to the club in behavior and statements. He will not be the one to get his feet off the ground, even if he sees himself aggrieved with a squad in need of reinforcements and for now what he has done is lose two troops: John and Henrique.
What still belongs to the private sphere is knowing if Pezzolano asked Real Valladolid to let him leave for São Paulo, but was met with a refusal, or the coach did not even consider it, faithful to the signed contract. For now, Zorrilla continues to trust him and wait for the team to react with the signings. The question is whether they will arrive in time, before Pucela completely falls apart, to continue on their current trajectory.
It is evident that the Brazilian club will not wait long to find a coach and if Real Valladolid were interested in getting rid of Pezzolano, they would have already let him leave. Both parties risk a lot. The coach could be left without coaching in the Brazilian elite and be dismissed here, and the club could be forced to pay the severance payment of a coach who could have left for free before.
2024-01-14 21:36:27
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