Because that is the reality. Under Ibai, the academy product has not had a place. And he is the only outfield player who has not featured since Real Zaragoza began the season three matchdays ago.
That does not stop the coach from speaking highly of him. “It bothers me that he hasn’t played. He is an exceptional boy and has the ability, but we have felt it appropriate to play with other profiles who, we believe, bring us closer to winning,” he said of the player developed at Real Zaragoza’s training ground.
STAY THE COURSE
He has asked the player to keep doing what he is doing. He has been working day after day in a “spectacular” way. And that, the Real Zaragoza coach insisted, “bothers” him.
“It’s difficult for me. I have been a player; I know what it is like not to play and to work day after day as he does. When you let yourself go, you have no chance with me, but if he continues like this, it is the only way, although not a guarantee, because I cannot guarantee him minutes. I’m delighted with him and I feel sorry for him,” he concluded.
From this point on, the situation will determine whether he has a place at Real Zaragoza. Although that is not the case for now, you never know.
