The first great decision of Erik Bretos as the new sports director of the Real Sociedad has been to bet on the continuity of the Zubieta model. After the departure of Imanol Alguacil, it will be Sergio Francisco, technician of the house, who leads the first team. A movement that not only reflects confidence in its own talent, but also marks the beginning of a new roadmap based on identity, internal growth and training as fundamental pillars.
This bet has a clear support in the last movements of the club, which has armored several of its great promises: Mikel Goti (2028), Lebarbier (2027) y MARIEBEKURENA (2029) have recently renewed, while Jon Martín and Pacheco -As with the first team file- they have done so until 2030next to Beitia, Marín y Urkotied up to 2028 or beyond. Sergio Francisco's Royal Society is built on a solid baseconvinced that her most competitive future happens, more than ever, because of the talent that is born and grows in Zubieta.
Sergio Francisco, coach of the Royal Society B
A continuous proposal
Real Sociedad has chosen to continue with a coach who remembers a lot who is going to now. For the way in which he reaches the first team, for his game model and for the adaptation capacity that both have shown. The two arrived without experience prior to the first team and They share a path and baggage that seems to walk along the same path.
To know what Sergio Francisco is personally and professional, this newspaper has spoken with Aitor Morcilloa footballer who coincided with the future coach of the first Txuri Urdin team when both began their career. “I arrived in his first year as the first coach of Real Unión,” the current Beasain footballer tells us. In that season, in which the Royal Union fought until the end for salvation, the team I played in 4-3-3, A system used by Imanol in recent years. “The team wanted the ball, we were playing,” says Francisco's Exacupil.
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The similarities in the game with the current technician of the first template are evident. “The game ideas are similar to those now the real one: having the ball, going out playing by bands … I think it will adapt perfectly”, He warns. Doubts about his elite adaptation can be obvious, but Aitor Morcillo does not hesitate.“ He has been in the Zubieta structure for many years. If you have given the opportunity it is because it is more than trained to face it, ”says the defender.
Sergio Francisco directs the Real Unión
“Having been a player, He knows how to dominate the locker room. He had us all plugged in”, Says Morcillo. When coming from the mud,“ he understands how a wardrobe works. ”In addition, the former soccer player of the Royal Union, who also passed through the Royal Society subsidiary, describes him as”A magnificent person“.” He is a very close person with the players. If you have to talk to a player because he is not plugged in, he does it, ”he adds.
Therefore, the Real Sociedad bet on a coach who will have a hand in the clothing of the squad and that reaches elite football having traveled a long path in different formative stages. Lands as the Adalid de la Cantera, as the man through which the talents that have conquered the first team from Zubieta have passed and is part of a new roadmap, although with old and acquaintances.
