Imanol sheriff His stage will close on Saturday as a coach in Real Sociedad, the second, in the stadium where he started it six and a half years ago: the Santiago Bernabéu. After replacing to Eusebio In the nine final matches of the 17-18, and then returned to the Sanse, he had to go out to the rescue again to take the team after the cessation of Asier Garitano. In that first meeting of the 2019 Kings Day he managed to assault the White Temple with a 0-2 that is saved for the story.
Now he visits Real Madrid again, at least in a time, and will do so with four players who lived that night and have shared the entire stage in the team. It's about Aritz Eustondo, Aihen Muñoz, Mikel Oyarzabal e Igor Zubeldia. The first three were headlines that day, while the Azkoitiarra entered the final stretch of the match. For Aihen It was a more special day, if possible, because it was his official debut as a player of the first realistic team. All of them could be holders tomorrow.
IMANOL DATA IN THE BERNABÉU
Where he demonstrated the most
The legacy of Imanol It is eternal, among many other things because of the ability to compete against anyone to the team. And where he surely demonstrated it was in the field of a giant like the Bernabéuwhere you have incredible numbers and sensations. There are four positive results and a bitter but incredible tie that was in the extension after winning in the 90 minutes. Two triumphs, three draws and only three losses in eight games, such as a scorer balance 14-17, including a historical cup ko and a threat of another. To compare, the real in 83 games there has six wins, two of Imanol19 draws and 58 losses with a whopping 80-212 scorer balance.
The first good game was the first, mentioned, with an epic 0-2 with goals from Willian José y Pardo In his re -opening on the bench. A declaration of intentions. Already in the next campaign I was going to roll it but well in the coperos rooms that will remain forever in the memory. A spectacular 3-4, with an impressive football review, with so many of OdegaardIsak double and goal of Merino To close. It was a huge step towards the glory of the title. The following year, in the League and in Pandemia, the Real scratched a point in Valdebebas with goal from Port head that advanced to the Txuri Urdin team. He had it there. The 21-22 was the first season without a positive result there. Already in the magical 22-23 campaign, where Fourth the Real ended, the first round was closed with a heroic tip despite the multitude of casualties in all the lines. And finally, and even if the end was painful, the last great game of the era Imanol It was there this course, with the 4-4 of Cup semifinals where the Real showed all the essence of what has been the stage of the Oriotarra, with goals from Barrenetxea, Marín and double of Oyarzabal.
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The club that faced the most
With so many deeds or good matches in the Santiago Bernabéuwhere he already put the white giant against the ropes in the return of Copa semifinals this year, a few weeks ago, or where he premiered in this era of six and a half years with the real one, with Victoria, Real Madrid is already a classic for Imanol. In fact, tomorrow will become the team that will have faced the most times as a coach. In total there are 16 matches with the Real against Real Madrid so far, and the seventeenth will be this. It will be the ninth who will play in Madrid before them. The Madrid team will match Betis in the particular ranking of Imanolleaving Barcelona behind (16). The Top 5 is completed by Athletic, Atlético and Osasuna, with 15 clashes. The total balance against whites is four victories, four draws and eight losses.
