Jagoba Arrasate will not renew as coach of Osasuna
Basque language irakurri: Jagoba Arrasatek ez du berrituko Osasunarekin
Jagoba Arrasate will not renew as coach of Osasuna at the end of his contract, which ends on June 30, as he announced this Tuesday, in Pamplona, in a press conference in which he was accompanied by the club president, Luis Sabalza, and the sports director, Braulio Vazquez.
The Berriatua coach has argued his decision in that He was not “completely convinced” to accept the renewal offer that he had received from the club. Questioned about the reasons why he did not find that total conviction to which he has alluded, Jagoba Arrasate has recognized that this 2023-24 season has been “a complicated year”, which began with “a very big disappointment”, in reference to the elimination of Osasuna, in Bruges, of the Conference League. “You value everything. I am obsessed with finishing well with Osasuna. I could continue, but I have to be honest,” he pointed out.
Arrasate has stated that he feels “a little overwhelmed” by “all the expressions of affection” he has received: “Osasuna has made me happy,” he said, moved, in an appearance in which he took pains to emphasize that there has been no destabilizing factor that has pushed him to make the decision he has announced.
A “complicated” decision
“It’s a complicated decision, as you can imagine; I am calm and at peace with myself. It is not a farewell, we are immersed in a competition in which there are nine games left and that will come“, the Basque coach stated, through tears.
As has been said, Arrasate has stated that he does not have “the conviction as before. If I am not completely convinced, it is difficult for me to be happy. If I am not happy, it is difficult for me to get the best out of myself. I think the time has come. “They are complicated hours,” he acknowledged.
Jagoba Arrasate arrived at Osasuna in the summer of 2018, from Numancia. He had a great season in the Second Division, ending it with a historic promotion; With four consecutive stays in the top category, he has established himself as the captain of the ship, and the undisputed leader of the project.
Of his time, Arrasate has commented: “There have been six years where we have made each other better. Six years ago, we are all worse. I coached in Second, and Braulio was sports director in Second. After six years, we are in a better disposition”.
In the 2022-23 season, the team reached its best version, with the Copa del Rey final played in Seville, against Real Madrid, and qualification for European competition, 16 years later; That classification was less than expected, after the elimination in the previous phase against Bruges. The last great milestone was playing the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh, last January.
“They have not been easy days”
Regarding the decision taken in recent days, Arrasate explained that “they have not been easy days. Since the club offered me to continue, I entered into a process of reflection. That period has become long. I am grateful to everyone, and calm with myself“.
Source: Eitb
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